Pratara, Pratarā, Pratāra, Prātara: 13 definitions
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Pratara means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit. 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
1) Prātara (प्रातर).—A serpent born of the Kauravya race. This serpent was burnt to death at the Sarpasatra of Janamejaya. (Śloka 13, Chapter 5, Ādi Parva).
2) Prātara (प्रातर).—A son born to Dhātā, the seventh āditya, of his wife Rākā. (6th Skandha, Bhāgavata).
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.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Pratara (प्रतर) refers to one of the six types of division (bheda) according to the 2nd-century Tattvārthasūtra 5.24.—What is the meaning of pratara? Layers of mica, earth etc is called pratara.
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Pratara (प्रतर).—
1) Crossing, crossing or going over.
2) Name of the joints on the neck and the spinal vertebrae; Suśr.
Derivable forms: prataraḥ (प्रतरः).
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Pratāra (प्रतार).—
1) Carrying or bearing over, crossing.
2) Deceit, fraud.
Derivable forms: pratāraḥ (प्रतारः).
Pratara (प्रतर).—(m. or nt.), perhaps = Pali patara (Jātaka (Pali) [Page361-a+ 71] iv.32.21; Geiger 39.4; = Sanskrit pradara, § 2.29), hole, crevice: pratarādiṣu mahārogaspṛṣṭāsu (! but the inter- pretation is far from certain) (Ārya-)Mañjuśrīmūlakalpa 54.4.
Pratara (प्रतर).—m.
(-raḥ) Crossing, crossing over. E. pra + tṝ-ap .
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Pratāra (प्रतार).—m.
(-raḥ) 1. Crossing over. 2. Carrying over, bearing over. 3. Deceit, fraud. E. pra before, tṛ to cross, ac aff.
Pratara (प्रतर).— i. e. pra-tṛ10 + a, m. Crossing over.
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Pratāra (प्रतार).—i. e. pra-tṛ10 + a, m. Crossing over, [Rāmāyaṇa] 1.
Pratāra (प्रतार).—[masculine] crossing over; taking in, deceiving.
1) Pratara (प्रतर):—[=pra-tara] a raṇa etc. See pra-√tṝ.
2) Pratāra (प्रतार):—[=pra-tāra] a raka etc. See under pra√tṝ.
3) Pratara (प्रतर):—[=pra-tara] [from pra-tṝ] b m. passing over, crossing (cf. duṣand su-pr)
4) [v.s. ...] Name of the joints (saṃdhī) on the neck and of the spinal vertebrae, [Suśruta]
5) Pratāra (प्रतार):—[=pra-tāra] [from pra-tṝ] b m. passing over, crossing (with [genitive case]), [Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa]
6) [v.s. ...] deception, fraud, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
7) Prātara (प्रातर):—m. Name of a Nāga, [Mahābhārata]
8) [varia lectio]for pra-tāra [gana] kṛśāśvādi.
Pratāra (प्रतार):—[pra-tāra] (ra) 1. m. Crossing over.
Pratara (प्रतर):—(von 1. tar mit pra) m.
1) das Uebersetzen, Hinüberschiffen, Beschiffen; s. duṣpratara, supratara und gopratara unter gopratāra . —
2) Bez. der Verbindungen (saṃdhi) an Nacken und Wirbelsäule [Suśruta 1, 340, 16. 19.]
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Pratāra (प्रतार):—(von 1. tar mit pra) m.
1) das Ueberschiffen, Hinüberfahren über (gen.): samudrasya [Rāmāyaṇa 1, 3, 33.] plavoḍupa [Mahābhārata 3, 16297.] Vgl. gopratāra . —
2) Betrug [Vopadeva’s Grammatik 23, 52.]
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Prātara (प्रातर):—v.l. für pratara im gaṇa kṛśāśvādi zu [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 4, 2, 80.] m. Nomen proprium eines Nāga: prātarātakau [Mahābhārata 1, 2154.]
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Pratara (प्रतर):—(v. l. prātara) gaṇa kṛśāśvādi zu [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 4, 2, 80.] — Vgl. prātarīya .
Pratara (प्रतर):—m. —
1) das Uebersetzen , Hinüberschiffen in duṣpratara und supratara. —
2) Bez. der Verbindungen an Nacken und Wirbelsäule.
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Pratāra (प्रतार):—m. —
1) das Ueberschiffen , Hinüberfahren über (Gen.). —
2) Betrug.
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Prātara (प्रातर):—m. Nomen proprium eines Schlangendämons.
Pratāra (प्रतार) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Patāra, Payara, Payāra.
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
Pratara (ಪ್ರತರ):—
1) [adjective] existing or occurring in a high or extreme degree; intense; severe.
2) [adjective] having great extent; covering a large area; vast; extensive.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Partial matches (+0): Pra, Tara.
Starts with (+8): Pratarabhivada, Prataradhyeya, Prataragnihotrakalatikramaprayashcitta, Pratarahna, Pratarahuti, Prataraka, Pratarakriye, Prataram, Pratarana, Prataranakalajnata, Prataranakalajnata, Prataranem, Pratarani, Prataraniya, Prataranta, Prataranuvaka, Pratarapavarga, Pratarasha, Pratarashana, Pratarashika.
Full-text (+6): Prataram, Dushpratara, Gopratara, Pratariya, Supratara, Pratar, Tandapratara, Payara, Bheda, Amu, Pratahsamaya, Patara, Suprata, Pratarasha, Pratarana, Pratamam, Pratarakriye, Suvarnapratara, Tanda, Avarodhana.
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