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Apte Dictionary

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

प्रवाहpravāha1 Flowing or streaming forth.
1. 1 Flowing or streaming forth.
2. A stream, course, current; प्रवाहस्ते वारां श्रियमयमपारां दिशतु नः G. Latin2; R.5.46;13.1,48; Ku.1.54; Me.48.
3. Flow, running water.
4. Continuous flow, unbroken succession, continuity.
5. Course of events (rolling onward like a stream).
6. Activity, active occupation.
7. A pond, lake.
8. Course or direction towards.
9. An excellent horse. (प्रवाहेमूत्रितम् means (Literal) making water in a stream; (Figurative) doing a useless action).
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प्रवाहकpravāhakaa.Carrying off or forward.
Carrying off or forward.
Derived forms and compounds
- -कः A goblin, an imp.
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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary

प्रवाहpravāhamf. (ifc. f(आ).) a stream, river, current, running water (636864 ˚हे-मूत्रित n. "making water in a river"…
1. mf. (in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound' f(आ).) a stream, river, current, running water (636864 that the rest of a word is to be suppliedहे-मूत्रित neuter gender "making water in a river", doing a useless action Pa1n2. 2-1, 47 Scholiast or Commentator)
2. masculine gender met. Equivalent to continuous flow or passage, unbroken series or succession, continuity S3Br. etc.
3. masculine gender continuous use or employment S3am2k.
4. masculine gender c continuous train of thought Sarvad.
5. masculine gender Name of chapter in Sad-ukti-karn2a7mr2ita सद्-उक्ति-कर्णामृत
6. masculine gender flowing or streaming forth Lexicographers (confer, compare -वह)
7. masculine gender course of action, activity Lexicographers
8. masculine gender course or direction towards W.
9. masculine gender a pond, lake ibidem
10. masculine gender a beautiful horse Lexicographers
11. masculine gender Name of one of the attendants of Skanda स्कन्द MBh.
12. masculine gender (plural) Name of a people VP.
13. etc. see प्र-√वह् .
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अधःप्रवाहadhaḥpravāham. a downward current.

masculine gender a downward current.

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अश्रुप्रवाहaśrupravāham. = -निपात q.v. Pan5cat.

masculine gender Equivalent to -निपात quod vide Pan5cat.

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गड्डालिकाप्रवाहेणgaḍḍālikāpravāheṇainstr. ind. "like the current of the Gad2d2a1lika1 गड्डालिका river", very slowly Sa1h. vi, 212 a/b.

instrumental case indeclinable "like the current of the Gad2d2a1lika1 गड्डालिका river", very slowly Sa1h. vi, 212 a/b.

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जलप्रवाहjalapravāham. a current of water Subh.

masculine gender a current of water Subh.

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पुष्टिप्रवाहमर्यादाभेदpuṣṭipravāhamaryādābhedam. N. of wk.

masculine gender Name of work

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पुष्टिप्रवाहमर्यादाभेदविवरणpuṣṭipravāhamaryādābhedavivaraṇan. N. of Comm. on it.

neuter gender Name of commentator or commentary on it.

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प्रवाहकpravāhakamfn. carrying forwards, bearing or carrying well W.
1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective carrying forwards, bearing or carrying well W.
2. masculine gender a Ra1kshasa राक्षस, imp, goblin (also इक) Lexicographers
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