Alternative spellings of this word include Pratichchhanda.

India history and geography

Praticchanda.—a model for artists (Journ. Or. Inst., Vol. X, No. 1, p. 12). See lepyakāra. Note: praticchanda is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical Glossary

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Praticchanda (प्रतिच्छन्द).—

1) A likeness, picture, statue, an image; धनुःशतमात्रेण दृष्टः स दिव्यवारणप्रतिच्छन्दः (dhanuḥśatamātreṇa dṛṣṭaḥ sa divyavāraṇapraticchandaḥ) Pratijñā.1.

2) A substitute; गिरिप्रतिच्छन्दमहामतङ्गजाः (giripraticchandamahāmataṅgajāḥ) Śiśupālavadha 12.29; प्रतिच्छन्दं धात्रा युवतिवपुषां किं नु रचितम् (praticchandaṃ dhātrā yuvativapuṣāṃ kiṃ nu racitam) Avimārakam 2.3.

Derivable forms: praticchandaḥ (प्रतिच्छन्दः).

See also (synonyms): praticchandaka.

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Praticchanda (प्रतिच्छन्द).—m.

(-ndaḥ) 1. A reflected image, any image, a picture, a statue. 2. A substitute. E. prati again, chadi to cover, aff. ac; also with kan added praticchandaka n.

(-kaṃ)

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

Praticchanda (प्रतिच्छन्द).—i. e. prati -chanda, m. An image, [Rājataraṅgiṇī] 3, 77.

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

Praticchanda (प्रतिच्छन्द).—[masculine] reflected image.

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

1) Praticchanda (प्रतिच्छन्द):—[=prati-cchanda] m. a reflected image

2) [v.s. ...] any image, likeness, substitute, [Harivaṃśa; Rājataraṅgiṇī]

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

Praticchanda (प्रतिच्छन्द):—(ndaḥ) 1. m. A reflected image, picture, likeness.

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

Praticchanda (प्रतिच्छन्द):—(1. pra + chanda) m. Abbild [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa 3, 2, 19.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 1464.] [Halāyudha 1, 130.] rakṣaḥśiraḥpraticchandaiḥ [Rājataraṅgiṇī 3, 77.] tvayā svargapraticchandairlālitāḥ sma ratipriyāḥ Abbilder des Himmels so v. a. himmelähnliche Freuden [Harivaṃśa 4797.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger Wörterbuch

Praticchanda (प्रतिच्छन्द):—m. Abbild. svarga Pl. so v.a himmelähnliche Freuden. unter den Wörtern für gleich [250,29.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer Fassung

Praticchanda (प्रतिच्छन्द) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Paḍicchaṃda.

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

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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

Praticchaṃda (ಪ್ರತಿಚ್ಛಂದ):—

1) [noun] an imitation or representation of a person or thing, drawn, painted, photographed, etc.; esp., a statue; an image.

2) [noun] the visual impression of something produced by reflection from a mirror, refraction through a lens, etc.; an image.

3) [noun] the figure of a person or animal carved in stone, wood, etc. or made by moulding using plastic, bronze, etc. in a mould.

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

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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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