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Sanskrit Prefix Meanings

The document is a dictionary listing Sanskrit prefixes and their basic meanings and examples. It provides Sanskrit prefixes, their English translations, and examples of how they are used with verb roots to form new verbs. Some of the prefixes listed include "para" meaning off or away from, "upa" meaning near or beside, "ni" meaning down or downward, and "sam" meaning together. For each entry it gives the prefix, its English meaning, and an example verb it can form with a root like "gacchati" meaning to go.

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Sanskrit Prefix Meanings

The document is a dictionary listing Sanskrit prefixes and their basic meanings and examples. It provides Sanskrit prefixes, their English translations, and examples of how they are used with verb roots to form new verbs. Some of the prefixes listed include "para" meaning off or away from, "upa" meaning near or beside, "ni" meaning down or downward, and "sam" meaning together. For each entry it gives the prefix, its English meaning, and an example verb it can form with a root like "gacchati" meaning to go.

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prefix basic meaning example

+ (1P) [step] ⇒
beyond, over, too much
"s/he transgresses"

+ (8P) [do, make] ⇒


above, on top, over
"s/he authorises"

+ (1P) [move, spread] ⇒


after, following
"s/he follows behind"

प+ (1P) [lead] ⇒
प off, away from
प "s/he takes away"

प+ (3P) [close, shut] ⇒


प unto, close upon
प "s/he closes, shuts"

+ ग (1P) [go] ⇒
toward, facing
ग "s/he approaches"

व+ (1P) [cross over] ⇒


व down, downward
व "s/he descends"

आ+ (3P) [give] ⇒
आ unto, towards
आ "s/he takes"

+ प (1P) [fall] ⇒
up, out, towards
प "s/he flies"
प+ (1P) [stand, stay] ⇒
प near, next to, beside
प "s/he waits for"

+ प (1P) [fall] ⇒
into, down
प "s/he falls down"

+ ग (1P) [go] ⇒
out of, away from
( ) ग "s/he goes out, departs"

प + (1P) [be, become] ⇒


प opposite, in reverse
प व "s/he is defeated"

प + (1P) [lead] ⇒
प around, about
प "s/he marries"

+ (1P) [laugh] ⇒
forth, forward, onward
"s/he laughs at, ridicules"

+ (8P) [do, make] ⇒


against, back to
"s/he remedies, counteracts"

व+ (1P) [remember] ⇒
व apart, distinct, different
व "s/he forgets"

+ आ+ग (1P) [go] ⇒


together, along with
ग "s/he assembles, comes together"

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