Pratibahu, ʰپ, Prati-bahu: 6 definitions
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Pratibahu means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1a) ʰپ (प्रतिबाह�).—A son of Śvaphalka.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa IX. 24. 17.
1b) The son of Vajra and father of Su*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa X. 90. 38; Vāyu-purāṇa 96. 251; Viṣṇu-purāṇa IV. 15. 41-2.

The Purana (पुरा�, 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
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryʰپ (प्रतिबाह�).�
1) the forepart of the arm.
2) an opposite side (in a square or polygon).
ʰپ is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms prati and (बाहु).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionaryʰپ (प्रतिबाह�).—m.
(-�) The fore part of the arm.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) ʰپ (प्रतिबाह�):—[=prati-] m. fore-arm, [Varāha-mihira]
2) [v.s. ...] an opposite side (in a square or polygon), [Colebrooke]
3) [v.s. ...] Name of sub voce men, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), 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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Full-text: Pratibhuja, Bahupratibahu, Sucaru, Shvaphalkavamsha, Subahu, Yuddha, Rupaka, Vajra, Murti, Shabda.
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Vishnu Purana (Taylor) (by McComas Taylor)
Chapter 15 - Hiraṇyakaśipu, Rāvaṇa and Śiśupāla < [Book Four: The Royal Dynasties]
Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 3 - Dialogue between Parīkṣit and Uddhava < [Section 6 - Bhāgavata-māhātmya]
Bhagavata Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 24 - The History of the Race of Yadu < [Book 9 - Ninth Skandha]
Chapter 90 - The Song of Queens: Resume of Kṛṣṇa’s Sports < [Book 10 - Tenth Skandha]
Abhijnana Shakuntala (synthetic study) (by Ramendra Mohan Bose)
Chapter 3 - Tritiya-anka (tritiyo'nkah) < [Abhijnana Sakuntalam, text and commentary]
Chapter 1 - Prathama-anka (prathamo'nkah) < [Abhijnana Sakuntalam, text and commentary]
Chapter 4 - Caturtha-anka (caturtho'nkah) < [Abhijnana Sakuntalam, text and commentary]