Search all dictionaries

Apte, Monier-Williams and Macdonell at once. Type in any of fifteen scripts and schemes; the word is converted and looked up wherever it is part of a headword.

Results for प्रोत्साह

7 entries · exact headword first

Apte Dictionary

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

प्रोत्साहprotsāha1 Zeal, ardour.
1. 1 Zeal, ardour.
2. An incentive, a stimulus.
Source: ApteApte entry
प्रोत्साहकprotsāhaka1 An inciter, instigator.
1. 1 An inciter, instigator.
2. (In law) An instigator of a crime, an abettor.
Source: ApteApte entry
प्रोत्साहनम्protsāhanamInciting, stimulating, instigating, prompting.

Inciting, stimulating, instigating, prompting.

Source: ApteApte entry

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary

प्रोत्साहprotsāham. great exertion, zeal, ardour Katha1s.
1. masculine gender great exertion, zeal, ardour Katha1s.
2. masculine gender stimulus, incitement W.
Source: Monier-WilliamsAnalyse the word
प्रोत्साहकprotsāhakam. an inciter, instigator (esp. of any crime) W.

masculine gender an inciter, instigator (especially of any crime) W.

Source: Monier-WilliamsAnalyse the word
प्रोत्साहनprotsāhanan. (fr. Caus.) the act of inspiriting or inciting, instigation, invitation to (comp.) MBh. R. &c.

neuter gender (from Causal) the act of inspiriting or inciting, instigation, invitation to (compound) MBh. R. etc.

Source: Monier-WilliamsAnalyse the word
प्रोत्साहितprotsāhitamfn. (fr. Caus.) incited, instigated, stimulated, encouraged R. Katha1s. Prab.

masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective (from Causal) incited, instigated, stimulated, encouraged R. Katha1s. Prab.

Source: Monier-WilliamsAnalyse the word