Pratyupakara, Pratyupakāra: 13 definitions

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Pratyupakara means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, 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 Pratyupakar.

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Marathi-English dictionary

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Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

pratyupakāra (प्रत्युपकार).—m (S) A kindness or favor in requital.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

pratyupakāra (प्रत्युपकार).—m A kindness or favour in requital.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Pratyupakāra (प्रत्युपकार).—

1) Returning a service or kindness, requital of an obligation, service in return.

2) Mutual assistance.

Derivable forms: pratyupakāraḥ (प्रत्युपकारः).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Pratyupakāra (प्रत्युपकार).—m.

(-raḥ) Requital or aid or assistance, mutual assistance. E. prati, and upakāra aid.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Pratyupakāra (प्रत्युपकार).—i. e. prati -upa-kṛ + a, m. 1. Service in return, [Pañcatantra] 207, 17. 2. Requital, [Rājataraṅgiṇī] 5, 190.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Pratyupakāra (प्रत्युपकार).—[masculine] return of a service or kindness; adj. rin.

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

Pratyupakāra (प्रत्युपकार):—[=praty-upakāra] [from pratyupa-kṛ] m. returning a service or favour, gratitude, [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature etc.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Pratyupakāra (प्रत्युपकार):—[pratyupa-kāra] (raḥ) 1. m. Mutual assistance.

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

Pratyupakāra (प्रत्युपकार) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Paccuvagāra, Paccuvayāra, Paḍiuvayāra, Paḍoyāra.

[Sanskrit to German]

Pratyupakara 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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Hindi dictionary

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Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Pratyupakāra (प्रत्युपकार) [Also spelled pratyupakar]:—(nm) a good turn in return for another; responsive benevolence/beneficence; ~[kārī] one who returns an obligation; one who does a good turn in return, responsively benevolent/beneficent.

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Kannada-English dictionary

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Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Pratyupakāra (ಪ್ರತ್ಯುಪಕಾರ):—[noun] a favour in requital; a return of a kindness; an act done in gratitude.

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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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