Pratitap, Prati-tap: 3 definitions

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Pratitap 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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Pratitap (प्रतितप्).—give out heat towards, make hot or warm.

Pratitap is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms prati and tap (तप्).

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

Pratitap (प्रतितप्):—[=prati-√tap] [Parasmaipada] -tapati, to throw out or emit heat towards or against ([accusative]), [Atharva-veda; Tāṇḍya-brāhmaṇa];

—to heat, warm, foment, [Gṛhya-sūtra and śrauta-sūtra]

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Pratitap (प्रतितप्) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Paḍitappa.

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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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