Pratishedhopama, Pratiṣedhopamā, Pratishedha-upama: 5 definitions
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Pratishedhopama 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 Pratiṣedhopamā can be transliterated into English as Pratisedhopama or Pratishedhopama, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPratiṣedhopamā (प्रतिषेधोपमा).—one of the several kinds of Upamā mentioned by Daṇḍin. It is thus explained; न जातु शक्तिरिन्दोस्ते मुखेन प्रतिगर्जितुम् । कलङ्किनो जडस्येति प्रति- षेधोपमैव सा (na jātu śaktirindoste mukhena pratigarjitum | kalaṅkino jaḍasyeti prati- ṣedhopamaiva sā) || Kāv.2.34.
Pratiṣedhopamā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pratiṣedha and upamā (उपमा).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPratiṣedhopamā (प्रतिषेधोपमा).—f.
(-mā) A kind of Simile thus explained by Dandin:— “na jātu śaktirindoste mukhena prati garjitum . kalaṅkino jaḍasyeti pratiṣedhopamaiva sā ..” But according to modern writers this would be a vyatireka .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPratiṣedhopamā (प्रतिषेधोपमा):—[=prati-ṣedhopamā] [from prati-ṣedha > prati-ṣidh] f. a comparison expressed in a negative form, [ib.]
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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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Partial matches: Pratishedha, Prati, Upama.
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