Alternative spellings of this word include Pratighat.

In Hinduism

Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)

Source: SOAS University of London: Protective Rites in the Netra Tantra

Pratighāta (प्रतिघात) refers to “repulse (death)”, according to the Netratantra of Kṣemarāja: a Śaiva text from the 9th century in which Śiva (Bhairava) teaches Pārvatī topics such as metaphysics, cosmology, and soteriology.—Accordingly, [verse 6.9-15ab]—“When [the mantrin] perceives the power of death, when death touches and sees [a person], then he should worship Amṛteśa with the aim to repulse [death] (pratighāta-artha). He employs the name [of the afflicted], [and] should worship all-pervading Mṛtyujit with entirely white ornaments, according to the rule taught before [in previous chapters focused on daily ritual]. [...]”.

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Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.

In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā

Pratighāta (प्रतिघात) (Cf. Apratighāta) refers to “anger” [?], according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, “Then, in order to clarify this point further, the Lord went on to speak these verses: ‘(53) This body (kāya) is just as a reflection, grass, tree, and wall, and thought (citta) is formless and invisible like as illusion (māyā). This dharma is like open space, since having no particular basis. Thus body is changeless (avikāra) and mind has no anger (apratighāta)’”.

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Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

pratighāta (प्रतिघात).—m S Reaction; rebound; return of impulse or impression.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

pratighāta (प्रतिघात).—m Reaction; rebound.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Pratighāta (प्रतिघात) or Pratīghāta (प्रतीघात).—

1) Warding off, repulse; सर्वेषामेव शापानां प्रतिघातो हि विद्यते (sarveṣāmeva śāpānāṃ pratighāto hi vidyate) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 1.37.4.

2) Opposition, resistance; अस्त्राणां प्रतिघाते च सर्वथैव प्रयोजयेत् (astrāṇāṃ pratighāte ca sarvathaiva prayojayet) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 3.167. 54.

3) A counterblow, blow in return; अथाददे वारुण- मन्यदस्त्रं शिखण्ड्यथोग्रं प्रतिघातमस्य (athādade vāruṇa- manyadastraṃ śikhaṇḍyathograṃ pratighātamasya) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 6.85.29.

4) Rebound, reaction; जयाशा यत्र चास्माकं प्रतिघातोत्थितार्चिषा (jayāśā yatra cāsmākaṃ pratighātotthitārciṣā) Kumārasambhava 2.49.

5) Prohibiting.

6) Embezzlement; कृतप्रतिघातावस्थसूचको निष्पन्नार्थः षष्ठमंशं लभेत (kṛtapratighātāvasthasūcako niṣpannārthaḥ ṣaṣṭhamaṃśaṃ labheta) Kau A.2.8.26.

7) Ruin, degradation; आत्मनः प्रतिघातमाशङ्कमानः (ātmanaḥ pratighātamāśaṅkamānaḥ) Bhāgavata 5.9.3.

Derivable forms: pratighātaḥ (प्रतिघातः), pratīghātaḥ (प्रतीघातः).

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Pratīghāta (प्रतीघात).—= प्रतिघात (pratighāta) q. v.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Pratighāta (प्रतिघात).—m. (= Pali paṭi°; substantially = prec., but not standardly associated with anunaya; see however Gaṇḍavyūha 351.24, under anunaya), malice, hatred; seems to be contrasted with maitrī: Lalitavistara 430.11 aprati- ghāta-maitrī- (a dvandva), non-malice and kindliness; Śikṣāsamuccaya 101.4 pratighātaṃ na janayet, maitracittaḥ sadā bhavet; 128.9; Kāśyapa Parivarta 27.7.

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

Pratīghāta (प्रतीघात).—m.

(-taḥ) Warding off or returning as a blow. 2. Preventing, prohibiting. E. pratighāta, and the i made long.

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

Pratighāta (प्रतिघात).—pratīghāta, i. e. prati-han, [Causal.], + a, m. 1. Repulse, Mahābhārata 5, 2650. 2. Warding off a blow, 4, 2118. 3. Preventing, 1, 1592. 4. Resistance, 7, 1373.

Pratighāta can also be spelled as Pratīghāta (प्रतीघात).

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Pratīghāta (प्रतीघात).—see pratighº.

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

Pratighāta (प्रतिघात).—[masculine] na [neuter] warding off, resistance, hindrance.

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Pratīghāta (प्रतीघात).—[adjective] warding off, repelling; [masculine] = pratighāta.

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

1) Pratighāta (प्रतिघात):—[=prati-ghāta] [from prati-gha] m. (cf. pratī-gh) warding off, keeping back, repulse, prevention, resistance, opposition, [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature] etc.

2) [v.s. ...] rebound, [Kumāra-sambhava]

3) Pratīghāta (प्रतीघात):—[=pratī-ghāta] [from pratī] m. (cf. prati-gh) warding off (ifc.), [Mahābhārata]

4) [v.s. ...] m. prevention, obstruction, repression, hindrance, resistance, [Manu-smṛti; Mahābhārata etc.]

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

1) Pratighāta (प्रतिघात):—[prati-ghāta] (taḥ) 1. m. A return blow; warding off, preventing.

2) Pratīghāta (प्रतीघात):—(taḥ) 1. m. Warding off a blow.

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

Pratighāta (प्रतिघात) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Paḍigghāya, Paḍighāya, Paḍihāya.

[Sanskrit to German]

Pratighata 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.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Pratighāta (प्रतिघात) [Also spelled pratighat]:—(nm) counter-attack, counter-offensive, counter-stroke; hence ~[ghātī] (nm and a).

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Pratighāta (ಪ್ರತಿಘಾತ):—

1) [noun] = ಪ್ರತಿಘ - [pratigha -]1, 2 & 3.

2) [noun] a counter stroke or blow.

3) [noun] a heavy stroke, blow or its impact.

4) [noun] a tactful avoiding of another’s blow, stroke.

5) [noun] the act of spoiling, demolishing or destroying; destruction.

6) [noun] (math.) the exponent expressing the power to which a fixed number (the base usu. ten) must be raised in order to produce a given number; logarithm.

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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.

Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Pratighāta (प्रतिघात):—n. 1. warding off a blow; repulsing; 2. a return blow; kick back; 3. reaction; opposition;

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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Ghata, Prati.

Starts with: Pratighatak, Pratighataka, Pratighatakoshtaka, Pratighatakrit, Pratighatana, Pratighatasamarthya, Pratighatavid, Pratighatay, Pratighataya.

Ends with: Ajnapratighata, Apratighata, Ghata-pratighata, Mutrapratighata, Purishamutrapratighata, Vipratighata.

Full-text: Ajnapratighata, Pratighataka, Pratighatavid, Pratighatakrit, Pratighatin, Apratighata, Piratikatam, Padihaya, Mutrapratighata, Padigghaya, Padighaya, Purishamutrapratighata, Ghaat-pratighaat, Pratighat, Pratigha, Avamarda, Avarana, Avritti, Anunaya, Shraddha.

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