Pratiha, Pratīha: 6 definitions
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Pratiha 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Pratīha (प्रतीह).—A son of Parameṣṭhi and Suvarcalā (Varcalā, Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa.) had three sons through his wife Suvarcalā; an adept in Ātmavidyā.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa V. 15. 3-5.
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
Sanskrit dictionary
Pratihā (प्रतिहा).—disregard; [Passive][Middle] fail, lose.
Pratihā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms prati and hā (हा).
Pratihā (प्रतिहा):—[=prati-√hā] [Parasmaipada] -jahāti, to leave unheeded, neglect, [Harivaṃśa] :
—[Passive voice] -hīyate, to stay behind ([ablative]), be defeated, [Mahābhārata]
Pratīha (प्रतीह):—(von īh mit prati) m. Nomen proprium eines Fürsten. eines Sohnes des Parameṣṭhin, [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 5, 15, 3. 4.] pratihāra [Viṣṇupurāṇa]
Pratīha (प्रतीह):—m. Nomen proprium eines Fürsten.
Pratihā (प्रतिहा) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Paihā.
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: Prati, Ha, Ge.
Starts with (+14): Pratihamsa, Pratihan, Pratihana, Pratihanakuta, Pratihanana, Pratihantar, Pratihantavya, Pratihantra, Pratihantri, Pratihanyamana, Pratihanyana, Pratihanyate, Pratihanyati, Pratihar, Pratihara, Pratihara induraja, Pratihara-prastha, Pratiharabhashya, Pratiharabhumi, Pratiharadhuramdhara.
Full-text: Suvarcala, Pratiharta, Ih, Paiha, Pratihana, Appatiharetva, Pratihanakuta, Amanthu, Pratihartri, Parameshthin, Pratihartar, Havya, Pratihara.
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Bhagavata Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 15 - Description of Bharata’s Dynasty < [Book 5 - Fifth Skandha]
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Page 247 < [Volume 1, Part 3 (1905)]
Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Page 185 < [Volume 8 (1886)]
Dictionaries of Indian languages (Kosha)
Page 419 < [Bengali-Hindi-English, Volume 3]
Mudrarakshasa (literary study) (by Antara Chakravarty)
2.9. Use of Mālinī metre < [Chapter 4 - Employment of Chandas in Mudrārākṣasa]