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Entry प्रतिधा
प्रतिधाpratidhāA draught.
A draught.
Derived forms and compounds
प्रतिधाpratidhā
3 Ubbayapada (Parasmaipada and Atmanepada)
To place or lay on.
To return, restore.
To fix (as an arrow).
To offer, present
To use, employ.
To begin, commence.
To draw near, approach (as the night); (mostly Vedic in these senses).