Pratishap, Prati-shap, Pratiśap: 4 definitions
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Pratishap 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 Pratiśap can be transliterated into English as Pratisap or Pratishap, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryPratiśap (प्रतिशप्).—curse in return.
Pratiśap is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms prati and śap (शप्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPratiśap (प्रतिशप्):—[=prati-√śap] [Parasmaipada] -śapati, to curse in return (with [accusative] or [genitive case]), [Rāmāyaṇa; Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Pratiśap (प्रतिशप्) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Paḍisava.
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.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryPratishaap is another spelling for प्रतिशाप [pratiśāpa].—n. curse for curse; curse in return;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
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