pratimā

Dictionary Definitions

[apte] 3. 4. A. To compare, liken.

[apte] m. Ved. A creator, maker. --mā 1 An image, a likeness, statue, figure, an idol; R. 16. 39. --2 Resemblance, similitude; oft. in comp. in the sense of ‘like, similar, or equal to’; devapratima, aprati- ma &c.; gugeḥ kṛśānupratimāt R. 2. 49. --3 A reflection, reflected image; mukhamiṃdurujjvalakapolamataḥ pratimācchalena sudṛśāmaviśat Śi. 9. 48, 73; R. 7. 64; 12. 100. --4 A measure, extent. --5 The part of an...

[mw] A1. -mimīte (Ved. inf. prati-mai), to imitate, copy RV.; VS.; Kaus3. 084921 669,1 132856 m. a creator, maker, framer AV.; VS. 669,1 132857 f. an image, likeness, symbol RV. &c 669,1 132858 f. a picture, statue, figure, idol Mn.; Hariv.; Ragh. (IW. 218, 1; 241) 669,1 132859

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3. 4. A. To compare, liken.

Corpus Profile

Part of Speech

NOUN

Total Occurrences

200

Texts Appeared In

53

DCS: nom d'un sacrifice de Soma | Monier-Williams: prati-√ mA Ā. -mimIte ( Ved. inf. prati-mE ), to imitate, copy, RV.

Semantic Classification

Top Texts by Occurrence

1. Mahābhārata 48 24.0%
2. Rāmāyaṇa 27 13.5%
3. Gopathabrāhmaṇa 10 5.0%
4. Liṅgapurāṇa 9 4.5%
5. Maitrāyaṇīsaṃhitā 9 4.5%

Concordance (Sample)

• Rāmāyaṇa surface: pratimam

  gandharvarājapratimaṃ loke vikhyātapauruṣam

• Rāmāyaṇa surface: pratimā

  kāñcanapratimaikāgraṃ maṇividrumatoraṇam

• Rāmāyaṇa surface: pratimam

  gandharvarājapratimaṃ bhartāram idam abravīt