Pratibimbana: 5 definitions
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Pratibimbana 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
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPratibimbana (प्रतिबिम्बन).—
1) Reflection.
2) Comparison; दृष्टान्तः पुनरेतेषां सर्वेषां प्रतिबिम्बनम् (dṛṣṭāntaḥ punareteṣāṃ sarveṣāṃ pratibimbanam) K. P.1.
Derivable forms: pratibimbanam (प्रतिबिम्बनम्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPratibimbana (प्रतिबिम्बन).—n.
(-naṃ) Correspondence, comparison.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Pratibimbana (प्रतिबिम्बन):—[=prati-bimbana] n. the being reflected, [Sāṃkhyapravacana [Scholiast or Commentator]; Nīlakaṇṭha]
2) [v.s. ...] reflection
3) [v.s. ...] comparing together, comparison, [Sāhitya-darpaṇa]
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusPratibiṃbana (ಪ್ರತಿಬಿಂಬನ):—
1) [noun] = ಪ್ರತಿಬಿಂಬ - [pratibimba -] 1.
2) [noun] the state or quality of being alike; similarity; likeness.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Prati.
Starts with: Pratibimbanavada.
Full-text: Drishtanta.
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