Pratyashi, Pratyāśī, Pratya-shi: 3 definitions
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Pratyashi 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.
The Sanskrit term Pratyāśī can be transliterated into English as Pratyasi or Pratyashi, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryPratyāśī (प्रत्याशी).—lie before or in front of ([accusative]).
Pratyāśī is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pratyā and śī (शी).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPratyāśī (प्रत्याशी):—[=praty-ā-√śī] [Ātmanepada] -śete, to lie before ([accusative]), [Ṛg-veda]
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 dictionaryPratyāśī (प्रत्याशी):—(nm) a candidate; ~[śitā] candidature.
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See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Pratyashin, Pratyashit, Pratyashita.
Ends with: Apratyashi, Nishpratyashi.
Full-text: Nishpratyashibhu.
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