Pratad, Pra-tad, Prataḍ: 2 definitions
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Pratad 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.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Prataḍ (प्रतड्):—[=pra-√taḍ] [Parasmaipada] -tāḍayati, to strike down, knock down, [Mahābhārata; Pañcatantra]
Prataḍ (in Sanskrit) can be associated with the following Chinese terms:
1) 擊 [jī]: “hit”.
Note: prataḍ can be alternatively written as: pra-√taḍ.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Pratadana, Pratadvasu.
Full-text: Pratadvasu, Ji.
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Search found 6 books and stories containing Pratad, Pra-tad, Pra-taḍ, Prataḍ; (plurals include: Pratads, tads, taḍs, Prataḍs). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
The Agnistoma Somayaga in the Shukla Yajurveda (by Madan Haloi)
Part 4.4: Construction of the Havirdāna-maṇḍapa < [Chapter 4 - The Agniṣṭoma Ritual]
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (MDPI)
Additional Burden of Diseases Associated with Cadmium Exposure < [Volume 12, Issue 8 (2015)]
Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Brihaddevata attributed to Shaunaka (by Arthur Anthony Macdonell)
Part 1 - Romasa and Indra; Rigveda I.127-136; Praise in the dual < [Chapter 4 - Deities of Rigveda I.126–IV.32]
Part 30-31 - Deities of Rigveda X.89-93; Story of Pururavas and Urvasi < [Chapter 7 - Deities of Rigveda IX.17-98]
Shiva Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 8 - Śiva’s Mental worship < [Section 6 - Kailāsa-saṃhitā]
Atharvaveda ancillary literature (Study) (by B. R. Modak)
Part 3.3 - The Atharva-Prayascittas (introduction and summary) < [Chapter 1 - Ancillary Literature of the Atharvaveda (other than the Parisistas)]