Pratici, Pratīci: 14 definitions
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Pratici means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, 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 Pratichi.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Pratīci (प्रतीचि).—A Ṛ. in the Draviḍa country.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa XI. 5. 40.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
pratīcī (प्रतीची).—f S The west. pratīcīna a S Western.
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prātīcī (प्रातीची).—f S The west. prātīcīna a S Western.
pratīcī (प्रतीची).—f The west. pratīcīna a Western.
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prātīcī (प्रातीची).—f The west prātīcīna a Western.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Pratīcī (प्रतीची).—The west.
Pratīcī (प्रतीची).—f. (-cī) The west quarter: see pratyac .
Pratīcī (प्रतीची).—v. pratyañc.
1) Pratīcī (प्रतीची):—[from praty-añc] a f. (with or [scilicet] diś) the west, [Atharva-veda] etc. etc.
2) [v.s. ...] Name of a river, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
3) [from praty-añc] b f. of pratyañc.
Pratīcī (प्रतीची):—(cī) 1. f. West quarter.
Pratīcī (प्रतीची):—s. u. pratyañc .
Pratīcī (प्रतीची):—s.u. pratyañc.
Pratīcī (प्रतीची) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Paḍīṇā.
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
Pratīcī (प्रतीची) [Also spelled pratichi]:—(nf) the west; ~[cīna/cya] western, pertaining to the west.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Pratīci (ಪ್ರತೀಚಿ):—[noun] the direction in which the sun sets; the direction that is opposite to the east; west.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Pratīcī (प्रतीची):—n. the west;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+3): Praticika, Praticikirsh, Praticikirsha, Praticikirshu, Praticina, Praticinagriva, Praticinam, Praticinamukha, Praticinaphala, Praticinaprajanana, Praticinashiras, Praticinastoma, Praticineda, Praticinoti, Praticint, Praticintana, Praticintaniya, Praticipati, Praticisha, Praticiti.
Full-text: Praticisha, Praticipati, Dakshinapratici, Pratyanc, Pratyac, Pratichi, Pracipraticitas, Piratici, Praticina, Praci, Padina, Harit, Prata, Rajni, Jahnuvamsha, Disha, Varuna, Dish, Kalapa, Adas.
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