Pratime: 1 definition
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusPratime (ಪ್ರತಿಮೆ):—
1) [noun] an image or other material object representing a deity to which religious worship is addressed; an idol.
2) [noun] the figure of a person or animal or an imagined or abstract form, carved in stone, wood, etc., modeled in a plastic substance or cast in plaster, bronze, etc.; a statue.
3) [noun] the state of being similar; likeness; resemblance; similarity.
4) [noun] the shape, outline or configuration of anything; structure as apart from color, material, etc.
5) [noun] the part of the head of an elephant between its tusks or, corresponding part of tuskless elephants.
6) [noun] an image used by a poet, painter, etc. to express precisely an idea.
7) [noun] any of the eleven stages one has to go through to achieve the highest knowledge in jainism.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Pratimedha, Pratimedhi, Pratimendu, Pratimeya.
Ends with: Ahitapratime, Arhatpratime, Calapratime, Cetanapratime, Ratripratime, Shilapratime, Suryapratime.
Full-text: Pratimendu, Cengamma.
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Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 3.4.321 < [Chapter 4 - Descriptions of Śrī Acyutānanda’s Pastimes and the Worship of Śrī Mādhavendra]
Song 11 < [Nityānanda-milana (Meeting Lord Nityānanda)]