Pratishayita, Pratiśayita: 2 definitions

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Pratishayita 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 Pratiśayita can be transliterated into English as Pratisayita or Pratishayita, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Pratiśayita (प्रतिशयित).—a. One who lies down without food before a deity to secure his desired object; अनया च किलास्मै प्रति- शयिताय स्वप्ने समादिष्टम् (anayā ca kilāsmai prati- śayitāya svapne samādiṣṭam) Daśakumāracarita 122.

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

1) Pratiśayita (प्रतिशयित):—[=prati-śayita] [from prati-śī] mfn. pressing, importuning, importuned, [Kādambarī; Harṣacarita]

2) [v.s. ...] n. the act of importuning, molestation, [Kādambarī]

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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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