Alternative spellings of this word include Pratihast.

India history and geography

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical Glossary

Pratihasta.—cf. Od8iyā Paḍihasta (EI 28), a representative. Note: pratihasta is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Pratihasta (प्रतिहस्त).—a deputy, an agent, substitute, proxy; आश्रितानां भृतौ स्वामिसेवायां धर्मसेवने । पुत्रस्योत्पादने चैव न सन्ति प्रतिहस्तकाः (āśritānāṃ bhṛtau svāmisevāyāṃ dharmasevane | putrasyotpādane caiva na santi pratihastakāḥ) || H.2.33.

Derivable forms: pratihastaḥ (प्रतिहस्तः).

Pratihasta is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms prati and hasta (हस्त). See also (synonyms): pratihastaka.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Pratihasta (प्रतिहस्त).—m.

(-staḥ) A deputy, a substitute. E. prati, and hasta the hand; also with kan added pratihastaka .

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

Pratihasta (प्रतिहस्त).—[prati-hasta], and pratihastaka prati-hasta + ha, m. A substitute, [Hitopadeśa] ii. [distich] 32.

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

Pratihasta (प्रतिहस्त).—[masculine] substitute, proxy.

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

Pratihasta (प्रतिहस्त):—[=prati-hasta] m. a deputy, substitute, proxy. (-tva n., [Vikramāṅkadeva-carita, by Bilhaṇa]),

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

Pratihasta (प्रतिहस्त):—[prati-hasta] (staḥ) 1. m. A substitute.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Pratihasta (प्रतिहस्त) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Paḍihattha.

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Pratihasta in German

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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.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Pratihasta (प्रतिहस्त) [Also spelled pratihast]:—(nm) representative, deputy.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Pratihasta (ಪ್ರತಿಹಸ್ತ):—[noun] a man who represents another or others; a representative; an agent.

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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: Hasta, Prati.

Starts with: Pratihastaka, Pratihastakshar, Pratihastakshara, Pratihastatva.

Ends with: Apratihasta, Puro-pratihasta.

Full-text: Pratihastatva, Padihattha, Pratihast, Puro-pratihasta, Pratihastaka.

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