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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. प्रकृतिprakṛtif.The natural condition or state of anything, nature, natural form (opp. विकृति which is a change or effect); तं…
    1. The natural condition or state of anything, nature, natural form (Opposite of विकृति which is a change or effect); तं तं नियममास्थाय प्रकृत्या नियताः स्वया Bg. 7.2. प्रकृत्या यद्वक्रम् Ś1.9; उष्णत्वमग्न्यातपसंप्रयोगात् शैत्यं हि यत् सा प्रकृतिर्जलस्य R.5.54; मरणं प्रकृतिः शरीरिणां विकृति- र्जीवितमुच्यते बुधैः R.8.87; Ubbayapada (Parasmaipada and Atmanepada)7.19; अपेहि रे अत्रभवान् प्रकृतिमापन्नः Ś.2. 'has resumed his wonted nature'; प्रकृतिम् आपद् or प्रतिपद् or प्रकृतौ स्था 'to come to one's senses', 'regain one's consciousness.'
    2. Natural disposition, temper, temperament, nature, constitution; प्रकृतिः खलु सा महीयसः सहते नान्यसमुन्नतिं यया Ki.2.21; कथं गत एव आत्मनः प्रकृतिम् Ś.7. 'natural character'; अपश्यत् पाण्डवश्रेष्ठो हर्षेण प्रकृतिं गतः Mb.39.66 (com. प्रकृतिं स्वास्थ्यम्); so प्रकृतिकृपण, प्रकृतिसिद्ध; see below.
    3. Make, form, figure; महानुभावप्रकृतिः Māl.1.
    4. Extraction, descent; गोपालप्रकृतिरार्यकोऽस्मि Mk.7.
    5. Origin, source, original or material cause, the material of which anything is made; नार्थानां प्रकृतिं वेत्सि Mb.4.49.1; प्रकृतिश्चोपादानकारणं च ब्रह्माभ्युपगन्तव्यम् Ś. B. (see the full discussion on Br. Sūt.1.4.23); यामाहुः सर्वभूतप्रकृतिरिति Ś.1.1; Bhāg.4.28.24.
    6. (In Sāṅ. Philosophy) Nature (as distinguished from पुरुष,) the original source of the material world, consisting of the three essential qualities सत्त्व, रजस् and तमस्. It is also mentioned as one of the four contentments; प्रकृत्युपादानकालभागाख्याः Sāṅ. K.5.
    7. (In Grammar) The radical or crude form of a word to which case-terminations and other affixes are applied; प्रकृतिप्रत्यययोरिवानुबन्धः Ki.13.19.
    8. A model, pattern, standard, (especially in ritualistic works); Bhāg.5.7.5.
    9. A woman.
    10. The personified will of the Supreme Spirit in the creation (identified with माया or illusion); मयाध्यक्षेण प्रकृतिः सूयते सचराचरम् Bg.9.1.
    11. The male or female organ of generation.
    12. A mother.
    13. (In arith.) A coefficient, or multiplier.
    14. (In anatomy) Temperament of the humours; प्रकृतिं यान्ति भूतानि निग्रहः किं करिष्यति Bg.3.33.
    15. An animal.
    16. An artisan.
    17. The Supreme Being; न ह्यस्ति सर्वभूतेषु दुःख- मस्मिन् कुतः सुखम् । एवं प्रकृतिभूतानां सर्वसंसर्गयायिनाम् ॥ Mb.12. 152.16.
    18. Eight forms of the Supreme Being; भूमि- रापोऽनलो वायुः खं मनो बुद्धिरेव च । अहंकार इतीयं मे भिन्ना प्रकृति- रष्टधा ॥ Bg.7.4.
    19. The way of life (जीवन); सतां वै ददतोऽन्नं च लोकेऽस्मिन् प्रकृतिर्ध्रुवा Mb.12.18.27. (Plural)
    20. A king's ministers, the body of ministers or counsellors, ministry; अथानाथाः प्रकृतयो मातृबन्धुनिवासिनम् R.12.12; Pt.1.48; अशुद्धप्रकृतौ राज्ञि जनता नानुरज्यते 31.
    21. The subjects (of a king); प्रवर्ततां प्रकृतिहिताय पार्थिवः Ś.7.35; नृपतिः प्रकृतीरवेक्षितुम् R.8.18,1.
    22. The constituent elements of the state (सप्ताङ्गानि), id est, that is 1 the king; -2 the minister; -3 the allies; -4 treasure; -5 army; -6 territory; -7 fortresses etc.; and the corporations of citizens (which is sometimes added to the 7); स्वाम्यमात्य- सुहृत्कोशराष्ट्रदुर्गबलानि च Ak.
    23. The various sovereigns to be considered in case of war; (for full explanation see Kull. on Ms.7.155 and 157).
    24. The eight primary elements out of which everything else is evolved according to the Sāṅkhyas; see Sāṅ. K.3.
    25. The five primary elements of creations (पञ्चमहाभूतानि)id est, that is पृथ्वी, अप्, तेजस्, वायु and आकाश; प्रकृतिं ते भजिष्यन्ति नष्टप्रकृतयो मयि Mb.5.73.17.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -अमित्रः an ordinary foe; प्रकृत्यमित्रानुत्थाप्य Dk.2.4.

