Pratilakshana, Pratilakṣaṇa, Prati-lakshana: 6 definitions

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Pratilakshana 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 Pratilakṣaṇa can be transliterated into English as Pratilaksana or Pratilakshana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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

Pratilakṣaṇa (प्रतिलक्षण).—a mark, sign, token.

Derivable forms: pratilakṣaṇam (प्रतिलक्षणम्).

Pratilakṣaṇa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms prati and lakṣaṇa (लक्षण).

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

Pratilakṣaṇa (प्रतिलक्षण).—perfect observance (of the Law): sad-dharma-°ṇa-tayā Lalitavistara 440.20, by reason of the fact that he perfectly observes the Good Law; so Tibetan, dam paḥi chos yoṅs su sruṅ bas. No v.l., but em. to °rakṣaṇa (so Foucaux, Notes p. 209)? Or l for r, § 2.49? Prose; not in Weller.

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

Pratilakṣaṇa (प्रतिलक्षण).—n.

(-ṇaṃ) A mark, a sign, a token.

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

Pratilakṣaṇa (प्रतिलक्षण):—[=prati-lakṣaṇa] n. ‘a counter-mark’, mark, sign, [Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa]

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Pratilakshana 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.

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