Pratikshanam, Pratikṣaṇam, Prati-kshanam: 7 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Pratikṣaṇam can be transliterated into English as Pratiksanam or Pratikshanam, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPratikṣaṇam (प्रतिक्षणम्).—ind. at every moment or instant, constantly; प्रतिक्षणं संभ्रमलोलदृष्टि- र्लीलारविन्देन निवारयन्ती (pratikṣaṇaṃ saṃbhramaloladṛṣṭi- rlīlāravindena nivārayantī) Kumārasambhava 3.56.
Pratikṣaṇam is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms prati and kṣaṇam (क्षणम्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryPratikṣaṇam (प्रतिक्षणम्).—[prati-kṣaṇa + m], adv. Every moment, continually, [Hitopadeśa] 59, 17; 97, 15.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryPratikṣaṇam (प्रतिक्षणम्).—[adverb] at every moment, constantly.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPratikṣaṇam (प्रतिक्षणम्):—[=prati-kṣaṇam] ind. at every moment, continually, [Kālidāsa; Rājataraṅgiṇī etc.]
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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 corpusPratikṣaṇaṃ (ಪ್ರತಿಕ್ಷಣಂ):—
1) [adverb] every moment.
2) [adverb] always; at all times.
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: Kshanam, Prati.
Full-text: Pharana, Romavikriya, Romavikara, Romavibheda, Anusavanam, Avyagra, Ashranta, Apacaya, Prati, Vita.
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