pravacanaM 1 Speaking, declaration, announcement; Pt. 1. 190. 2 Teaching, expounding. 3 Exposition, explanation, interpretation; Mv. 4. 25. 4 Eloquence. 5 A sacred treatise or writing; Ms. 3. 184. 6 An expression, a term. 7 A system of doctrines (in the form of a treatise). 8 The fundamental doctrine of the Buddhists. Comp. — pawu a. skilled in talking, eloquent.