Praticchaya, Praticchāyā: 10 definitions
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Praticchaya 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 Pratichchhaya.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPraticchāyā (प्रतिच्छाया).—f.
(-yā) 1. An image, a statue, a bas-relief, a picture. 2. A reflected image, a shade or shade or shadow. E. prati again, chāyā a shadow.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryPraticchāyā (प्रतिच्छाया).—i. e. prati -chāyā, f. An image, [Harivaṃśa, (ed. Calc.)] 8758.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryPraticchāyā (प्रतिच्छाया).—[feminine] reflected image, shadow.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Praticchāyā (प्रतिच्छाया):—[=prati-cchāyā] f. reflection, likeness, image, shadow, phantom, [Harivaṃśa; Śaṃkarācārya]
2) [v.s. ...] the distorted image of a sick man (indicative of approaching death), [Caraka]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryPraticchāyā (प्रतिच्छाया):—(yā) 1. f. Idem.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Praticchāyā (प्रतिच्छाया) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Paḍicchāyā.
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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 dictionaryPraticchāyā (प्रतिच्छाया) [Also spelled pratichchaaya]:—: (nf) a shadow; image; copy, facsimile; replica.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusPraticchāya (ಪ್ರತಿಚ್ಛಾಯ):—[noun] = ಪ್ರತಿಚ್ಛಾಯೆ [praticchaye].
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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Partial matches: Prati.
Starts with: Praticchayamaya.
Full-text: Praticchayamaya, Pratichchaaya, Padicchaya, Pratisamkrama, Antaralaka, Antarala.
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