pravfttiH f. 1 Continued advance. 2 Rise, origin, source, flow (of words &c.); pravfttirAsIcCabdAnAM caritArTA catuzwayI Ku. 2. 17. 3 Appearance, manifestation; kusumapravfttisamaye Ś. 4. 17 v. l. ; R. 11. 43 ; 14. 39 ; 15. 4. 4 Advent, setting in, commencement; AkAlikIM vIkzya maDupravfttiM Ku. 3. 34. 5 Application or addiction to, tendency, inclination, ( pb ) predilection, propensity; satAM hi sa dehapadezu vastazu pramARamaMtaH karaRapravfttayaH Ś. 1. 22. 6 Conduct; behaviour; R. 14. 73. 7 Employment, occupation, activity; Ku. 6. 26. 8 Use, employment, currency (as of a word). 9 Continued effort, perseverance. 10 Signification, sense, acceptation (of a word). 11 Continuance, permanence, prevalence. 12 Active life, taking an active part in worldly affairs ( opp. nivftti ). 13 News, tidings, intelligence; jImUtena svakuSalamayIM hArayizyan pravfttiM Me. 4 ; V. 4. 20. 14 Applicability or validity of a rule. 15 Fate, destiny, luck. 16 Cognition, direct perception or apprehension. 17 Rutting juice, or ichor exuding from the temples of an elephant in rut. 18 N. of the city of ujjayinI q. v. Comp. — jYaH a spy, secret emissary or agent. — nimittaM a reason for the use of any term in a particular signification. — parANmuKa a. averse to giving news; V. 4. 20. — mArgaH active or worldly life, attachment to the business and pleasures of the world.