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Apte Dictionary

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

प्रवचनम्pravacanam1 Speaking, declaration, announcement; प्रवचने मान्द्यम् Pt.1.19.
1. 1 Speaking, declaration, announcement; प्रवचने मान्द्यम् Pt.1.19.
2. Teaching, expounding.
3. Exposition, explanation, interpretation; नायमात्मा प्रवचनेन लभ्यो न मेधया न बहुना श्रुतेन Kaṭh.1.2.22; लब्ध्वा ज्ञानमनेकधा प्रवचनैर्मन्वादयः प्राणयन् Mv.4.25; Bhāg.7.15.1.
4. Eloquence.
5. A sacred treatise or writing; Ms. 3.184.
6. An expression, a term.
7. A system of doctrines (in the form of a treatise).
8. The fundamental doctrine of the Budhists.
Derived forms and compounds
- -नः One who exposes, propounds; Bhāg.1.87.11.
- -पटु Adjective skilled in talking, eloquent.
Source: ApteApte entry
अनुप्रवचनम्anupravacanamRepetition or reproduction of what has been said by the teacher; ˚आदि a class of words given in P.V.1.111.

Repetition or reproduction of what has been said by the teacher; denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedआदि a class of words given in ParasmaipadaV.1.111.

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