Pratikasha, Prati-kasha, Pratikaṣa, Pratikāśa, Pratīkāśa, Pratikaśa, Pratīkāśā: 11 definitions
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Pratikasha 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 terms Pratikaṣa and Pratikāśa and Pratīkāśa and Pratikaśa and Pratīkāśā can be transliterated into English as Pratikasa or Pratikasha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Pratīkāśa (प्रतीकाश) refers to “resembling” (i.e., that which resembles), according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.12.—Accordingly, after Himācala (i.e., Himālaya) brought his daughter (Pārvatī) before Śiva: “Then Śiva looked at her in the first flush of her youth. [...] Her two breasts resembling lotus-buds were stout, plump and firm. Her waist was slender and the curly locks of her hair shone well. Her feet resembled the land-lotus [i.e., sthalapadma-pratikaṣa-pādayugma] and were comely in appearance. She was competent to shake the minds of even the sages deeply engrossed in meditation, even at the very sight. She was a crest-jewel of all the maidens in the world”.
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.
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Pratīkāśā (प्रतीकाशा) refers to “she who resembles” (the swelling moon), according to the Netratantra of Kṣemarāja: a Śaiva text from the 9th century in which Śiva (Bhairava) teaches Pārvatī topics such as metaphysics, cosmology, and soteriology.—Accordingly, [verse 18.63-68, while describing the iconography of Mṛtyujit and the consort Amṛtalakṣmī]—“After [the Mantrin] has meditated on the beautiful form as indicated earlier, he should worship Mṛtyujit and Śrī Devī [Amṛtalakṣmī], seated on his lap in the middle [of the somamaṇḍala. She is] as clear as pure crystal, she possesses the same luster as mountain snow or a drop of jasmine. [She] resembles the swelling moon (candra-arbuda-pratīkāśā) [and] shines forth like cow’s milk. [...]”.
Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Pratikaṣa (प्रतिकष).—
1) A leader.
2) An assistant.
3) A messenger (vārtāhara).
Derivable forms: pratikaṣaḥ (प्रतिकषः).
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Pratikāśa (प्रतिकाश) or Pratīkāśa (प्रतीकाश).—
1) A reflection.
2) Look, appearance, resemblance; oft. at the end of comp. in this sense and translated by 'like', 'resembling'; पुटपाकप्रती- काशः (puṭapākapratī- kāśaḥ) Uttararāmacarita 3.1.
Derivable forms: pratikāśaḥ (प्रतिकाशः), pratīkāśaḥ (प्रतीकाशः).
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Pratīkāśa (प्रतीकाश).—= प्रतिकाश (pratikāśa) q. v.
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Pratikaśa (प्रतिकश).—a. not obeying the whip.
Pratikaśa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms prati and kaśa (कश).
Pratikaśa (प्रतिकश) or Pratiṣkaśa.—m.
(-ṣaḥ) 1. A leader. 2. An assistant. 3. A messenger. E. prati + kaś-ac-muṭ .
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Pratikaṣa (प्रतिकष).—Adj. Not obeying the whip.
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Pratikāśa (प्रतिकाश).—mfn.
(-śaḥ-śā-śaṃ) Like, resembling, (used in composition.) m.
(-śaḥ) 1. Look, appearance. 2. Reflection. E. prati to or again, and kāśa or kāsa what shines: also pratīkāśa, pratikāsa, and pratīkāsa.
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Pratikāsa (प्रतिकास).—mfn. (-saḥ-sā-sa) Like, (in composition:) see the last.
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Pratīkāśa (प्रतीकाश).—mfn.
(-śaḥ-śā-śaṃ) Like, resembling, (in composition.) m.
(-śaḥ) 1. Look, appearance. 2. Reflection. E. prati before, kāś to shine, aff. ghañ; it is also written pratikāśa .
Pratikāśa (प्रतिकाश).—pratīkāśa, i. e. prati-kāś + a, adj. Like, resembling, [Uttara Rāmacarita, 2. ed. Calc., 1862.] 50, 8 (tī).
Pratikāśa can also be spelled as Pratīkāśa (प्रतीकाश).
Pratīkāśa (प्रतीकाश).—[masculine] reflected image; look, appearance, adj. —° similar to, -like.
1) Pratikaśa (प्रतिकश):—[=prati-kaśa] mfn. ([probably]) not obeying the whip, [Pāṇini 6-1, 152 [Scholiast or Commentator]]
2) Pratikāśa (प्रतिकाश):—[=prati-kāśa] m. = pratī-k, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) Pratīkāśa (प्रतीकाश):—[=pratī-kāśa] [from pratī] m. reflexion, resemblance, appearance, [Atharva-veda; Kauśika-sūtra]
4) [v.s. ...] (ifc.), similar, resembling, like, [Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa etc.]
1) Pratikāśa (प्रतिकाश):—[prati-kāśa] (śaḥ-śā-śaṃ) a. Like.
2) Pratikāsa (प्रतिकास):—[prati-kāsa] (saḥ-sā-saṃ) a. Idem.
3) Pratīkāśa (प्रतीकाश):—[pratī-kāśa] (śaḥ-śā-śaṃ) a. Like.
Pratikaśa (प्रतिकश):—(1. prati + kaśā) adj. wohl der Peitsche nicht gehorchend: aśva [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 6, 1, 152,] [Scholiast]
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Pratikāśa (प्रतिकाश):—m. = pratīkāśa [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 6, 3, 122.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 1462.] [Bhānudīkṣita] zu [Amarakoṣa 2, 10, 38.] [Śabdakalpadruma]
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Pratikāsa (प्रतिकास):—m. = pratikāśa [Ramānātha] zu [Amarakoṣa 2, 10, 38.] [Śabdakalpadruma]
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Pratīkāśa (प्रतीकाश):—
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Pratīkāsa (प्रतीकास):—fehlerhafte Schreibart für pratīkāśa bei den Erklärern zu [Amarakoṣa 2, 10, 38.]
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Pratīkāśa (प्रतीकाश):—am Ende eines adj. comp. [UTTARARĀMAC. 37, 8 (50, 8).]
Pratikaśa (प्रतिकश):—Adj. wohl der Peitsche nicht gehorchend.
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Pratikāśa (प्रतिकाश):—m. = pratīkāśa.
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Pratīkāśa (प्रतीकाश):—m. —
1) Widerschein. —
2) Schein , Aussehen. Am Ende eines adj. Comp. (f. ā) das Aussehen von — habend , aussehend wie. — Vgl. pratikāśa.
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
Pratīkāśa (ಪ್ರತೀಕಾಶ):—
1) [noun] the visual impression of an object as produced by a mirror by reflection.
2) [noun] something supposedly seen by other than normal sight; something perceived in a dream, trance, etc. or supernaturally revealed; vision.
3) [noun] (in comp.) any thing that is equal.
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 (+0): Prati, Kasa, Kaca.
Full-text (+0): Udakapratikasha, Sapratikasha, Kotisuryapratikasha, Vidyutkotipratikasha, Punaruktapratikasha, Pratikara, Candrarbuda, Sthalapadma, Padayugma, Vidyutkoti, Arbuda, Suryakoti, Pratishkasa, Pata, Kakaca, Nikasa.
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