Pratikashva, Pratīkāśva, Pratikāśva: 5 definitions
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Pratikashva 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.
The Sanskrit terms Pratīkāśva and Pratikāśva can be transliterated into English as Pratikasva or Pratikashva, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Wisdom Library: Bhagavata PuranaPratīkāśva (प्रतीकाश्व):—Son of Bhānumān (son of Bṛhadaśva). He will be born in the future and become a king. He will have a son called Supratīka. (see Bhāgavata Purāṇa 9.12.11)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexPratikāśva (प्रतिकाश्व).—The son of Bhānumat and father of Supratīka.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa IX. 12. 11.
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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPratīkāśva (प्रतीकाश्व):—[from pratīka > praty-añc] m. Name of a prince, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
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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.
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Full-text: Pratipashva, Supratika, Bhanumat, Marudeva.
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The Bhagavata Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 12 - The Description of Ikṣvāku’s Race (concluded) < [Book 9 - Ninth Skandha]
The Vishnu Purana (by Horace Hayman Wilson)
The Shiva Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 39 - Kings of the solar race (sūryavaṃśa) < [Section 5 - Umā-Saṃhitā]