prācāra

Dictionary Definitions

[mw] mfn. (pra-ācāra) contrary to or deviating from ordinary institutes and observances W. 703,2 139124 m. a winged ant, Hariv. (v.l.) 088410 703,2 139124.1 m. the teacher of a teacher or a former teacher A1past. (= pragata ācārya Pat.) 088411 703,2 139125

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mfn. (pra-ācāra) contrary to or deviating from ordinary institutes and observances W. 703,2 139124 m. a winged ant, Hariv. (v.l.) 088410 703,2 139124.1 m. the teacher of a teacher...

Corpus Profile

Part of Speech

NOUN

Total Occurrences

67

Texts Appeared In

28

DCS: a multitude of kedāra fields

Semantic Classification

Top Texts by Occurrence

1. Mahābhārata 11 16.4%
2. Arthaśāstra 10 14.9%
3. Daśakumāracarita 5 7.5%
4. Buddhacarita 4 6.0%
5. Saundarānanda 4 6.0%

Concordance (Sample)

• Carakasaṃhitā surface: pracārau

  deśaḥ punaḥ sthānaṃ sa dravyāṇāmutpattipracārau deśasātmyaṃ cācaṣṭe

• Āyurvedadīpikā surface: pracāreṇa

  pracāreṇa laghu bhakṣyāṇāṃ prāṇināṃ tathā dhanvapracāriṇāṃ bahukriyāṇāṃ ca lāgha

• Āyurvedadīpikā surface: pracāra

  ācaṣṭa iti dravyasyotpattipracārādikṛtaguṇajñānahetur bhavati