Pratida, Pratidā: 4 definitions
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Pratida 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 dictionaryPratidā (प्रतिदा).—3 U.
1) To exchange, barter; तिलेभ्यः प्रतियच्छति माषान् (tilebhyaḥ pratiyacchati māṣān).
2) To give back, return, restore; अद्यापि कोप- विमुखीकृतगन्तुकामा नोक्तं वचः प्रतिददाति यदैव वक्त्रम् (adyāpi kopa- vimukhīkṛtagantukāmā noktaṃ vacaḥ pratidadāti yadaiva vaktram) Ch. P.36.
3) To recompensate.
4) To give as a reward.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryPratidā (प्रतिदा).—restore, return, give.
Pratidā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms prati and dā (दा).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPratidā (प्रतिदा):—[=prati-√dā] [Parasmaipada] [Ātmanepada] -dadāti, -datte, to give back, restore, return, [Atharva-veda] etc. etc.;
—to give, offer, present, [Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa] :
—[Causal] -dāpayati, to cause to be given back or restored, [Yājñavalkya]
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Pratidā (प्रतिदा) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Paḍidā.
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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Partial matches: Da, Prati, Ta.
Starts with: Pratidah, Pratidaivasika, Pratidaivatam, Pratidakshina, Pratidan, Pratidana, Pratidanda, Pratidantin, Pratidantyanikam, Pratidapya, Pratidarana, Pratidarsh, Pratidarsha, Pratidarshana, Pratidasika, Pratidatavya, Pratidatta, Pratidavi.
Full-text: Pratidana, Padida, Pratidatavya, Pratidapya, Pratitta, Apasarpana, Pratideya, Pratijna.
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