Pratimacandra, Pratimācandra, Pratima-candra: 2 definitions
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Pratimacandra 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Pratimachandra.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Pratimācandra (प्रतिमाचन्द्र).—the reflected moon, reflection of the moon; उवास प्रतिमाचन्द्रः प्रसन्नाना- मपामिव (uvāsa pratimācandraḥ prasannānā- mapāmiva) R.1.65; so प्रतिमेन्दुः, प्रतिमाशशाङ्क (pratimenduḥ, pratimāśaśāṅka).
Derivable forms: pratimācandraḥ (प्रतिमाचन्द्रः).
Pratimācandra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pratimā and candra (चन्द्र).
Pratimācandra (प्रतिमाचन्द्र):—[=prati-mā-candra] m. ‘reflection-moon’, image of the m°, [Raghuvaṃśa]
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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