Praticara, Praticāra: 6 definitions
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Praticara means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Hindi. 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Pratichara.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPraticāra (प्रतिचार).—Toilet, personal adornment.
Derivable forms: praticāraḥ (प्रतिचारः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryPraticāra (प्रतिचार).—(m.; = Pali paṭicāra; Sanskrit not in this meaning), dealing with, having relations with: kalyāṇamitro- pāya-saṃdhi-(q.v.)-lokānuvartana-praticāreṣu Gaṇḍavyūha 461.1—2. See also prāticāraka (read prati°?).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPraticāra (प्रतिचार):—[=prati-cāra] [from prati-car] m. personal adornment, toilet, [Śīlāṅka]
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Praticāra (प्रतिचार) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Paḍiāra, Paḍicāra.
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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 dictionary1) Praticara (प्रतिचर):—(nm) a contravariant.
2) Praticāra (प्रतिचार):—(nm) make-up.
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Starts with: Praticaraka, Praticarakarupa, Praticarana, Praticaranam.
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