Pratiyoddhri, ʰپǻ�: 4 definitions
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The Sanskrit term ʰپǻ� can be transliterated into English as Pratiyoddhr or Pratiyoddhri, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryʰپǻ� (प्रतियोद्ध�).�m. An adversary, opponent.
See also (synonyms): pratiyodha, pratiyodhin.
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ʰپǻ� (प्रतियोद्ध�).�
1) An opponent, adversary.
2) One who begins a battle.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionaryʰپǻ� (प्रतियोद्ध�).—i. e. prati -yudh + t�, m. Able to oppose, [ܲԻDZ貹ܲԻDZԲ] 4, 3.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionaryʰپǻ� (प्रतियोद्ध�).—[masculine] adversary, rival, match.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) ʰپǻ� (प्रतियोद्ध�):—[=پ-ǻ�] [from prati-yudh] m. an antagonist, adversary, well-matched opponent, [ib.; Rāmāyaṇa]
2) [v.s. ...] one who begins a battle, [Manu-smṛti xi, 81] ([varia lectio])
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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Partial matches: Yoddhri, Prati.
Full-text: Pratiratha, Pratiyodhin, Pratiyodha.
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