Pratikshatra, Pratikṣatra: 5 definitions
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Pratikshatra 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 Pratikṣatra can be transliterated into English as Pratiksatra or Pratikshatra, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaPratikṣatra (प्रतिक्षत्र).—A King born of the family of Paraśurāma. (9th Skandha, Bhāgavata).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1a) Pratikṣatra (प्रतिक्षत्र).—The son of Śami and father of Svayambhoja.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 71. 139; Matsya-purāṇa 44. 80; Viṣṇu-purāṇa IV. 14. 23.
1b) A son of Kṣatravrddha and father of Samjaya.*
- * Viṣṇu-purāṇa IV. 9. 25-26.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Pratikṣatra (प्रतिक्षत्र):—[=prati-kṣatra] m. Name of a descendant of Atri (author of [Ṛg-veda v, 46]), [Anukramaṇikā]
2) [v.s. ...] of a son of An-enas, [Harivaṃśa]
3) [v.s. ...] of a son of Kṣatra-vṛddha, [Viṣṇu-purāṇa]
4) [v.s. ...] of a son of Śamin, [Harivaṃśa]
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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.
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Partial matches: Kshatra, Prati.
Full-text: Sanjaya, Svayambhoja, Pratikshetra, Kshatravriddha, Shami, Divodasa, Maitreya.
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