Dictionary meanings for pratijñā from Apte and Monier-Williams.
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Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary
9 A. 1 To promise, declare solemnly, engage, agree, vow; hara- cāpāropaṇena kanyādānaṃ prati jānīte P. R. 4.
2 To state, affirm, assert, main- tain, allege.
3 To bring forward or introduce, adduce.
4 To admit, own, acknowledge.
5 To confirm.
6 To approve, consent.
7 To observe, learn, discern.
8 To pro- pose.
9 To remember with regret.
Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1 Admission, acknowledg- ment.
2 A vow, promise, engage- ment, solemn declaration; daivāttīrṇa- pratijñaḥ Mu. 4. 12; tīrtvā javenaiva nitāṃ- tadustarāṃ nadīṃ pratijñāmiba tāṃ garīyasīṃ Śi. 12. 74.
3 A statement, assertion, de- claration, affirmation.
4 (In Nyāya phil.) A proposition, statement of the proposition to be proved, the first member of the five- membered Indian syllogism; see under nyāya; (parvato...
Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary
P. A1. -jānāti, -jānīte, to admit, own, acknowledge, acquiesce in, consent to, approve RV.; AV.; MBh.; to promise (with gen. dat. or loc. of pers., and acc. with or without prati, or dat. of thing, also with inf. MBh. Ka1v. &c; with vākyam and gen. to promise... mfn. acknowledging (ifc.) Vajracch. 665,3 132325 f. See below. 084599 665,3 132326 f. admission, acknowledgment, assent, agreement, promise, vow MBh.; Ka1v....
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