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प्रपञ्च

विस्तार‚ नानात्व‚ दृश्यजात‚ नामरूप का प्रस्मार‚ विश्वप्रपंच‚ व्याख्या‚ टीका‚ पारस्परिक झूठी प्रशंसा

expansion, spreading out, diffuseness, manifoldness, phenomenon, phenomenal world, explanation, elucidation, compliment i.e. mutual praise that is untrue, a subdivision of vithi (dash. iii.17)

Monier–Williams

प्रपञ्च — {pra-pañca} m. (√1. {pac}, or {pañc}) expansion, development, manifestation MāṇḍUp. Kāv. Kathās##manifoldness, diversity Kāv. Śaṃk. Pañcat##amplification, prolixity, diffuseness, copiousness (in style##{cena} and {ca-tas} ind. diffusely, in detail) Hariv. Hit##manifestation of or form of (gen.) Hit. Bhāshāp##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##(said to be encl. after a finite verb, g. {gotrâdi})##deceit, trick, fraud, error L##opposition, reversion L##{-catura} mfn. skilful in assuming different forms Amar##{-tva} n. = {maraṇa}, death, Sāṃkhyas. (v. l.)##{-nirmāṇa} n. the creation of the visible world BhP##{-buddhi} mfn. having a cunning mind, artful##m. N. of a man Kathās. {-mithyā-tva} n. the unreality of the visible world##{tvânumāna} n. ({māna-khaṇḍana} n. and {ḍana-paraśu}, m.) N. of wks##{-vacana} n. diffuse or prolix discourse Hit##{-viveka} m. {-sāra} m. {-sāra-viveka} m. and {-sāra-sāra-saṃgraha} m. N. of wks##{câmṛta-sāra} m. N. of wk##{câsya} mf({ā})n. (prob.) having various faces Hcat