प्रवण

{ pravaṇa }

हिन्दी (hindi) WN

    see : प्रवीण, अनुकूल, तल्लीन, जिज्ञासु, उदारवादी, उदार, विनम्र, ढाल, चौराहा, लम्बा, अवनत, ढलवाँ< br>

A dictionary, Marathi and English

   pravaṇa a S sloping, shelving, declining. esp. in comp. as दक्षिणप्रवण descending towards the south. 2 fig. bent, tending, inclined, disposed towards. Ex. ज्या समयीं ईश्वरभक्तिप्रवण चित्त होतें त्या समयीं विषयवैराग्य होतें. gal. v. 16. also prone, propense, proclivous.< br>

मराठी (Marathi) WN

    see : उताराचा< br>

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

प्र- वण  n.  m. ( prob. fr. 1. प्र and suffix वन cf. वग्-वन॑, सत्-वन॑, शुशुक्-वन॑; but according to, [Pāṇ. 8-4, 5] fr. प्र and वन, ‘ wood’; according to others from √ प्रु) or n. (?) the side of a hill, slope, declivity, abyss, depth, [RV.]; [Kāṭh.]; [MBh.] (in, [RV.] only loc. sg. and once pl.; in viii, 2369"> [MBh. viii, 2369] also abl. sg.)< br>

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प्र- वण  m.  m. a place where four roads meet, [L.]< br>

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   a moment, [L.]< br>   a whirlpool, [L.]< br> प्र- वण  n.  n. an access to ( loc.), [MBh.]< br>

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प्र- वण  mfn.  mf( आ)n. declining, bent, sloping down, steep, abrupt, [TS.]; [Br.]; [GṛŚrS.]; [Mn.] &c.< br>

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उदक्   ( end of a compound.*">ifc.) directed towards ( cf.-, दक्षिणा-, निम्न- &c.)< br>    inclined or disposed or devoted to, intent upon, full of ( loc., dat. gen. inf. or comp.), [MBh.]; [Kāv.] &c.< br>    wasted, decayed, disappeared, --- 16---< br>    generous, [L.]< br>    humble, modest, [L.]< br>प्रवण   [ cf. Gk. πρηνής; Lat. prōnus.]< br>

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

प्रवण [pravaṇa]   a.< br>    sloping down, inclined, shelving, flowing downwards; प्रागुदक्प्रवणां वेदिं विशालां दीप्तपावकाम् (ददर्श) [Rām.2.99.24.] < br>    steep, abrupt, precipitous.< br>    crooked, bent.< br>    inclined, disposed to, tending to ( oft. at the end of comp.); भयेकप्रवणः [Ki.3.19;] श्वपच- प्रवणो भवेत् [Mb.13.136.18.] < br>    devoted or attached to, addicted to, intent on, prone to, full of; नृभिः प्राण- त्राणप्रवणमतिभिः कैश्चिदधुना [Bh.3.29;] [Śi.8.35;] [Mu.5.] 21; [Ki.2.44.] < br>    favourably inclined or disposed towards; [Ku.4.42.] < br>    eager, ready; प्रवणोऽस्मि वरं दातुम् [Mb.15.29.22.] फलसंपत्प्रवणः [Ki.2.8.] < br>    endowed with, possessed of.< br>    humbled, modestly humble, submissive.< br>    decayed, wasted, waning.< br>    generous.< br>   णः A place where four roads meet.< br>   A moment.< br>   A whirlpool.< br>   णम् A descent, a steep descent, precipice; उदके भूरियं धार्या मर्तव्यं प्रवणे मया [Mb.5.136.13.] < br>   The side of a hill, slope, declivity.< br>   The belly.< br>   An access to.< br>