    • -ईशः a king or magistrate.

    • -कल्याण Adjective beautiful by nature.

    • -कृपण Adjective naturally slow or unable to discern; Me.5.

    • -गुणः one of the three constituent qualities of nature; see गुण.

    • -ज Adjective innate, inborn, natural.

    • -तरल Adjective fickle by nature, naturally inconsistent; प्रकृतितरले का नः पीडा गते हतजीविते Amaru.3.

    • -पाठः a list of verbal roots (धातुपाठ).

    • -पुरुषः

      1. a minister, a functionary (of the state); जानामि त्वां प्रकृतिपुरुषं कामरूपं मघोनः Me.6.
      2. a standard or model of a man.
    • -षौ nature and spirit.

    • -भाव Adjective natural, usual. (-वः) natural or original state.

    • -भोजनम् usual food.

    • -मण्डलम् the whole territory of kingdom; अधिगतं विधिवद्यदपालयत् प्रकृतिमण्डलमात्म- कुलोचितम् R.9.2.

    • -लयः absorption into the Prakṛiti, dissolution of the universe.

    • -विकृतिः mutation of the original form.

    • -श्रैष्ठ्यम् superiority of origin; Ms. 1.3.

    • -सिद्ध Adjective inborn, innate, natural; सुजनबन्धुजने- ष्वसहिष्णुता प्रकृतिसिद्धमिदं हि दुरात्मनाम् Bh.2.52.

    • -सुभग Adjective naturally lovely or agreeable.

    • -स्थ

      1. Adjective
      2. being in the natural state or condition, natural, genuine; दृष्ट्वा चाप्रकृतिस्थां ताम् Rām.7.58.17.
      3. inherent, innate, incidental to nature; रघुरप्यजयद् गुणत्रयं प्रकृतिस्थं समलोष्ट- काञ्चनः R.8.21.
      4. healthy, in good health.
      5. recovered.
      6. come to oneself.
      7. stripped of everything, bare.

    In the Gita3·273·293·339·84·67·59·79·129·1311·51+9

    प्रकृतेः क्रियमाणानि गुणैः कर्माणि सर्वशः ।

    prakṛteḥ kriyamāṇāni guṇaiḥ karmāṇi sarvaśaḥ, — While the actions are being entirely done by the modes of Nature, he whose self is bewildered by egoism thinks that it is his “I” which is doing them. 3·27
    • प्रकृतेःprakṛteḥgenitive singular of the feminine noun prakṛti (Nature).
    • प्रकृतिम्prakṛtimaccusative singular of the feminine noun prakṛti (Nature).
    • प्रकृतिprakṛtinominative singular of the feminine noun prakṛti (Nature).
    • प्रकृत्याprakṛtyāinstrumental singular of the feminine noun prakṛti (Nature).
  2. अप्रकृतिaprakṛtif.Not the inherent or natural property, accidental property or nature; an accident (विकृति).
    1. Not the inherent or natural property, accidental property or nature; an accident (विकृति).
    2. Spiritual being; the Puruṣa of the Sāṅkhyas.
    3. Not the original word; such as a termination.

Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. प्रकृतिprakṛti[pra-kriti] f. (putting before, what is presupposed), original or natural form or condition (opp. vi-kriti…

    [pra-kriti] feminine; also equal for (putting before, what is presupposed), original or natural form or condition (opposite vi-kriti, derivative form); nature, constitution, disposition, temper; fundamental form, pattern, standard, rule (specifically damental form, pattern, standard, rule (specifically in ritual); nature (opposite spirit: philosophical term): plural material elements (rare); primary constituents of nature (from which all else is evolved: there are eight: avyakta, mahat, ahamkâra, and the five elements: philosophical term); constituent elements of the state (in politics: there are seven: king, minister, fortress, territory or subjects, treasure, army, and ally; kings primarily (of these there are four) and secondarily (of these there are eight) concerned in a war (each of these twelve having five prakritis in the form of minister, territory, fortress, treasure, army); constituent elements of a king's own state (exclusive of himself); ministers; subjects, citizens; singular root, base (grammatical term): ˚-or instrumental by nature, originally, properly; in the original state, unchanged: -ka, adjective (--˚) the same; kripana, adjective naturally feeble in discriminating between (locative); -ga, adjective innate; -purusha, masculine nature and spirit (dual); minister; -bhâva, masculine original or unmodified state; -mandala, neuter whole circle of subjects, entire territory; -mat, adjective having or being in the original, natural, or usual condition or form; -sampanna, perfect passive participle endowed with a noble nature; -subhaga, adjective naturally beautiful; -stha, adjective being in the natural state or condition, natural, genuine, normal; healthy; being in good circumstances.

