Pratyarthin, Pratyarthī, Pratyarthi: 13 definitions
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In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)
Pratyarthin (प्रत्यर्थिन्) refers to “hostile (elephants)”, according to the 15th century Mātaṅgalīlā composed by Nīlakaṇṭha in 263 Sanskrit verses, dealing with elephantology in ancient India, focusing on the science of management and treatment of elephants.—[Cf. chapter 12, “On the qualities of elephant drivers, etc.”]: “4. Hard for foes to conquer is an elephant driver who is clever at the ways of mounting and dismounting from elephants, at sitting by means of seats on the shoulders and the hind parts, at driving them with the voice, feet, and hook, at the methods of marching and running them in the streets and in the country, at turning them back and stopping them, and at fighting with hostile elephants (pratyarthin) [pratyarthidvipayodhane'pi kuśalo yantā dviṣāṃ durjayaḥ]”.
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Pratyarthin (प्रत्यर्थिन्).—a. (-nī f.) Hostile, opposing, inimical to; नास्मि भवत्योरीश्वरनियोगप्रत्यर्थी (nāsmi bhavatyorīśvaraniyogapratyarthī) V.2.
2) Emulating.
3) Contradicting. -m.
1) An opponent, adversary, enemy.
2) A rival, equal, match; चन्द्रो मुखस्य प्रत्यर्थी (candro mukhasya pratyarthī).
3) (In law) A defendant; स धर्मस्थसखः शश्वदर्थिप्रत्यर्थिनां स्वयम् (sa dharmasthasakhaḥ śaśvadarthipratyarthināṃ svayam) R.17.39; Manusmṛti 8.79; प्रत्यर्थिनोऽग्रतो लेख्यं यथावेदितमर्थिना (pratyarthino'grato lekhyaṃ yathāveditamarthinā) Y.2.6.
4) An obstacle or impediment.
Pratyarthin (प्रत्यर्थिन्).—mfn. (-rthī-rthinī-rthi) 1. Hostile, inimical. 2. Opposing, contradicting, rejecting. m. (-rthī) 1. An enemy. 2. (In law,) A defendant. E. prati again, against (re), artha meaning, intention, &c. ini aff.
Pratyarthin (प्रत्यर्थिन्).—i. e. pratiarthin, m. A defendant, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 8, 71.
Pratyarthin (प्रत्यर्थिन्).—[adjective] hostile, inimical; emulating with (—°). [masculine] opponent, adversary, rival; defendant ([jurisprudence]).
1) Pratyarthin (प्रत्यर्थिन्):—[=praty-arthin] [from praty-arth] mfn. hostile, inimical
2) [v.s. ...] (ifc.) opposing, rivalling, emulating, [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature] etc.
3) [v.s. ...] m. an adversary, opponent, rival, [ib.]
4) [v.s. ...] (in law) a defendant, [Manu-smṛti; Yājñavalkya] etc.
Pratyarthin (प्रत्यर्थिन्):—[pratya+rthin] (rthī) 5. m. Enemy; a defendant. a. Hostile, opposing.
Pratyarthin (प्रत्यर्थिन्):—(1. pra + arthin)
1) adj. feindlich, subst. Widersacher, Gegner, Nebenbuhler [Amarakoṣa 2, 8, 1, 11.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 729.] [Medinīkoṣa Nalopākhyāna 194.] [Halāyudha 2, 301.] pṛthvīpati [Prabodhacandrodaja 3, 7.] Inschr. in [Journ. of the Am. Or. S. 6, 503, Śloka 9. 504. Śloka 13.] pratyarthibhūtāmapi tāṃ samādheḥ śuśrūṣamāṇām [Kumārasaṃbhava 1, 60.] sarasijapratyarthi pāṇidvayam wetteifernd mit [Sāhityadarpana 41, 12. -] [Mahābhārata 5, 1678.] [Kathāsaritsāgara 43, 102.] —
2) m. der Verklagte [Medinīkoṣa] [Śabdaratnāvalī im Śabdakalpadruma] [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 8, 79.] [Yājñavalkya’s Gesetzbuch 2, 6.] [Mahābhārata 2, 225.] [Mṛcchakaṭikā 141, 9.] [Raghuvaṃśa 17, 39.] [Rājataraṅgiṇī 6, 25. 33. 41.] [Dhūrtasamāgama 89, 20.]
Pratyarthin (प्रत्यर्थिन्):——
1) Adj. — a) feindlich ; m. Widersacher , Gegner , Nebenbuhler. — b) wetteifernd mit (am Ende eines Comm.) , so v.a gleichend. —
2) m. der Verklagte [211,20.213,6.214,9.10.12.]
Pratyarthin (प्रत्यर्थिन्) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Paccatthi.
Pratyarthin (in Sanskrit) can be associated with the following Chinese terms:
1) 怨 [yuàn]: “bitterness”.
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
Pratyarthī (प्रत्यर्थी):—(nm) a respondent.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Pratyarthi (ಪ್ರತ್ಯರ್ಥಿ):—[adjective] having or showing enmity; of or characteristic of an enemy; hostile; inimical.
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Pratyarthi (ಪ್ರತ್ಯರ್ಥಿ):—
1) [noun] an adversary; an enemy.
2) [noun] (law.) the party who is sued or accused and who is defending oneself; a defendant.
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: Artti, Prati.
Starts with: Pratyarthibhuta.
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