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Pratikshya, ʰīṣy: 10 definitions

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Pratikshya 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.

The Sanskrit term ʰīṣy can be transliterated into English as Pratiksya or Pratikshya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Pratikshya in Ayurveda glossary

Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)

: archive.org: The Elephant Lore of the Hindus

ʰīṣy (प्रतीक्ष्�) refers to “waiting� (before catching the elephant), according to the 15th century ٲṅgī composed by Nīlakaṇṭha in 263 Sanskrit verses, dealing with elephantology in ancient  India, focusing on the science of management and treatment of elephants.—[Cf. chapter 10, “on the catching of elephants”]: �4. Provided with girth fastenings, spears, bamboo (sticks), goad hooks, fetters, etc., the elephant herdsmen, after waiting (īṣy) there two or three days, then quickly going back into the trap pen, going near the posts, shall by artifices catch the elephants that have desirable qualities and secure them firmly there, and then shall let the herd pass outside�.

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Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda 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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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

ʰīṣy (प्रतीक्ष्�).�pot. p.

1) To be waited for.

2) Worthy of consideration or regard.

3) Venerable, respectable; भक्तिः प्रतीक्ष्येषु कुलोचिता ते (bhakti� pratīṣyeṣu kulocitā te) R.5.14; Śiśupālavadha 2.18.

4) To be adhered to or maintained, to be fulfilled; प्रतीक्ष्यं तत� प्रतीक्ष्यायै पितृष्वस्र� प्रतिश्रुतम् (īṣy� tat pratīṣyāyai pitṛṣvasre pratiśrutam) Śiśupālavadha 2.18.

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

ʰīṣy (प्रतीक्ष्�).—mfn.

(-ṣy�-ṣy-ṣy�) 1. To be considered, to be had regard to. 2. To be expected. Ind. Having considered, having expected, &c. 3. Venerable, respectable. E. prati before, ī� to see, aff. ṇy or lyap .

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ʰīṣy (प्रतीक्ष्�).—[adjective] to be waited for or expected; to be observed or fulfilled; to be considered or regarded.

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

1) ʰīṣy (प्रतीक्ष्�):—[from pratīṣa > pratī�] a mfn. to be expected or waited for, [Manu-smṛti; Mahābhārata] etc.

2) [v.s. ...] to be observed or fulfilled, [Śiśupāla-vadha]

3) [v.s. ...] to be considered or regarded, respectable, worthy, [Raghuvaṃśa; Rājataraṅgiṇ� 2.]

4) [v.s. ...] b ind. ‘while expecting or waiting�, gradually, slowly, [Mṛcchakaṭikā iii, 17/18.]

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ʰīṣy (प्रतीक्ष्�):—[ī+ṣy] (kṣya�-kṣyā-kṣya�) a. That should be considered; venerable.

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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.

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Kannada-English dictionary

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: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

ʰīṣy (ಪ್ರತೀಕ್ಷ್�):�

1) [adjective] that is to be or fit to be anticipated or waited for.

2) [adjective] worth considering; noteworthy; considerable.

3) [adjective] worthy of respect; respectable or respected; venerable or venerated.

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ʰīṣy (ಪ್ರತೀಕ್ಷ್�):—[noun] a man worthy of respect; a respectable man.

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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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Nepali dictionary

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: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

ʰīṣy (प्रतीक्ष्�):—adj. 1. to be waited for; 2. to be regarded; 3. venerable; respectable;

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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

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