Alternative spellings of this word include Pratichchhanda.

India history and geography

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical Glossary

Praticchanda.—a model for artists (Journ. Or. Inst., Vol. X, No. 1, p. 12). See lepyakāra. Note: praticchanda is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Praticchanda (प्रतिच्छन्द).—

1) A likeness, picture, statue, an image; धनुःशतमात्रेण दृष्टः स दिव्यवारणप्रतिच्छन्दः (dhanuḥśatamātreṇa dṛṣṭaḥ sa divyavāraṇapraticchandaḥ) Pratijñā.1.

2) A substitute; गिरिप्रतिच्छन्दमहामतङ्गजाः (giripraticchandamahāmataṅgajāḥ) Śiśupālavadha 12.29; प्रतिच्छन्दं धात्रा युवतिवपुषां किं नु रचितम् (praticchandaṃ dhātrā yuvativapuṣāṃ kiṃ nu racitam) Avimārakam 2.3.

Derivable forms: praticchandaḥ (प्रतिच्छन्दः).

See also (synonyms): praticchandaka.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Praticchanda (प्रतिच्छन्द).—m.

(-ndaḥ) 1. A reflected image, any image, a picture, a statue. 2. A substitute. E. prati again, chadi to cover, aff. ac; also with kan added praticchandaka n.

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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Praticchanda (प्रतिच्छन्द).—i. e. prati -chanda, m. An image, [Rājataraṅgiṇī] 3, 77.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Praticchanda (प्रतिच्छन्द).—[masculine] reflected image.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Praticchanda (प्रतिच्छन्द):—[=prati-cchanda] m. a reflected image

2) [v.s. ...] any image, likeness, substitute, [Harivaṃśa; Rājataraṅgiṇī]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Praticchanda (प्रतिच्छन्द):—(ndaḥ) 1. m. A reflected image, picture, likeness.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Praticchanda (प्रतिच्छन्द) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Paḍicchaṃda.

[Sanskrit to German]

Praticchanda in German

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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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Praticchaṃda (ಪ್ರತಿಚ್ಛಂದ):—

1) [noun] an imitation or representation of a person or thing, drawn, painted, photographed, etc.; esp., a statue; an image.

2) [noun] the visual impression of something produced by reflection from a mirror, refraction through a lens, etc.; an image.

3) [noun] the figure of a person or animal carved in stone, wood, etc. or made by moulding using plastic, bronze, etc. in a mould.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Prati.

Starts with: Praticchamdate, Praticchandaka, Praticchandakalyana, Praticchandana.

Full-text: Praticchandakalyana, Praticchandaka, Padicchamda, Bhuta.

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