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. प्रकृतिprakṛtif. see next p.
    1. feminine see next page and participle
    2. feminine "making or placing before or at first", the original or natural form or condition of anything, original or primary substance (opp. to वि-कृति quod vide) Pra1t. Nir. Jaim. MBh.
    3. feminine cause original source Mn. MBh. S3ak. etc.
    4. feminine origin, extraction Mr2icch.
    5. feminine nature, character, constitution, temper, disposition MBh. Ka1v. Sus3r. etc. (in the beginning of a compound and 630027 that the rest of a word is to be suppliedत्या indeclinable by nature, naturally, unalterably, properly Pra1t. S3rS. Mn. etc.)
    6. feminine fundamental form, pattern, standard, model, rule (especially in ritual) S3rS.
    7. feminine (in the Sa1m2khya सांख्य philosophy) the original producer of (or rather passive power of creating) the material world (consisting of 3 constituent essences or Gun2as गुण s called सत्त्व, रजस् and तमस्), Nature (distinguished from पुरुष, Spirit as Ma1ya1 माया is d distinguished from Brahman ब्रह्मन् in the Veda7ntas वेदान्त s)
    8. feminine plural the 8 producers or primary essences which evolve the whole visible world (viz. अ-व्यक्त, बुद्धि or महत्, अहं-कार, and the 5 तन्-मात्रस् or subtle elements; rarely the 5 elements alone) IW. 80 etc.
    9. feminine (in mythol.) a goddess, the personified will of the Supreme in the creation (hence the same with the S3akti शक्ति or personified energy or wife of a deity, as Lakshmi1 लक्ष्मी, Durga1 दुर्गा etc.; also considered as identical with the Supreme Being) W. IW. 140 RTL. 223
    10. feminine (plural) Name of a class of deities under Manu मनु Raibhya रैभ्य Hariv.
    11. feminine (in polit.) plural a king's ministers, the body of ministers or counsellors, ministry Mn. MBh. etc.
    12. feminine the subjects of a king, citizens, artisans etc. ibidem
    13. feminine the constituent elements or powers of the state (of which are usually enumerated, viz. king minister, allies, treasure, army, territory, fortresses Mn. ix, 294; 295)
    14. feminine the various sovereigns to be considered in case of war (viz. the मध्यम, विजिगीषु, उदासीन and शत्रु; to which should be added 8 remoter princes, viz. the मित्र, अरिमित्र, मित्र-मित्र, अरिमित्र-मित्र, पार्ष्णि-ग्रह, आक्रन्द, पार्ष्णिग्राहा*सार, आक्रन्दा*सास; each of these 12 kings has 5 Prakr2itis प्रकृति s in the form of minister, territory, fortresses, treasure and army, so that the total number of Prakr2itis प्रकृति s may be 72) Mn. vii, 155; 157 Kull.
    15. feminine (in gram.) the crude or elementary form of a word, base, root, an uninflected word Sa1h. Pa1n2. Scholiast or Commentator Vop.
    16. feminine Name of 2 classes of metres Col.
    17. feminine (in arithmetic) a co-efficient multiplier ibidem
    18. feminine (in anatomy) temperament, the predominance of one of the humours at the time of generation W.
    19. feminine (with त्रितीया) the third nature, a eunuch MBh.
    20. feminine matter, affair Lalit.
    21. feminine the male or female organ of generation Lexicographers
    22. feminine a woman or womankind Lexicographers
    23. feminine a mother Lexicographers
    24. feminine an animal Lexicographers
    25. feminine Name of a woman Buddh.
    26. feminine Name of work
  2. अनिलप्रकृतिanilaprakṛtimfn. "having an airy or windy nature", N. of the planet Saturn.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective "having an airy or windy nature", Name of the planet Saturn.

  3. अन्तःप्रकृतिantaḥprakṛtif. the heart, the soul, the internal nature or constitution of a man.

    feminine the heart, the soul, the internal nature or constitution of a man.

  4. अप्रकृतिaprakṛtif. not an inherent or inseparable property, accidental property or nature.

    feminine not an inherent or inseparable property, accidental property or nature.

  5. अर्थप्रकृतिarthaprakṛtif. "the principal thing required for a special aim", N. of the five constituent elements of a drama Sa1h.…

    feminine "the principal thing required for a special aim", Name of the five constituent elements of a drama Sa1h. Das3ar.

  6. अशुद्धप्रकृतिaśuddhaprakṛtimfn. having dishonest ministers, Pan5cat.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective having dishonest ministers, Pan5cat.

  7. अष्टादशप्रकृतिaṣṭādaśaprakṛti18 officials, Inscr.

    18 officials, Inscriptions