ཕལ་བ་

ཕལ་བ། (Wyl. phal ba ) Pron.: palwa

• Skt. प्राकृतः, prākṛta, Pron.: prakrita. From Sanskrit: or | fr. | original, natural, artless, normal, ordinary, usual | or | low, vulgar, unrefined | or | provincial, vernacular, Prākritic | or | belonging to or derived from Prakṛiti or the original element | or | a low or vulgar man | with or •scil. | resolution or reabsorption into Prakṛiti, the dissolution of the universe | any provincial or vernacular dialect cognate with San6skṛit (•esp. the language spoken by women and inferior characters in the plays, but also occurring in other kinds of literature and usually divided into 4 dialects, viz. Śaurasenī, Māhārāshṭrī, Apabhran6śa and Paiśācī) [Mahavyutpatti] [Sanskrit] MVP MW