prahasana | प्रहसन | prahasana
pra-˚hasana | प्र-˚हसन | n. laughter, mirth, mockery, derision, Uttarar.; Hit. (˚nam | ˚नम् |, enclit. after a finite verb g. gotrādi | गोत्रादि |; ˚ne √ kf | ˚ने √ क्फ़् |, to mock, deride g. sākśād-ādi | साक्शाद्-आदि |, Kāś.)
(in rhet.) satire, sarcasm
(esp.) a kind of comedy or farce, Daśar.; Sāh. &c.
(in rhet.) satire, sarcasm
(esp.) a kind of comedy or farce, Daśar.; Sāh. &c.