Sanskrit manuscript in Devanāgarī

preraṇa प्रेरण – impulse; impetus

substantive feminine · substantive neuter

Dictionary sources

AYI dictionary substantive neuter

impulse; impetus

Cappeller 1891 substantive neuter

Original text · English · substantive neuter

preraṇa ·n. ā f. impulse, activity.

Monier-Williams 1872 substantive neuter

Original text · English · substantive neuter

Preraṇa, am, n. driving on [cf. paśu-p˚]; (am, ā), n. f. the act of urging on, inciting, driving, instigating; impulse, passion; sending, dispatching, directing, ordering, order, direction, commanding; activity, action; the sense of the causal verb, [cf. Vopa-deva XVIII. 1.]

Petersburger 1855 substantive neuter

Original text · German · substantive neuter

preraṇa (wie eben) n. 1〉 das Hinaustreiben; s. paśu˚. — 2〉 n. und ˚ṇā f. das Antreiben, Antrieb DHARMADĪPIKĀ_im_ŚKDR. VOP. 18,1. HIT. 88,4. preraṇamiva — karoti gatiṃ prati GĪT. 11,5. In comp. mit dem subj. RĀJA-TAR. 5,183. RĀJA-TAR. 5,316. RĀJA-TAR. 5,478. KATHĀS. 20,128. NAIṢ. 3,55. — 3〉 Thätigkeit, Handlung, n. YĀJÑ. 3,73. ˚ṇā f. MEGH. 69.

Böhtlingk 1879 substantive feminine · substantive neuter

Original text · German · substantive feminine · substantive neuter

preraṇa — 1〉 n. das Hinaustreiben in *paśu˚. — 2〉 [Page4-196-a] n. f. (ā) — a〉 das Antreiben, Antrieb, — zu (prati). — b〉 Thätigkeit, Handlung.

Apte 1890 substantive neuter

Original text · English · substantive neuter

preraṇaṃ, -ṇā 1 Driving or urging on, impelling, inciting, instigation. 2 Impulse, passion. 3 Throwing, casting; hnīmūḍhānāṃ bhavati viphalapreraṇā cūrṇamuṣṭiḥ Me. 68. 4 Sending, despatching. 5 Order, direction. 6 (In gram.) The sense of the causal form. 7 Activity, exertion.

Cappeller 1887 substantive neuter

Original text · German · substantive neuter

preraṇa n. Antreib, Thätigkeit.

Burnouf 1866 substantive neuter

Original text · French · substantive neuter

preraṇa n. et preraṇā f. action d'envoyer. Passion; opération des organes des sens.

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VBT 1 occurrence
VBT 130–138: Name and Fourfoldness 1 occurrence

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