Pratihartri, Pratihartṛ: 6 definitions
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Pratihartri 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.
The Sanskrit term Pratihartṛ can be transliterated into English as Pratihartr or Pratihartri, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationPratihartṛ (प्रतिहर्तृ) refers to one of the three types of companions for the Udgātṛ, which is one of the four classes of Ṛtvijas (Ṛtvik), or “priests participating in the Vedic sacrifices”, as mentioned in the Śivapurāṇa 2.2.27.—The priests (Ṛtvijas) participating in the Vedic sacrifices are usually four in number. They are Hotṛ, Adhvaryu, Udgātṛ and Brahman corresponding to the four Vedas—Ṛg, Yajus, Sāman and Atharvan respectively. Each of the priests has three companions or helpers, the total no. is sixteen viz. Hotṛ—Maitrāvaruṇa, Acchāvāka, Grāvastut; Adhvaryu—Pratiprasthātṛ, Neṣṭṛ, Unnetṛ; Udgātṛ—Prastotṛ, Pratihartṛ, Subrahmaṇya and Brahman—Brāhmaṇācchaṃsin, Agnīdhra, Potṛ. See Āśvalāyana Śrauta Sūtra IV. 1.4-6.
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.
General definition (in Hinduism)
Source: archive.org: Vedic index of Names and SubjectsPratihartṛ (प्रतिहर्तृ) is the name of the assistant of the Udgātṛ in the list of the sixteen priests (Ṛtvij). It is found in the later Saṃhitās and the Brāhmaṇas, but not in the Ṛgveda.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPratihartṛ (प्रतिहर्तृ).—m.
1) One who beats back or removes, repeller, remover, averter, destroyer &c.; सर्वे वियुक्ताः स्वविहार- तन्त्रं न शक्नुमस्तत्प्रतिहर्तवे ते (sarve viyuktāḥ svavihāra- tantraṃ na śaknumastatpratihartave te) Bhāgavata 3.5.47.
2) The assistant of the Udgātṛ; q. v.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryPratihartṛ (प्रतिहर्तृ).—[masculine] averter, destroyer; a kind of priest.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Pratihartṛ (प्रतिहर्तृ):—[=prati-hartṛ] [from prati-haraṇa > prati-hṛ] m. (cf. pratī-h) one who draws back or absorbs, a destroyer, [Mahābhārata]
2) [v.s. ...] one who keeps or wards off, an averter, [Raghuvaṃśa]
3) [v.s. ...] Name of one of the 16 priests (the assistant of the Udgātṛ), [Brāhmaṇa; ???] etc.
4) [v.s. ...] Name of a king (son of Pratihāra or of Pratīha), [Purāṇa]
5) Pratīhartṛ (प्रतीहर्तृ):—[=pratī-hartṛ] [from pratī] m. (cf. prati-h) a doorkeeper, porter, [Rājataraṅgiṇī]
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusPratihartṛ (ಪ್ರತಿಹರ್ತೃ):—
1) [noun] a man who beats, delivers a blow in retaliation.
2) [noun] a man who removes, prevents or protects from, an evil or evils.
3) [noun] one of the sixteen priests who officiates at a sacrifice; he who assists one of the four principal priests, who chants the hymns of Sāmavēda.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Hartri, Prati.
Full-text (+2): Acchavaka, Pratihartra, Ritvik, Stuti, Bhuva, Agnidh, Pratihri, Shrauta Sutra, Agnidhra, Unnetri, Maitravaruna, Neshtri, Potrin, Pratiprasthatri, Prastotri, Brahmanacchamsin, Gravastut, Subrahmanya, Apaccheda, Adakshina.
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