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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Pratidhā (प्रतिधा).—3 U.

1) To place or lay on.

2) To return, restore.

3) To fix (as an arrow).

4) To offer, present

5) To use, employ.

6) To begin, commence.

7) To draw near, approach (as the night); (mostly Vedic in these senses).

8) To restrain.

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Pratidhā (प्रतिधा).—A draught.

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

Pratidhā (प्रतिधा).—[feminine] putting to (the lips), draught.

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Pratidhā (प्रतिधा).—put instead, replace; adjust (the arrow), take aim; put to the lips, set the foot upon ([locative]), stride out; present, offer, restore; [Middle] commence, begin.

Pratidhā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms prati and dhā (धा).

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

1) Pratidhā (प्रतिधा):—[=prati-√dhā] a [Parasmaipada] [Ātmanepada] -dadhāti, -dhatte ([Vedic or Veda] [infinitive mood] prati-dhātave), to put on or in or near or back, return, restore ([locative case] or [dative case]), [Ṛg-veda; Atharva-veda; Brāhmaṇa];

—to adjust (an arrow), aim, [ib.];

—to put to the lips (for drinking), [Ṛg-veda iv, 27, 5];

—to put down (the feet), step out, [Brāhmaṇa];

—to offer, present, [Aitareya-brāhmaṇa];

—to use, employ, [Śatruṃjaya-māhātmya];

—to restrain, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa];

— ([Ātmanepada]) to commence, begin, approach, [Ṛg-veda; Atharva-veda]

2) [from prati-dhā] b f. putting to the lips, a draught, [Ṛg-veda]

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Dha, Prati, Ta.

Starts with: Pratidhakka, Pratidhana, Pratidhara, Pratidhartar, Pratidhartri, Pratidhatave, Pratidhatu, Pratidhav, Pratidhavana, Pratidhvani.

Ends with: Anupratidha.

Full-text: Pratidhana, Pratihita, Pratihiteshu, Pratihiti, Anupratidha, Pratihitayin, Pratidhi, Dhanus.

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Search found 1 books and stories containing Pratidha, Pratidhā, Prati-dha, Prati-dhā; (plurals include: Pratidhas, Pratidhās, dhas, dhās). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)

Rig Veda 8.77.4 < [Sukta 77]

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