Pratyakshiras, Pratyakśiras, Pratyak-shiras: 3 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Pratyakśiras can be transliterated into English as Pratyaksiras or Pratyakshiras, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchPratyakśiras (प्रत्यक्शिरस्):—(pratyañc + śi) adj. dessen Kopf nach Westen gerichtet ist: paśuṃ saṃjñapayanti pratyakśirasamudīcīnapādam [Āpastamba] bei [Sāyaṇa] zu [Aitareyabrāhmaṇa 2, 11.] [Yājñavalkya’s Gesetzbuch 1, 136.] [Mahābhārata 13, 5002.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungPratyakśiras (प्रत्यक्शिरस्):—Adj. mit dem Kopf nach Westen gerichtet [Āpastamba’s Śrautasūtra 7,16,5.]
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