Pratyapakara, Pratyapakāra, Prati-apakara: 5 definitions
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Pratyapakara 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 Pratyapakar.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPratyapakāra (प्रत्यपकार).—retaliation, injury in return; शाम्येत् प्रत्यप- कारेण नोपकारेण दुर्जनः (śāmyet pratyapa- kāreṇa nopakāreṇa durjanaḥ) Kumārasambhava 2.4.
Derivable forms: pratyapakāraḥ (प्रत्यपकारः).
Pratyapakāra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms prati and apakāra (अपकार).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPratyapakāra (प्रत्यपकार):—[=praty-apakāra] [from pratyapa-kṛ] m. offending or injuring in return, retaliation, [Kumāra-sambhava]
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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 dictionaryPratyapakāra (प्रत्यपकार) [Also spelled pratyapakar]:—(nm) reprisal; retaliation; hence ~[rī] (nm).
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Partial matches: Praty, Prati, Apakara.
Full-text: Pratyapkaar, Pratyapakar, Kar.
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