प्राणिन्

{ prāṇin }

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

प्राणिन्  mfn.  mfn. breathing, living, alive
प्राणिन्  n.  m. a living or sentient being, living creature, animal or man, [ŚBr.] &c., &c. (also n., [ĀpŚr.])

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

प्राणिन् [prāṇin]  n. n. Breathing, living, alive. -m.
   A living or sentient being, a living creature; यया प्राणिनः प्राणवन्तः [Ś.1.1;] [Me.5.]
   A man, power, vigour; देवस्त्रियो रसां नातीः प्राणिभिः पुनराहरत् [Bhāg.9.2.31.] -Comp.
-अङ्गम्   a limb of an animal.
-जातम्   a whole class of animals.-द्यूतम् gambling with fighting-animals, (cock-fighting, ram-fighting &c.).
-पीडा   cruelty to animals.
-हिंसा   injury to life, doing harm to living creatures.
-हिता   a shoe, boot.

Shabda-Sagara

प्राणिन्  mfn.  ( -णी-णिनी-णि) Living, breathing.
  m.  ( -णी) An animal, a sentient or living being.
    E. प्राण vital air, and इनि aff.

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