Pratikrishta, Pratikṛṣṭa: 6 definitions

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Pratikrishta 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 Pratikṛṣṭa can be transliterated into English as Pratikrsta or Pratikrishta, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Pratikrishta in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Pratikṛṣṭa (प्रतिकृष्ट).—p. p.

1) Twice ploughed.

2) Repulsed, despised, rejected.

3) Hidden, concealed.

4) Low, vile, abject.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Pratikṛṣṭa (प्रतिकृष्ट).—ppp., adj. (= Sanskrit Lex. id., Pali paṭi-kiṭṭha; see s.v. pratikruṣṭa, where it is suggested that both Pali forms may derive from pratikṛṣṭa historically, °kruṣṭa being hyper-Sanskrit; but possibly the two are independent, tho virtual synonyms): bad, evil: ayaṃ bodhisattvasya pratikṛṣṭo mṛṣāvāda iti Śikṣāsamuccaya 12.12.

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

Pratikṛṣṭa (प्रतिकृष्ट).—mfn.

(-ṣṭaḥ-ṣṭā-ṣṭaṃ) 1. Inferior, low, vile. 2. Twice ploughed, or ploughed back again. 3. Repulsed, rejected. 4. Hidden, concealed. E. prati against, and kṛṣṭa drawn.

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

1) Pratikṛṣṭa (प्रतिकृष्ट):—[=prati-kṛṣṭa] [from prati-karṣa] mfn. ploughed back again, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) [v.s. ...] thrust back, [Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra]

3) [v.s. ...] rejected, despised, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Pratikṛṣṭa (प्रतिकृष्ट):—[prati-kṛṣṭa] (ṣṭaḥ-ṣṭā-ṣṭaṃ) a. Inferior; twiceploughed or ploughed back.

context information

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.

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Kannada-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Pratikrishta in Kannada glossary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Pratikṛṣṭa (ಪ್ರತಿಕೃಷ್ಟ):—

1) [noun] that which is pulled down or back.

2) [noun] a man who is down-troadden, suppressed (in a society) or a thing which is regarded as inferior.

context information

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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