Pratyakara, Pratyākāra, Prati-akara: 8 definitions
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPratyākāra (प्रत्याकार).—a scabbard, sheath.
Derivable forms: pratyākāraḥ (प्रत्याकारः).
Pratyākāra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms prati and ākāra (आकार).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPratyākāra (प्रत्याकार).—m.
(-raḥ) A scabbard, a sheath. E. prati like, ākāra form.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPratyākāra (प्रत्याकार):—[=praty-ākāra] [from praty > prati] m. a scabbard, sword-sheath, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryPratyākāra (प्रत्याकार):—[pratyā+kāra] (raḥ) 1. m. A scabbard.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Pratyākāra (प्रत्याकार) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Paḍiāra.
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusPratyākara (ಪ್ರತ್ಯಾಕರ):—[noun] a case for the blade of a weapon as sword, dagger, etc.; a sheath.
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Pratyākāra (ಪ್ರತ್ಯಾಕಾರ):—[noun] = ಪ್ರತ್ಯಾಕರ [pratyakara].
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Partial matches: Praty, Akara, Prati.
Full-text: Padiara.
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