Pratishishta, Pratiśiṣṭa: 5 definitions
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Pratishishta means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Hindi. 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 Pratiśiṣṭa can be transliterated into English as Pratisista or Pratishishta, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Pratishisht.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPratiśiṣṭa (प्रतिशिष्ट).—p. p.
1) Ordered, sent; दमघोषसुतेन कश्चन प्रतिशिष्टः प्रतिभानवानथ (damaghoṣasutena kaścana pratiśiṣṭaḥ pratibhānavānatha) Śiśupālavadha 16.1.
2) Dismissed, rejected.
3) Famous, celebrated.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPratiśiṣṭa (प्रतिशिष्ट).—mfn.
(-ṣṭaḥ-ṣṭā-ṣṭaṃ) 1. Celebrated, famous. 2. Sent, ordered, dispatched. 2. Dismissed. E. prati intensitive, and śiṣṭa celebrated, &c.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Pratiśiṣṭa (प्रतिशिष्ट):—[=prati-śiṣṭa] [from prati-śāsana] mfn. sent on a message, despatched, [Śiśupāla-vadha]
2) [v.s. ...] refused, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) [v.s. ...] celebrated, famous, [Horace H. Wilson]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryPratiśiṣṭa (प्रतिशिष्ट):—[prati-śiṣṭa] (ṣṭaḥ-ṣṭā-ṣṭaṃ) a. Celebrated; sent.
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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryPratiśiṣṭa (प्रतिशिष्ट) [Also spelled pratishisht]:—(nm) a page; (a) deployed, sent on an errand.
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Partial matches: Shishta, Prati.
Full-text: Pratishisht, Pratibhana, Kim.
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