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General definition (in Jainism)

Source: archive.org: Trisastisalakapurusacaritra

Pratibandhu (प्रतिबन्धु) is the name of an ancient king, according to the Jain Ramayana and chapter 7.4 [Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa] of Hemacandra’s 11th century Triṣaṣṭiśalākāpuruṣacaritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism.—Accordingly, “Siṃharatha’s son, Brahmaratha, became king next, then Cāturmukha, Hemaratha, Śataratha, Udayapṛthu, Vāriratha, Induratha, Ādityaratha, Māndhātṛ, Vīrasena in turn, King Pratimanyu, King Pratibandhu, King Ravimanyu, Vasantatilaka, Kuberadatta, Kunthu, Śarabha, Dvirada in turn, then Siṃhadaśana, Hiraṇyakaśipu, Puñjasthala, Kakutstha, Raghu. Among these kings some reached emancipation and some heaven”.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Pratibandhu (प्रतिबन्धु).—an equal in rank or station; Mahābhārata (Bombay) 5.121.13.

Derivable forms: pratibandhuḥ (प्रतिबन्धुः).

Pratibandhu is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms prati and bandhu (बन्धु).

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

Pratibandhu (प्रतिबन्धु).—m.

(-ndhuḥ) 1. The sons of a daughter. 2. Equal in rank.

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

Pratibandhu (प्रतिबन्धु):—[=prati-bandhu] m. an equal in rank or station, [Mahābhārata 1.]

[Sanskrit to German]

Pratibandhu in German

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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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Partial matches: Bandhu, Prati.

Full-text (+2): Mandhatri, Ravimanyu, Punjasthala, Raghu, Virasena, Induratha, Pratimanyu, Simhadashana, Kakutstha, Shataratha, Variratha, Adityaratha, Hiranyakashipu, Dvirada, Caturmukha, Hemaratha, Kuberadatta, Udayaprithu, Brahmaratha, Vasantatilaka.

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Search found 1 books and stories containing Pratibandhu, Prati-bandhu; (plurals include: Pratibandhus, bandhus). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)

Part 5: Sodāsa (borne to king Naghuṣa and queen Siṃhikā) < [Chapter IV - The, birth, marriage, and retreat to the forest of Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa]

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