Alternative spellings of this word include Pratyuttar.

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Pratyuttara (प्रत्युत्तर) refers to “retort” (i.e., giving a reply in a conversation), according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.54 (“Description of the duties of the chaste wife”).—Accordingly, as a Brahmin lady said to Pārvatī: “[...] O Goddess, the husband is superior to Brahmā, Viṣṇu or Śiva, for a chaste lady her husband is on a par with Śiva. She who transgresses (ullaṅghya) her husband and observes fast and other rites wrecks the longevity of her husband and after death goes to hell. If she furiously retorts (pratyuttara) to her husband she is born as a bitch in a village or as a vixen in a secluded place. [...]”.

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The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

pratyuttara (प्रत्युत्तर).—n (S) Rejoinder or sur-rejoinder; reply to an answer. 2 A reply gen.

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

pratyuttara (प्रत्युत्तर).—n Rejoinder, reply to an answer. A reply.

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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.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Pratyuttara (प्रत्युत्तर).—a reply, rejoinder.

Derivable forms: pratyuttaram (प्रत्युत्तरम्).

Pratyuttara is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms prati and uttara (उत्तर).

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

Pratyuttara (प्रत्युत्तर).—n.

(-raṃ) A rejoinder, a reply to an answer, an answer. E. prati again, uttara an answer.

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

Pratyuttara (प्रत्युत्तर).—i. e. prati -uttara, n. 1. A reply to an answer. 2. An answer, [Hitopadeśa] 64, 14.

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

Pratyuttara (प्रत्युत्तर).—[neuter] rejoinder, reply.

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

1) Pratyuttara (प्रत्युत्तर):—[=praty-uttara] [from praty > prati] a n. a reply to an answer, rejoinder, answer, [Pañcatantra; Hitopadeśa; Prabodha-candrodaya] etc.

2) [=praty-uttara] b etc. See p.664.

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

Pratyuttara (प्रत्युत्तर):—(raṃ) 1. n. Rejoinder, a reply.

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

Pratyuttara (प्रत्युत्तर) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Paccuttara, Paḍiuttara.

[Sanskrit to German]

Pratyuttara 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.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Pratyuttara (प्रत्युत्तर) [Also spelled pratyuttar]:—(nm) reply; replication.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Pratyuttara (ಪ್ರತ್ಯುತ್ತರ):—

1) [noun] something said in answer; a reply; response.

2) [noun] a reply given arrogantly.

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Prati, Uttara.

Starts with: Pratyuttarambade, Pratyuttaramgudu, Pratyuttarana.

Ends with: Bilhanapancashatpratyuttara, Uttarapratyuttara.

Full-text: Paccuttara, Uttarapratyuttara, Pratyukti, Piratiyuttaram, Padiuttara, Pratyuttar, Uttara, Pirattiyuttaram, Cabakala, Jababi, Uttar, Da.

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Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)

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Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)

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