Dictionary meanings for pratihan from Apte and Monier-Williams.
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Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary
2 P. 1 To strike back or in return; (taṃ) vidhyaṃtamuddhṛtasaṭāḥ pra- tihaṃtumīṣuḥ R. 9. 60.
2 To ward off, keep off, prevent, oppose, resist; toyasyevāpratihatarayaḥ saikataṃ setumoghaḥ U. 3. 36; pratihatavighnāḥ kriyāḥ sabhavalokya S. 1. 13; Me. 20; Ku. 2. 48; V. 2. 1.
3 To repel, drive back, re- pulse.
4 To remove, destroy; ya- dyatpāpaṃ pratijahi jagannātha namrasya tanme Māl. 1. 3.
5 To counter-act,...
Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary
P. -hanti (ep. also A1. pf. -jaghne), to beat against (gen.) Ta1n2d2Br.; to attack, assail MBh.; to strike down ib.; to crush, break RV.; to put on a spit ib. i, 32, 12; to strike in return, strike back, ward off remove, dispel, check, prevent, frustrate... mfn. struck or striking against R.; S3ak.; Ra1jat. 673,1 133489 mfn. repelled, warded off, checked, impeded, obstructed, prevented, omitted MBh.; Ka1v. &c 673,1...
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