प्रणिधि

{ praṇidhiḥ, praṇidhi }

Puranic Encyclopaedia

PRAṆIDHI   Son of an Agni called Pāñcajanya. [Śloka 9, Chapter 220, Vana Parva] .

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

प्र-°णिधि  m.  m. watching, observing, spying, [MBh.]

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प्र °णिधि

   sending out (spies or emissaries), [R.]
°धी-√ भू   a spy, secret agent, emissary, [Mn.]; [MBh.] &c. (, to become a spy, [Pañcat.])

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°धी √ भू

   an attendant, follower, [L.]
   care, attention, [L.]
   asking, solicitation, request, [SaddhP.]
   prayer, [Divyâv.]
    N. of a son of बृहद्-रथ, [MBh.]

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

प्रणिधिः [praṇidhiḥ]   1 Observing, spying out.
   Sending out spies.
   A spy, an emissary; अध्यापितस्योशनसापि नीतिं प्रयुक्तरागप्रणिधिद्विषस्ते [Ku.3.6;] [R.17.48;] [Ms.7.153;] 8.182.
   An attendant, a follower.
   Care, attention.
   Solicitation, entreaty, request; 'प्रणिधिः प्रार्थने चरे' Yādava.
   A method of driving an elephant; [Mātaṅga L.12.6.8.] (There are three kinds of प्रणिधिs: by speech, feet and look.)

Shabda-Sagara

प्रणिधि  m.  ( -धिः)
   1. A spy, a secret agent or emissary.
   2. Asking, solici- tation or request.
   3. Care, attention.
   4. A follower.
    E. प्र and नि before, धा to have, aff. कि .

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प्र नि धा कि .