Pratyahri, Pratyāhṛ: 4 definitions
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Pratyahri 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 Pratyāhṛ can be transliterated into English as Pratyahr or Pratyahri, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPratyāhṛ (प्रत्याहृ).—1 P.
1) To take back again, bring back, recover.
2) To withdraw, draw back.
3) To utter (a speech).
4) To report.
5) To re-arrange, restore.
6) To destroy.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryPratyāhṛ (प्रत्याहृ).—draw back, withdraw, get back, recover; take up again, carry on, prosecute; utter, tell, report.
Pratyāhṛ is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pratyā and hṛ (हृ).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPratyāhṛ (प्रत्याहृ):—[=praty-ā-√hṛ] [Parasmaipada] -harati, to draw in or back, [Śāṅkhāyana-śrauta-sūtra; Mahābhārata] etc.;
—to withdraw (the senses from worldly objects), [Purāṇa];
—to replace, fetch or bring back, recover, [???; Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature] etc.;
—to rearrange, restore, [Rāmāyaṇa];
—to take up again, continue (a business, sacrifice etc.), [Mahābhārata; Harivaṃśa];
—to report, relate, [Mahābhārata];
—to utter (a speech), cry, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary];
—to withdraw (what has been created), destroy, [Harivaṃśa; Purāṇa];—[wrong reading] for pra-vyā-hṛ, [Mahābhārata etc.]
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Pratyāhṛ (प्रत्याहृ) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Paccāhara.
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: Hri.
Starts with: Pratyahrita.
Full-text: Pratyahrita, Pratyahartavya, Pratyaharaniya, Pratyaharya, Paccahara, Pratyaharana, Pratyahara.
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