प्रपञ्च

{ prapañcḥ, prapañca }

Puranic Encyclopaedia

PRAPAÑCA   See under Sṛṣṭi.

हिन्दी (hindi) WordNet

   See : माया, पाखंड, छल, झंझट

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

प्र-पञ्च  m.  m. (√ 1. पच्, or पञ्च्) expansion, development, manifestation, [MāṇḍUp.]; [Kāv.]; [Kathās.]

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प्र पञ्च

   manifoldness, diversity, [Kāv.]; [Śaṃk.]; [Pañcat.]
°चेन  n. amplification, prolixity, diffuseness, copiousness (in style; ind. and °च-तस् ind. diffusely, in detail), [Hariv.]; [Hit.]
   manifestation of or form of ( gen.), [Hit.]; [Bhāṣāp.]
   appearance, phenomenon, [Vcar.]
   (in phil.) the expansion of the universe, the visible world, [Up.]; [Kap.]; [Sarvad.]
   (in rhet.) mutual false praise, [Pratāp.]
   (in dram.) ludicrous dialogue, [Sāh.]
   (in gram.) the repetition of an obscure rule in a clearer form, [Pāṇ.] Sch.
गोत्रादि   (said to be encl. after a finite verb g.)
   deceit, trick, fraud, error, [L.]
   opposition, reversion, [L.]

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

प्रपञ्चः [prapañcḥ]   1 Display, manifestation; रागप्रायः प्रपञ्चः [K.151.]
   Development, expansion, extension; भरतज्ञकविप्रणीत- काव्यग्रथिताङ्का इव नाटकप्रपञ्चाः [Śi.2.44.]
   Amplification, expatiation, explanation, elucidation.
   Prolixity, diffuseness, copiousness; अलं प्रपञ्चेन.
   Manifoldness, diversity.
   Heap, abundance, quantity.
   An appearance, phenomenon.
   Illusion, fraud.
   The visible world or universe, which is illusory and the scene of manifold action.
   Reciprocal false praise.
   Opposition, inversion.
   Analysis.
   (In dram.) Ludicrous dialogue.
   (In gram.) The repetition of an obscure rule in a clearer form. -Comp.
-चतुर a.  a. skilful in assuming different forms; Amaru.-बुद्धि a. cunning, deceitful.
-वचनम्   a prolix discourse, diffuse talk.

Shabda-Sagara

प्रपञ्च  m.  ( -ञ्चः)
   1. Reverse, opposition, reversion or inversion.
   2. Extent, expanse.
   3. Heap, abundance, quantity.
   4. Delusion, deceit, trick or fraud.
   5. Joke, jest.
   6. Prolixity, copiousness, in style or com- position.
   7. Error, illusion,
   8. The world, considered as the expansion of the primary germ and as the scene of manifold action. 9. Elucidation, explanation.
   10. Phenomenon, appearance.
    E. प्र before, षचि to spread, aff. अच् .

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प्र षचि अच् .