प्रपात

{ prapātḥ }

हिन्दी (hindi) WN

   See : झरना

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

प्र-पात  m.  a m. a partic. mode of flying, [Pañcat.]

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प्र पात

   springing forth, [Var.]
   an attack, [L.]
   starting off, setting out, departure, [Kathās.]
   falling down, falling from ( abl. or comp.) or into ( loc. or comp.), [MBh.]; [Kāv.] &c.
   falling out (of teeth, hair &c.), [Suśr.]
   discharge, emission, flow (of semen), [VP.]
   letting fall (a glance on anything), [Kum.]
   a steep rock, cliff, precipice, [MBh.]; [Hariv.] &c.
   a steep bank or shore, [L.]
   a cascade, waterfall, [L.]
प्र-पात    b &c. See प्र-√ पत्.

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प्र पात

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

प्रपातः [prapātḥ]   1 Going forth or away, departure.
   Falling down or into, a fall; मनोरथानामतटप्रप्रातः [Ś.6.1;] [Ku.6.57.]
   A sudden attack.
   A cascade, waterfall, the place over which water falls down; गङ्गा- प्रपातान्तनिरूढशष्पं गौरीगुरोर्गह्वरमाविवेश [R.2.26.]
   A bank, shore.
   A precipice, steep rock; प्राप्ताः प्रपातनिकटं सङ्कटेन महीयसा [Parṇāl.3.3.]
   Falling out or loss, as in केशप्रपात.
   Emission, discharge, efflux, as in वीर्यप्रपात.
   Throwing oneself down from a rock.
   A particular mode of flight. -Comp.
-अम्बु  n. n. water falling from a rock.

Shabda-Sagara

प्रपात  m.  ( -तः)
   1. A cliff, a precipice.
   2. A cascade or water fall.
   3. A bank, a shore.
   4. Facing an enemy.
   5. Going away, departure.
   6. Falling down, a fall.
   7. A sudden attack.
   8. Throwing oneself down from a rock.
   9. Emission, discharge.
    E. प्र before, पत् to des- cend, aff. घञ् .

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प्र पत् घञ् .