Pratyartha: 4 definitions
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Pratyartha 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
Ayurveda (science of life)
Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)
: archive.org: The Elephant Lore of the HindusPratyartha (啶啶班い啷嵿く啶班啶�) refers to 鈥渢hose (elephants) (whose sensitivity is) contrary to meaning鈥�, according to the 15th century 惭腻迟补峁単补濒墨濒腻 composed by N墨laka峁囜弓ha in 263 Sanskrit verses, dealing with elephantology in ancient India, focusing on the science of management and treatment of elephants.鈥擺Cf. chapter 8, 鈥渙n marks of character鈥漖: 鈥�18. The sensitiveness (to stimuli of control) of elephants is known to be seven-fold according as it is extreme, shallow, deep, conformable to meaning, contrary to meaning (pratyartha), harsh, and perfect. 23. Who goes back when he is goaded (forward), and when reined in goes (ahead), and (thus) acts contrary to the signal, he is one of contrary sensitivity (pratyartha-vedana)鈥�.
膧yurveda (啶嗋く啷佮ぐ啷嵿さ啷囙う, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of 膧yurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPratyartha (啶啶班い啷嵿く啶班啶�).鈥�a. Useful, expedient.
-rtham 1 A reply, an answer.
2) Hostility, opposition. ind. At every object, in every case.
-惫别诲补苍补岣� Of contrary sensitivity; M膩ta- 帽ga L.11.38.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPratyartha (啶啶班い啷嵿く啶班啶�).鈥攏.
(-谤迟丑补峁�) 1. A reply, an answer, a counter-representation. 2. Opposition, hostility. f.
(-谤迟丑腻) Useful, expedient. E. prati successive order, and artha representation.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryPratyartha (啶啶班い啷嵿く啶班啶�):鈥擺pratya+rtha] (谤迟丑补峁�) 1. n. A reply; opposition.
Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), 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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Partial matches: Artha, Prati.
Starts with: Pratyarthaka, Pratyartham, Pratyartharuva, Pratyarthavedana.
Full-text: Pratyartham, Vedana, Pirattiyaruttam, Pratyartharuva, Pratyandharuva, Abhisambandha, Pratyarthavedana.
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Vakyapadiya of Bhartrihari (by K. A. Subramania Iyer)
Verse 2.467 < [Book 2 - V膩kya-k膩峁囜笉a]
Verse 2.177 < [Book 2 - V膩kya-k膩峁囜笉a]
Verse 1.138 < [Book 1 - Brahma-k膩峁囜笉a (or 膧gama-samuccaya)]
Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 9.27 < [Section II - Duty towards Children]
Purana-prasanga (from Jagad-Guru-Vaibhava) < [Purana, Volume 1, Part 2 (1960)]
Abhijnana Sakuntalam (with translation and notes) (by Bidhubhusan Goswami)
Chapter 3: Translation and notes < [Abhijnana Sakuntalam, text and notes]
Abhijnana Shakuntala (synthetic study) (by Ramendra Mohan Bose)
Chapter 7 - Saptama-anka (saptamo'nkah) < [Abhijnana Sakuntalam, text and commentary]