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Every entry for a word in Apte, Monier-Williams, Macdonell and the Dhātupāṭha, with their abbreviations spelled out, and an analysis of its forms.

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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary

प्रत्ययpratyaya1 Conviction, settled belief; मूढः परप्रत्ययनेयबुद्धिः; M.1.2; संजातप्रत्ययः Pt.4.
1. 1 Conviction, settled belief; मूढः परप्रत्ययनेयबुद्धिः; M.1.2; संजातप्रत्ययः Pt.4.
2. Trust, reliance, faith, confidence; रक्षन् प्रत्ययमात्मनः Rām.3.9.19; बलवदपि शिक्षितानामात्मन्यप्रत्ययं चेतः Ś.1.2; Ku.6.2; Śi.18.63; Bh.3.6; प्रत्ययार्थं हि लोकानामेवमेव मया कृतम् Abhiṣeka. 6.29.
3. Conception, idea, notion, opinion.
4. Surety, certainty; प्रत्ययार्थं ततः सीता विवेश ज्वलनं तदा Rām.7.45. 7.
5. Knowledge, experience, cognition; स्थानप्रत्ययात् Ś.7 'judging by the place'; so आकृतिप्रत्ययात् M.1; Me.8.
6. A cause, ground, means of action; स्वकर्म- प्रत्ययाँल्लोकान् मत्वाऽर्जुनमब्रवीत् Mb.13.1.77; अपेक्षते प्रत्ययमुत्तमं त्वाम् Ku.3.18.
7. Celebrity, fame, renown.
8. A termination, an affix or suffix; केवलं दधति कर्तृवाचिनः प्रत्ययानिह न जातु कर्मणि Śi.14.66.
9. An oath.
10. A dependant.
11. A usage, practice.
12. A hole.
13. Intellect, understanding (बुद्धि).
14. An assistant or associate.
15. An epithet of Viṣṇu; नामरूपे भगवती प्रत्यय- स्त्वमपाश्रयः Bhāg.6.19.14.
16. (With Buddhists) A co-operating cause.
17. An instrument, a means of agency.
18. Religious contemplation.
19. A householder who keeps a sacred fire.
20. Function of the organs (इन्द्रियवृत्ति); सर्वेन्द्रियगुणद्रष्ट्रे सर्वप्रत्ययहेतवे Bhāg.8.3. 14.
Derived forms and compounds
- -कारकः, -कारिन् Adjective producing assurance, convincing. (-णी) a seal, signet-ring.
Source: Apte

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary

प्रत्ययpratyayam. belief firm conviction, trust, faith, assurance or certainty of (gen. loc. or comp.)
1. masculine gender belief firm conviction, trust, faith, assurance or certainty of (genitive case locative case or compound)
2. masculine gender proof, ascertainment Mn. MBh. etc. (प्रत्ययं-√गम्, to acquire confidence, repose c confidence in MBh.; अस्त्य् अत्र प्रत्ययो मम, that is my conviction Katha1s.; कह् प्रत्ययो त्र, what assurance is there of that? ibidem)
3. masculine gender conception, assumption, notion, idea Ka1tyS3r. Nir. S3am2k. etc.
4. masculine gender (with Buddhists Buddhists and Jainas जैन s) fundamental notion or idea (633622 -त्व neuter gender) Sarvad.
5. masculine gender consciousness, understanding, intelligence, intellect (in Sa1m2khya सांख्य Equivalent to बुद्धि)
6. masculine gender analysis, solution, explanation, definition Lexicographers
7. masculine gender ground, basis, motive or cause of anything MBh. Ka1v. etc. (in med.) Equivalent to निमित्त, हेतु etc. catalogue or catalogues
8. masculine gender (with Buddhists Buddhists) a co-operating cause
9. masculine gender the concurrent occasion of an event as distinguished from its approximate cause
10. masculine gender an ordeal Ka1ty.
11. masculine gender want, need Ka1ran2d2.
12. masculine gender fame, notoriety Pa1n2. 8-2, 58
13. masculine gender a subsequent sound or letter Pra1t.
14. masculine gender an affix or suffix to roots (forming verbs, substantives, adjectives and all derivatives) Pra1t. Pa1n2.
15. masculine gender an oath Lexicographers
16. masculine gender usage, custom Lexicographers
17. masculine gender religious meditation Lexicographers
18. masculine gender a dependant or subject Lexicographers
19. masculine gender a householder who keeps a sacred fire Lexicographers
20. etc. see page and participle 673, column 3 .
Source: Monier-Williams

Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary

प्रत्ययpratyaya[prati ͜ aya] m. [going or turning to, recourse], confidence, trust, belief, faith, in (g., lc., --˚)…

[prati ͜ aya] masculine [going or turning to, recourse], confidence, trust, belief, faith, in (genitive, locative, --˚); conviction, certainty; proof, as certainment; assumption; solution, explana tion; conception, notion, idea; cause; ordeal; following letter (grammatical term); suffix (grammatical term): -kâraka, adjective causing confidence, trustworthy; -dhâtu, masculine (suffix-root), denominative base (grammatical term).

Source: Macdonell

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