pratīhāraḥ is an alternate of pratihāraḥ. 1 Striking back.

2 A door, gate.

3 A porter, door- keeper.

4 A juggler.

5 Juggling, a juggling trick.

6 (In gram.) The hard contact of the tongue with the edge of the teeth in pronouncing dental letters. rī A female door- keeper. Comp. bhūmiḥ f. the thre- shold (of a house &c.); Ku. 3. 58. rakṣī a female door-keeper; R. 6. 20.