Pratidvandva, Prati-dvandva: 3 definitions
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Pratidvandva means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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.
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPratidvandva (प्रतिद्वन्द्व).—
1) an antagonist, opponent, adversary, rival.
2) an enemy.
-dvam opposition, hostility.
Derivable forms: pratidvandvaḥ (प्रतिद्वन्द्वः).
Pratidvandva is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms prati and dvandva (द्वन्द्व).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPratidvandva (प्रतिद्वन्द्व).—n.
(-ndvaṃ) Opposition, hostility. m.
(-ndvaḥ) 1. An opponent, an adversary, a rival. 2. An enemy. E. prati against, dvandva a couple.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryPratidvandva (प्रतिद्वन्द्व):—[prati-dvandva] (ndvaṃ) 1. n. Opposition
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.
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Partial matches: Prati, Dvandva.
Starts with: Pratidvandvabhavin, Pratidvandvayati.
Ends with: Apratidvandva.
Full-text: Apratidvandva, Apratidvandvata, Pratidvandvin, Pratidvandvayati, Vikurvati, Vikurvate.
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