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अल्पप्राण

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unaspirates

हिन्दी — अंग्रेजी

अल्पप्राण — unaspirate (Adjective)

Monier–Williams

अल्पप्राण — {prâṇa} m. (in Gr.) slight breathing or weak aspiration (the effort in uttering the vowels, the semivowels {y}, {r}, {l}, {v}, the consonants {k}, {c}, {ṭ}, {t}, {p}, {g}, {j}, {ḍ}, {i}, {b}, and the nasals, is said to be accompanied with slight aspiration, but practically {alpaprâṇa} is here equivalent to unaspirated, as opposed to {mahā-prâṇa}, q.v.) Pāṇ. 1-1, 9 Sch##(mfn.) having short breath, not persevering, soon tired Suśr. pronounced with slight breathing Kāvyâd