In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: De Gruyter: A Buddhist Ritual Manual on Agriculture

Pratyamitra (प्रत्यमित्र) refers to “adversaries”, according to the Vajratuṇḍasamayakalparāja, an ancient Buddhist ritual manual on agriculture from the 5th-century (or earlier), containing various instructions for the Sangha to provide agriculture-related services to laypeople including rain-making, weather control and crop protection.—Accordingly, [as the Bhagavān said to the great Nāga kings]: “Now I will teach the auspicious offering manual which can bring about any effect. [...] There will be a closing of the boundaries all around for a hundred yojanas. All diseases, all illnesses, all the evil-minded, all rivals and adversaries (pratyamitra): these do not prevail. [...]”.

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Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Pratyamitra (प्रत्यमित्र).—a. hostile.

-traḥ an enemy.

-tram ind. towards as enemy.

Pratyamitra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms prati and amitra (अमित्र).

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

1) Pratyamitra (प्रत्यमित्र):—[=praty-amitra] [from praty > prati] mfn. opposed as an enemy, hostile

2) [v.s. ...] m. an enemy, opponent, adversary, [Mahābhārata]

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

Pratyamitra (प्रत्यमित्र) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Paccāmitta, Paḍiamitta.

[Sanskrit to German]

Pratyamitra in German

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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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Partial matches: Praty, Prati, Amitra.

Full-text: Pratimitra, Paccamitta, Padiamitta, Pratyarthika.

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