Pratikshatra, Pratikṣatra: 5 definitions
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Pratikshatra 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.
Pratikshatra has 3 English definitions available.
The Sanskrit term Pratikṣatra can be transliterated into English as Pratiksatra or Pratikshatra, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchPratikṣatra (प्रतिक्षत्र):—(1. pra + kṣatra) m. Nomen proprium eines Ātreya, Liedverfassers von [Ṛgveda 5, 46.] eines Sohnes des Anenas [Harivaṃśa 1513.] des Kṣatravṛddha [Viṣṇupurāṇa 412.] des Śamin (Samin) [436.] [Harivaṃśa 2035.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungPratikṣatra (प्रतिक्षत्र):—m. Nomen proprium verschiedener Männer.
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: Kshatra, Prati.
Full-text: Sanjaya, Svayambhoja, Pratikshetra, Kshatravriddha, Shami, Divodasa, Maitreya.
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