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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. प्रशंसाpraśaṃsā1 Praise, eulogy, panegyric, applause; प्रशंसा- वचनम् 'a complimentary or laudatory remark'.
    1. 1 Praise, eulogy, panegyric, applause; प्रशंसा- वचनम् 'a complimentary or laudatory remark'.
    2. Description, reference to; as in अप्रस्तुतप्रशंसा quod vide, which see
    3. Glory, fame, reputation.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -आलापः Applause, acclamation.

    • -उपमा one of the several kinds of उपमा mentioned by Daṇḍin; ब्राह्मणोऽप्युद्भवः पद्मश्चन्द्रः शंभुशिरोधृतः । तौ तुल्यौ त्वन्मुखेनेति सा प्रशंसोपमोच्यते ॥ Kāv.2.31.

    • -मुखर Adjective loudly praising.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. प्रशंसाpraśaṃsāf. praise, commendation, fame, glory (with Buddhists Buddhists one of the 8 worldly conditions Dharmas. 61)…

    feminine praise, commendation, fame, glory (with Buddhists Buddhists one of the 8 worldly conditions Dharmas. 61) S3Br. etc. (confer, compare अप्रस्तुत-प्that the rest of a word is to be supplied, स्त्री-प्that the rest of a word is to be supplied; wrong reading that the rest of a word is to be suppliedशंशा)

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  2. अप्रस्तुतप्रशंसाaprastutapraśaṃsāf. "conveying the subject-matter by that which is not the subject-matter", (in rhetoric) implied or indirect…

    feminine "conveying the subject-matter by that which is not the subject-matter", (in rhetoric) implied or indirect expression.

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  3. आत्मप्रशंसाātmapraśaṃsāf. self-applause A1p. R.

    feminine self-applause A1p. R.

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  4. तेजस्विप्रशंसाtejasvipraśaṃsāf. N. of S3a1rn3gP. xvii.

    feminine Name of S3a1rn3gP. xvii.

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  5. प्रशंसानामन्praśaṃsānāmann. an expression of praise Nir.

    neuter gender an expression of praise Nir.

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  6. प्रशंसामुखरpraśaṃsāmukharamfn. loud with praise, praising loudly (637451 ˚रा*नन, mfn. "one whose mouth is l loud w with pr praise"…

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective loud with praise, praising loudly (637451 that the rest of a word is to be suppliedरा*नन, masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective "one whose mouth is l loud w with pr praise", speaking loudly in praise of anything) Ra1jat.

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  7. प्रशंसामुखराननpraśaṃsāmukharānanamfn. 137451

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective 137451

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  8. प्रशंसालापpraśaṃsālāpam. applause, acclamation Das3.

    masculine gender applause, acclamation Das3.

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  9. प्रशंसावचनpraśaṃsāvacanan. pl. a laudatory speech MBh.

    neuter gender plural a laudatory speech MBh.

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