Sanskrit manuscript in Devanāgarī

prāktana प्राक्तन – as, ī, am, former, prior, previous, anterior, antecedent, preceding

adjective · substantive neuter · Word type unspecified

Dictionary sources

Cappeller 1891 Word type unspecified

Original text · English · Word type unspecified

prāktana ·f. ī former, previous, ancient.

Monier-Williams 1872 adjective

Original text · English · adjective

Prāktana, as, ī, am, former, prior, previous, anterior, antecedent, preceding; early, old, ancient, (opposed to idānīntana); relating to a former state of existence, resulting from acts done in a former life.

Petersburger 1855 adjective

Original text · German · adjective

prāktana (von prāk) adj. f. ī früher, ehemalig, alt HARIV. 14590. RAGH. 1,20. ˚janman KUMĀRAS. 1,30. KATHĀS. 27,101. BHĀG. P. 7,10,36. kavi ŚRUT. 26. KUMĀRAS. 6,10. ˚karmabandhanaiḥ (prāktanakarman = daiva Schicksal JAṬĀDH._im_ŚKDR.) PAÑCAT. III, 160. Verz. d. B. H. 288,2 v. u. saptadvijakathā KATHĀS. 27,108. KATHĀS. 29,95. KATHĀS. 39,159. KATHĀS. 40,101. KATHĀS. 40,106. KATHĀS. 46,14. RĀJA-TAR. 6,147. BHĀG. P. 4,13,31. SĀH. D. 23,20. SĀH. D. 26,2 (Gegens. idānīntana). HIT. 15,1. Schol. in der Einleit. zu CAURAP.

Böhtlingk 1879 adjective

Original text · German · adjective

prāktana Adj. (f. ī) früher, ehemalig, vorangehend, alt.

Apte 1890 adjective · substantive neuter

Original text · English · adjective · substantive neuter

prāktana a. (nī f.) 1 Former, previous, antecedent; prapedire prāktanajanmavidyāḥ Ku. 1. 30. 2 Old, ancient, early. 3 Relating to a former life or acts in a former life; saṃskārāḥ prāktanā iva R. 1. 20; Ku. 6. 10. — naṃ (or prāktanakarman) n. Fate, destiny.

Cappeller 1887 Word type unspecified

Original text · German · Word type unspecified

prāktana, f. ī früher, ehemalig, alt.

Burnouf 1866 adjective

Original text · French · adjective

prāktana prāktana a. [f. ī] (sfx. tana) antérieur; ancien; premier. prāktanakarman n. destinée.

Occurrences in source texts (1)

SiSa 1 occurrence
SiSa 5.48-5.71: Innere Meditation 1 occurrence

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