prakAraH 1 Manner, mode, way, fashion; kaH prakAraH kimetat Māl. 5. 20. 2 Sort, kind, variety, species; oft. in comp. ; bahuprakAra manifold; triprakAra, nAnA° &c. 3 Similitude. 4 Speciality, special property or quality; tadvati tatprakArako'nuBavaH pramA T. S. 5 Difference.