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"prayojanam" has 2 results

prayojanam: neuter nominative singular stem: prayojana

prayojanam: neuter accusative singular stem: prayojana

Amarakosha Search

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Word	Reference	Gender	Number	Synonyms

brahma	3.3.121	Neuter	Singular	prayojanam, niḥsaraṇam, vanabhedaḥ

puraskṛtaḥ	3.3.90	Masculine	Singular	abhidheyaḥ, rāḥ, vastu, prayojanam, nivṝttiḥ

Monier-Williams Search

3 results for prayojanam

aikāgārika

mf(ī-). (fr. ekāgāra-; ekam asahāyam āgāram prayojanam asya-,whose object is a solitary house) , a thief

prayojana

n. profit, use or need of, necessity for

etc. (with instrumental case, taruṇā kim prayojanam-,what is the use of the tree?

; bhavatv etaiḥ kusumaiḥ prayojanam-,let these flowers be used

;with genitive case or dative case

)

śāntivācana

mfn. equals śānti-vācanam prayojanam asya-

Apte Search

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prayojanam

प्रयोजनम् 1 Use, employment, application. -2 Use, need, necessity (with instr. of that which is needed and gen. of the user); सर्वैरपि राज्ञां प्रयोजनम् Pt.1; बाले किमनेन पृष्टेन प्रयोजनम् K.144. -3 End, aim, object, purpose; प्रयोजनमनुद्दिश्य न मन्दो$पि प्रवर्तते; पुत्रप्रयोजना दाराः पुत्रः पिण्डप्रयोजनः । हितप्रयोजनं मित्रं धनं सर्वप्रयोजनम् ॥ Subhās; गुणवत्तापि परप्रयोजना R.8.31. -4 A means of attaining; एतच्चतुर्विधं विद्यात् पुरुषार्थप्रयोजनम् Ms.7.1. -5 A cause, motive, occasion; दुरधिगमा हि गतिः प्रयोजनानाम् Ki.1.4. -6 Profit, interest. -7 The signification, sense (of a word); नासमवायात् प्रयोजनेन स्यात् MS.4.3.31.

Vedabase Search

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prayojanam	is needed	SB 8.19.27

prayojanam	necessity	CC Adi 4.276

		SB 3.7.38

prayojanam	the purpose	SB 10.50.5-6

prayojanam	ultimate goal	SB 12.13.11-12

Wordnet Search

"prayojanam" has 5 results.


prayojanam	saprayojanam, prayojanataḥ prayojanena vā uddeśyena saha। aham atra saprayojanam āgataḥ, na āṭanārtham।
prayojanam	prayogaḥ, upayogaḥ, prayojanam, prayuktiḥ, vyāpāraḥ, vyavahāraḥ, sevanam, upabhogaḥ, bhogaḥ, yogaḥ vastunaḥ upayojanakriyā। yad upadiṣṭaṃ tasya prayogaḥ karaṇīyaḥ।
prayojanam	niṣprayojanam, prayojanahīnataḥ, kāraṇahīnataḥ, uddeśyahīnataḥ, niṣkāraṇam prayojanasya abhāvaḥ। niṣprayojanaṃ kāryaṃ na karaṇīyam।
prayojanam	uddeśyaḥ, prayojanam, hetuḥ yat uddiśya kāryasya pravṛttir bhavati। vinā uddeśyaṃ kāryaṃ na pravartate।
prayojanam	lābhaḥ, utpattiḥ, labdhiḥ, prāptiḥ, prayojanam, arjanam nirdhāritasamaye kāryādisampanne vyayādi apanite upagatam utpannam। asmin kāryodyoge mama utpannam ekādaśarūpyakāṇi asti।

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