Pratyabhijnana, Pratyabhijñāna: 9 definitions
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Pratyabhijnana 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Pratybhigyan.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPratyabhijñāna (प्रत्यभिज्ञान).—
1) Recognition; see the word अभिज्ञान (abhijñāna) also.
2) A token of recognition (in return); प्रत्यभिज्ञान- रत्नं च रामायादर्शयत् कृती (pratyabhijñāna- ratnaṃ ca rāmāyādarśayat kṛtī) R.12.64.
Derivable forms: pratyabhijñānam (प्रत्यभिज्ञानम्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPratyabhijñāna (प्रत्यभिज्ञान).—n.
(-naṃ) Recognition, knowing, recognising. E. prati and abhi before, jñā to know, lyuṭ aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Pratyabhijñāna (प्रत्यभिज्ञान):—[=praty-abhijñāna] [from pratyabhi-jñā] n. recognition, [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature] etc.
2) [v.s. ...] a token of rec° (brought by a messenger to prove that he has accomplished his mission), [Rāmāyaṇa]
3) [v.s. ...] reciprocity, [Āśvalāyana-śrauta-sūtra [Scholiast or Commentator]]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryPratyabhijñāna (प्रत्यभिज्ञान):—[pratya+bhi-jñāna] < [pratyabhi-jñāna] (naṃ) 1. n. Recognition.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Pratyabhijñāna (प्रत्यभिज्ञान) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Paccabhiṇāṇa.
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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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryPratyabhijñāna (प्रत्यभिज्ञान) [Also spelled pratybhigyan]:—(nm) recognition, identification; an identification mark.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusPratyabhijñāna (ಪ್ರತ್ಯಭಿಜ್ಞಾನ):—
1) [noun] identification of some person or thing as having been known before or as being of a certain kind; recognition.
2) [noun] the act of knowing or that which is known; an understanding or, realising; knowledge.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Praty, Jnana, Abhijnana.
Starts with: Pratyabhijnanaratna.
Ends with: Apratyabhijnana, Vishayapratyabhijnana.
Full-text: Pratyabhijnanaratna, Pratyabhijna, Paccabhinana, Pratybhigyan, Vishayapratyabhijnana, Pirattiyapinnanam, Apratyabhijnana.
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