Pratibru, Pratibrū: 4 definitions
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Pratibru means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPratibrū (प्रतिब्रू).—2 P.
1) To answer; प्रत्यब्रवीच्चैनमिषुप्रयोगे तत्पूर्वभङ्गे वितथप्रयत्नः (pratyabravīccainamiṣuprayoge tatpūrvabhaṅge vitathaprayatnaḥ) R.2.42.
2) (Ā.) To refuse, deny.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryPratibrū (प्रतिब्रू).—speak back, answer; [Middle] return (an attack etc.).
Pratibrū is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms prati and brū (ब्रू).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPratibrū (प्रतिब्रू):—[=prati-√brū] [Parasmaipada] [Ātmanepada] -bravīti, -brūve, to speak in reply, answer, [Ṛg-veda] etc. etc. (also with 2 [accusative] [Rāmāyaṇa]);
— ([Ātmanepada]) to answer id est. return (an attack etc.), [Ṛg-veda];
—to refuse, deny, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Pratibrū (प्रतिब्रू) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Paccāha.
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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