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Apte Dictionary

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

प्रवादpravāda1 Uttering a word or sound.
1. 1 Uttering a word or sound.
2. Expressing, mentioning, declaring.
3. Discourse, conversation.
4. Talk, report, rumour, popular saying or belief; अनुराग- प्रवादस्तु वत्सयोः सार्वलौकिकः Māl.1.13; व्याघ्रो मानुषं खादतीति लोकप्रवादो दुर्निवारः H.1; Ratn.4.15.
5. A fable or myth.
6. Litigious language.
7. Words of challenge, mutual defiance; इत्थं प्रवादं युधि संप्रहारं प्रचक्रतू रामनिशा- विहारौ Bk.2.36.
8. A base or crude form (Vedic); (in Grammar) any form or case.
9. Ill-rumour, slander, calumny; अवापुरारभ्य ततश्चला इति प्रवादमुच्चैरयशस्करं श्रियः Śi.1.44.
10. Pretext, excuse; शत्रुः पतिप्रवादेन ...... बाले परिधृतस्त्वया Rām.2.7.27.
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अनुप्रवादanupravādaRumour. Mb.4.

Rumour. Mb.4.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary

प्रवादpravādam. speaking forth, uttering A1s3vS3r. MBh.
1. masculine gender speaking forth, uttering A1s3vS3r. MBh.
2. masculine gender expressing, mentioning Nir.
3. masculine gender talk, report, rumour, popular saying or belief MBh. Ka1v. etc. (that the rest of a word is to be suppliedदाय, in order to spread the rumour Katha1s.; that the rest of a word is to be suppliedदेन, according to r rumour, as the saying goes MBh.)
4. masculine gender ill rumour about (genitive case), slander, calumny (plural) Ka1v.
5. masculine gender mutual defiance, words of challenge (prior to combat) Bhat2t2.
6. masculine gender (in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound') passing one's self off as R.
7. masculine gender (in gram.) any form or case of (genitive case or compound; opp. to a specified f form or c case) Pra1t.
8. etc. see under प्र-√वद् .
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अस्तिप्रवादastipravādam. N. of the fourth of the fourteen Pu1rvas पूर्व s or older writings of the Jainas जैन s .

masculine gender Name of the fourth of the fourteen Pu1rvas पूर्व s or older writings of the Jainas जैन s .

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आत्मप्रवादātmapravādam. "dogmas about the soul or supreme spirit", N. of the seventh of the fourteen Pu1rvas पूर्व s or most…
1. masculine gender "dogmas about the soul or supreme spirit", Name of the seventh of the fourteen Pu1rvas पूर्व s or most ancient sacred writings of the Jainas जैन s
2. masculine gender plural "those who assert the dogmas about the supreme spirit", Name of a philosophical school Nir. xiii, 9.
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एवम्प्रवादevampravādamfn. having such a grammatical form, RPra1t.

masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective having such a grammatical form, RPra1t.

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कर्मप्रवादkarmapravādam. N. of a Jaina जैन work.

masculine gender Name of a Jaina जैन work.

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जनप्रवादjanapravādam. "talk of men", rumour, report MBh. ii, 2507 (pl.) Ra1jat. Hit.

masculine gender "talk of men", rumour, report MBh. ii, 2507 (plural) Ra1jat. Hit.

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ज्ञानप्रवादjñānapravādam. "lecture on knowledge", N. of one of the 14 Pu1rvas पूर्व s (or lost Jaina जैन canon).

masculine gender "lecture on knowledge", Name of one of the 14 Pu1rvas पूर्व s (or lost Jaina जैन canon).

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दुष्प्रवादduṣpravādam. ill speech, slander Katha1s.

masculine gender ill speech, slander Katha1s.

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