Pratipadarshini, Pratīpadarśinī, Pratipa-darshini: 6 definitions
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Pratipadarshini 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 Pratīpadarśinī can be transliterated into English as Pratipadarsini or Pratipadarshini, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPratīpadarśinī (प्रतीपदर्शिनी).—a woman.
Pratīpadarśinī is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pratīpa and darśinī (दर्शिनी).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPratīpadarśinī (प्रतीपदर्शिनी).—f. (-nī) A woman. E. pratīpa turning the face away, and darśinī looking.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPratīpadarśinī (प्रतीपदर्शिनी):—[=pratīpa-darśinī] [from pratīpa] f. ‘turning away the face’, a woman, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryPratīpadarśinī (प्रतीपदर्शिनी):—[pratīpa-darśinī] (nī) 3. f. A woman.
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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 corpusPratīpadarśini (ಪ್ರತೀಪದರ್ಶಿನಿ):—[noun] (gen.) a woman (who turns her face aside in modesty).
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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