The Sanskrit term Pratibhāṣ can be transliterated into English as Pratibhas or Pratibhash, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Pratibhāṣ (प्रतिभाष्).—1 Ā.

1) To speak in return, reply or answer; तं भीतंकारमाक्रुश्य रावणः प्रत्यभाषत (taṃ bhītaṃkāramākruśya rāvaṇaḥ pratyabhāṣata) Bhaṭṭikāvya 5.39.

2) To tell, relate.

3) To say after one, speak after hearing.

4) To name, call; कामिंनि तामुपगीतिं प्रतिभाषन्ते महाकवयः (kāmiṃni tāmupagītiṃ pratibhāṣante mahākavayaḥ) Śrut. 6.

5) To address or speak to.

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Pratibhās (प्रतिभास्).—1 Ā.

1) To shine.

2) To appear or look like.

3) To become clear, manifest oneself.

4) To be reflected.

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

Pratibhāṣ (प्रतिभाष्).—speak back, answer ([accusative] of [person or personal] or th.); relate, communicate.

Pratibhāṣ is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms prati and bhāṣ (भाष्).

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Pratibhās (प्रतिभास्).—[Middle] shine forth, become manifest, appear like ([nominative]) or as ([instrumental] of an [abstract]), be brilliant, make a show. [Causative] show, manifest.

Pratibhās is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms prati and bhās (भास्).

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

1) Pratibhāṣ (प्रतिभाष्):—[=prati-√bhāṣ] [Ātmanepada] -bhāṣate ([Epic] also [Parasmaipada] ti), to speak in return or to ([accusative]), answer, relate, tell, [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature etc.];

—to call, name (2 [accusative]), [Śrutabodha]

2) Pratibhās (प्रतिभास्):—[=prati-√bhās] [Ātmanepada] -bhāsate, to manifest one’s self. appear as or look like or as ([nominative case]), [Rājataraṅgiṇī] (nānā-tvena, ‘to appear different’ [Vedāntasāra]);

2) —to shine, be brilliant, have a bright appearance, [Kathāsaritsāgara]

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

Pratibhās (प्रतिभास्) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Paḍibhāsa, Paḍihāsa.

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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.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Pratibhas in Hindi refers in English to:—(nm) illusion; apparent likeness, appearance; ~[bhasita] appeared..—pratibhas (प्रतिभास) is alternatively transliterated as Pratibhāsa.

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See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Bhash, Prati.

Starts with: Pratibhasa, Pratibhashali, Pratibhashalini, Pratibhashya, Pratibhashyate.

Ends with: Sampratibhash.

Full-text: Padibhasa, Padihasa, Pratibhasa, Sampratibhash, Pratibhashya, Pratibhasana.

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