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)

Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

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”.

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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)

Source: SOAS University of London: Protective Rites in the Netra Tantra

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. [...]”.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English 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).

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

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 .

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

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).

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

Pratīkāśa (प्रतीकाश).—[masculine] reflected image; look, appearance, adj. —° similar to, -like.

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

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.]

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

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.

[Sanskrit to German]

Pratikasha 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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

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.

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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.

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Partial matches: Kasa, Prati, Kaca.

Ends with: Bandhujivapratikasha, Gairikapratikasha, Gomedapratikasha, Kotisuryapratikasha, Punaruktapratikasha, Sapratikasha, Udakapratikasha, Vidyutkotipratikasha.

Full-text: Udakapratikasha, Sapratikasha, Pratikara, Candrarbuda, Suryakoti, Sthalapadma, Padayugma, Arbuda, Vidyutkoti, Pratishkasa, Pada, Kash, Punaruktapratikasha, Nikasa.

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