Sanskrit manuscript in Devanāgarī

pravaktṛ प्रवक्तृ – teacher

adjective · substantive masculine

Dictionary sources

AYI dictionary substantive masculine
Cappeller 1891 substantive masculine

Original text · English · substantive masculine

pravaktṛ ·m. speaker, announcer, expounder, teacher.

Monier-Williams 1872 adjective

Original text · English · adjective

Pra-vaktṛ, tā, trī, tṛ, one who speaks or de- clares, one who announces or informs, a speaker, declarer, announcer, informer; a propounder, teacher, expounder (Manu VII. 20); a fine speaker, good orator, eloquent man.

Apte 1890 substantive masculine

Original text · English · substantive masculine

pravaktṛ m. 1 One who declares or relates, a speaker, declarer. 2 A teacher, expounder; Ms. 8. 20; Pt. 3. 74. 3 An orator, eloquent man.

Burnouf 1866 substantive masculine

Original text · French · substantive masculine

pravaktṛ m. (sfx. tṛ) celui qui a dit qqc. le premier, le premier auteur.

Occurrences in source texts (1)

DYS 1 occurrence
DYS 193: Dattātreya as Viṣṇu 1 occurrence

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