Apratiratha: 12 definitions
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Wisdom Library: Bhagavata PuranaApratiratha (अप्रतिरथ):—One of the three sons of Rantināva (son of Ṛteyu). He had a son named Kaṇva. (see Bhāgavata Purāṇa 9.20.6)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexApratiratha (अप्रतिरथ).—The son of Rantibhāra (Antimāra, Viṣṇu-purāṇa) and father of Kaṇva and Ailīna.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa IX. 20. 6; Viṣṇu-purāṇa IV. 19. 4, 5, 8.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryApratiratha (अप्रतिरथ).—a.
1) or
-thaḥ (A hero) who has no प्रतिरथ (pratiratha) or rival warrior, a matchless or unrivalled warrior; दौष्यंतिमप्रतिरथं तनयं निवेश्य (dauṣyaṃtimapratirathaṃ tanayaṃ niveśya) Ś.4.2, Ś.7,7.33.
2) Matchless; अप्रतिहतैस्तेजोभिः एकैकस्य योग्यता (apratihataistejobhiḥ ekaikasya yogyatā) Mv.1.46.
-thaḥ Name of a Ṛiṣi (Composer of the hymn Ṛgveda 1.13); Name of a son of Rantināra.
-thaḥ, -tham Name of a hymn composed by अ° (a°); यद्यात्रामङ्गलं साम तदप्रतिरथं विदुः (yadyātrāmaṅgalaṃ sāma tadapratirathaṃ viduḥ).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryApratiratha (अप्रतिरथ).—n.
(-thaṃ) 1. A march or procession. 2. The Sama Veda. 3. Auspicious, well, right. m.
(-thaḥ) A warrior. E. a neg. prati against, ratha a car.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryApratiratha (अप्रतिरथ).—[a-prati-ratha] (cf. the next), m. A leader in combat, [Śākuntala, (ed. Böhtlingk.)] [distich] 95; 192.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryApratiratha (अप्रतिरथ).—[adjective] having no antagonist, invincible.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Apratiratha (अप्रतिरथ):—[=a-pratiratha] mfn. idem, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; Śākaṭāyana]
2) [v.s. ...] m. Name of a Ṛṣi (son of Indra and composer of the hymn, [Ṛg-veda x, 103])
3) [v.s. ...] Name of a son of Rantināra, [Viṣṇu-purāṇa]
4) [v.s. ...] n. Name of the above-named hymn (composed by Apratiratha), [Maitrāyaṇī-saṃhitā; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English DictionaryApratiratha (अप्रतिरथ):—[bahuvrihi compound] 1. m.
(-thaḥ) 1) A leader in combat, a prominent warrior (liter. ‘with incomparable chariots’: = atulyarathaḥ or mahārathaḥ).
2) The name of a Ṛṣi, a son of Indra and the reputed author of the Sāmaveda verses 2. 1199-1225. (= Ii. 9. 3. 1-9.), but according to some only of 2. 1199-1212. (= Ii. 9. 3. 1-5. a. b. or Ṛgv. 10. 103. or Vāj. 17. 33-44. 46.; for Vāj. 17. 60. see pratiratha; see the very careful compilation of the names of the poets &c. by Benfey in his ed. of the Sāmaveda).
3) The name of a descendant of Puru: a son of Rantināra and the father of Kaṇva (accord. to the Viṣṇupurāṇa; the Agni- and Brāhmapur. read his name: Pratiratha). 2. n.
(-tham) The name of the hymn composed by the Ṛṣi Apratiratha; chanting it on journeys is considered an auspicious act. E. aprati and ratha; (but as the word is udātta on the first syllable, it might have to be analyzed perhaps as a [tatpurusha compound] of a neg. and pratiratha).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryApratiratha (अप्रतिरथ):—[a-prati-ratha] (thaṃ) 1. n. A march; auspiciousness: Sāma Veda. m. A warrior in his car.
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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 corpusApratiratha (ಅಪ್ರತಿರಥ):—[adjective] (said of a warrior) having none equal to him in battlefield.
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Apratiratha (ಅಪ್ರತಿರಥ):—[noun] a warrior, having none equal to him in battlefield; a brave warrior.
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: Ratha, Aprati, Pratiratha, A.
Full-text: Aindri, Kaṇva, Ailina, Medhatithi, Rantinava, Puruvamsha.
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