Pratyanca, Pratyañcā, Pratyamca: 5 definitions
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Pratyanca means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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 Pratyancha.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarypratyañcā (प्रत्यंचा).—f S A bowstring.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishpratyañcā (प्रत्यंचा).—f A bowstring.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Pratyañcā (प्रत्यञ्चा) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Paḍaṃttā.
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 corpusPratyaṃca (ಪ್ರತ್ಯಂಚ):—
1) [adjective] being in the front; facing.
2) [adjective] at the rear or back; behind; back.
3) [adjective] turned back; going backward; retreating.
4) [adjective] in, of, to, toward or facing the west; western.
5) [adjective] of the same quantity, size, number, value, degree, intensity, quality, etc.; equal.
6) [adjective] of or having to do with the inside; inner; internal.
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Pratyaṃca (ಪ್ರತ್ಯಂಚ):—
1) [noun] the direction in which the sun sets; west.
2) [noun] any of the western countries; the West.
3) [noun] that which is related to originated from, living or being in the west.
4) [noun] an internal, inner thing.
5) [noun] the time that is to come; future.
6) [noun] the soul of an individual being.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryPratyañcā (प्रत्यञ्चा):—n. bow-string;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
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