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Results for प्राणिन्

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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. प्राणिन्prāṇinn.Breathing, living, alive. -m.
    1. Breathing, living, alive. -Masculine
    2. A living or sentient being, a living creature; यया प्राणिनः प्राणवन्तः Ś.1.1; Me.5.
    3. A man, power, vigour; देवस्त्रियो रसां नातीः प्राणिभिः पुनराहरत् Bhāg.9.2.31.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -अङ्गम् a limb of an animal.

    • -जातम् a whole class of animals.

    • -द्यूतम् gambling with fighting-animals, (cock-fighting, ram-fighting etc.).

    • -पीडा cruelty to animals.

    • -हिंसा injury to life, doing harm to living creatures.

    • -हिता a shoe, boot.

    In the Gita15·14

    अहं वैश्वानरो भूत्वा प्राणिनां देहमाश्रितः ।

    ahaṁ vaiśvānaro bhūtvā prāṇināṁ deham āśritaḥ, — I, having become the flame of life, sustain the physical body of living creatures, and united with Prana and Apana, digest the four kinds of food. 15·14
    • प्राणिनाम्prāṇināmgenitive plural of the masculine noun prāṇin (a living creature).
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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. प्राणिन्prāṇin[prân-ín] a. breathing, living; m. living creature; animal; human being.

    [prân-ín] adjective breathing, living; masculine living creature; animal; human being.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. प्राणिन्prāṇinmfn. breathing, living, alive
    1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective breathing, living, alive
    2. masculine gender a living or sentient being, living creature, animal or man S3Br. etc., etc. (also neuter gender A1pS3r.)
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  2. अन्तःप्राणिन्antaḥprāṇinm. a worm (v.l. अणु - प्र् ˚). VP.

    masculine gender a worm (varia lectio अणु - प्र् that the rest of a word is to be supplied). VP.

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  3. हिंसाप्राणिन्hiṃsāprāṇinm. a savage or noxious animal MW.

    masculine gender a savage or noxious animal MW.

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