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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary

प्रवणpravaṇaa.Sloping down, inclined, shelving, flowing downwards; प्रागुदक्प्रवणां वेदिं विशालां दीप्तपावकाम् (ददर्श)…
1. Sloping down, inclined, shelving, flowing downwards; प्रागुदक्प्रवणां वेदिं विशालां दीप्तपावकाम् (ददर्श) Rām.2.99.24.
2. Steep, abrupt, precipitous.
3. Crooked, bent.
4. Inclined, disposed to, tending to (Often times at the end of comp.); भयेकप्रवणः Ki.3.19; श्वपच- प्रवणो भवेत् Mb.13.136.18.
5. Devoted or attached to, addicted to, intent on, prone to, full of; नृभिः प्राण- त्राणप्रवणमतिभिः कैश्चिदधुना Bh.3.29; Śi.8.35; Mu.5. 21; Ki.2.44.
6. Favourably inclined or disposed towards; Ku.4.42.
7. Eager, ready; प्रवणोऽस्मि वरं दातुम् Mb.15.29.22. फलसंपत्प्रवणः Ki.2.8.
8. Endowed with, possessed of.
9. Humbled, modestly humble, submissive.
10. Decayed, wasted, waning.
11. Generous.
Derived forms and compounds
- -णः
  
  A place where four roads meet.
  
  A moment.
  
  A whirlpool.
- -णम्
  
  A descent, a steep descent, precipice; उदके भूरियं धार्या मर्तव्यं प्रवणे मया Mb.5.136.13.
  
  The side of a hill, slope, declivity.
  
  The belly.
  
  An access to.
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अनुप्रवणanupravaṇaa.Agreeable, pleasant; प्रायश्चित्तकथा ह्येषा भक्ष्याभक्ष्यविवर्जिता । कौतूहलानुप्रवणा हर्ष जनयतीव मे ॥ Mb.…

Agreeable, pleasant; प्रायश्चित्तकथा ह्येषा भक्ष्याभक्ष्यविवर्जिता । कौतूहलानुप्रवणा हर्ष जनयतीव मे ॥ Mb. 12.37.3.

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आप्रवणāpravaṇaa.Slightly humble or precipitous.

Slightly humble or precipitous.

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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary

प्रवणpravaṇa[pra-vaná] m. (?) slope, declivity; abyss, depth (in V. only lc. sg. and pl.1; in E. also ab. sg.); a.…

[pra-vaná] masculine (?) slope, declivity; abyss, depth (in Veda, Vedic only locative singular and plural1; in Epic also ablative singular); adjective shelving, sloping, towards (--˚); prone, inclined, or devoted to (dative, genitive, locative, infinitive, or --˚); declining, vanishing; di rected towards (--˚): -tâ, feminine; also equal for inclination or proneness to (--˚); -vana-vidhêyî-bhû, gladly obey (a command); -vanâyita, (denominative perfect passive participle) neuter proneness or inclination to (locative); -vanî-kri, dispose favourably or incline any one (accusative); -vanî-bhû, become favourably disposed.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary

प्रवणpravaṇam. (prob. fr. 1. प्र and suffix वन cf. वग्-वन्/अ, सत्-वन्/अ, शुशुक्-वन्/अ; but according to Pa1n2. 8-4, 5 fr.…
1. masculine gender (probably from 1. प्र and suffix वन confer, compare वग्-वन्/अ, सत्-वन्/अ, शुशुक्-वन्/अ; but according to Pa1n2. 8-4, 5 from प्र and वन, "wood"; according to according to others from √प्रु) or neuter gender (?) the side of a hill, slope, declivity, abyss, depth fg-veda Ka1t2h. MBh. (in fg-veda only locative case sg. and once plural; in MBh. viii, 2369 also ablative sg.)
2. masculine gender a place where four roads meet Lexicographers
3. masculine gender a moment Lexicographers
4. masculine gender a whirlpool Lexicographers
5. neuter gender an access to (locative case) MBh.
6. mf(आ)neuter gender declining, bent, sloping down, steep, abrupt TS. Breton Gr2S3rS. Mn. etc.
7. mf(आ)neuter gender (in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound') directed towards (confer, compare उदक्-, दक्षिणा-, निम्न- etc.)
8. mf(आ)neuter gender inclined or disposed or devoted to, intent upon, full of (locative case, dative case genitive case infinitive mood or compound) MBh. Ka1v. etc.
9. mf(आ)neuter gender wasted, decayed, disappeared R.
10. mf(आ)neuter gender generous Lexicographers
11. mf(आ)neuter gender humble, modest Lexicographers [confer, compare Greek πρηνής; Latin pro1nus .]
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आप्रवणāpravaṇamfn. a little precipitous.

masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective a little precipitous.

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उदक्प्रवणudakpravaṇa(/उदक्˚) mfn. sloping towards the north S3Br. Ka1tyS3r. ChUp. &c.

(/उदक्that the rest of a word is to be supplied) masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective sloping towards the north S3Br. Ka1tyS3r. ChUp. etc.

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उदीचीनप्रवणudīcīnapravaṇamfn. sloping towards the north S3Br.

masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective sloping towards the north S3Br.

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दक्षिणप्राक्प्रवणdakṣiṇaprākpravaṇamfn. sloping south-eastwards S3a1n3khS3r. iv, 14, 6.

masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective sloping south-eastwards S3a1n3khS3r. iv, 14, 6.

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दक्षिणाप्रत्यक्प्रवणdakṣiṇāpratyakpravaṇamfn. sloping south-westwards A1pGr2. xvii, 1

masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective sloping south-westwards A1pGr2. xvii, 1

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