Pratara, Pratarā, Pratāra, Prātara: 13 definitions

Introduction
In Hinduism
1. Purana
In Jainism
1. General definition
Languages
1. Sanskrit
2. Kannada
See also

Introduction:

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)

Source: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia

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).

context information

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)

Source: Encyclopedia of Jainism: Tattvartha Sutra 5: The category of the non-living

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.

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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

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English 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).

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

Pratāra (प्रतार).—[masculine] crossing over; taking in, deceiving.

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

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.

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

Pratāra (प्रतार):—[pra-tāra] (ra) 1. m. Crossing over.

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

Pratāra (प्रतार) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Patāra, Payara, Payāra.

[Sanskrit to German]

Pratara in German

context information

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 corpus

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.

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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.

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