apratiratha

Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary

☞ p. 49.

apratiratha n. (-thaṃ)

1 A march or procession.

2 The Sāma Veda.

3 Auspicious, well, right. m. (thaḥ) A warrior.

E. a neg. prati against, ratha a car.

Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

☞ p. 38, col. 2.

a-prati-ratha (thaṃ) 1. n. A march; aus-
piciousness: Sāma Veda. m. A
warrior in his car.

Goldstücker Sanskrit-English Dictionary

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apratiratha Bahuvr. 1. m. (-thaḥ) ¹ A leader in combat, a

prominent warrior (liter. ‘with incomparable chariots’:

= atulyarathaḥ or mahārathaḥ). ² The name of a Ṛṣi, a son

of Indra and the reputed author of the Sāmaveda verses

2. 1199-1225. (= II. 9. 3. 1-9.), but according to some only of

2. 1199-1212. (= II. 9. 3. 1-5. a. b. or Ṛgv. 10. 103. or Vāj. 17.

33-44. 46.; for Vāj. 17. 60. see pratiratha; see the very careful

compilation of the names of the poets &c. by Benfey in his

ed. of the Sāmaveda). ³ The name of a descendant of Puru:

a son of Rantināra and the father of Kaṇva (accord. to the

Viṣṇup.; the Agni- and Brāhmapur. read his name: Pratiratha).

2. n. (-tham) The name of the hymn composed by the

Ṛṣi Apratiratha; chanting it on journeys is considered an

auspicious act. E. aprati and ratha; (but as the word is udātta

on the first syllable, it might have to be analyzed perhaps

as a Tatpur. of a neg. and pratiratha).

Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

☞ p. 36, col. 2.

apratiratha a-prati-ratha (cf. the next),

m. A leader in combat, Śāk. d. 95; 192.

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1st ed.)

☞ p. 58, col. 1.

apratiratha a-pratiratha, as, m. having no

antagonist, an invincible warrior; N. of a Ṛṣi;

(am), n., N. of a hymn composed by Apratiratha.

Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

☞ p. 121, col. 3.

apratiratha a. or

— thaḥ

1 (A hero) who has no pratiratha or rival warrior, a matchless or unrivalled warrior; dauṣyaṃtimapratirathaṃ tanayaṃ niveśya Ś. 4. 19, Ś. 7, 7. 33.

2 Matchless Mv. 1. 46.

— thaḥ N. of a Ṛṣi.

— thaḥ, thaṃ N. of a hymn composed by a°; yadyātrāmaṃgalaṃ sāma tadapratirathaṃ viduḥ.

Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

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ápratiratha a. having no antagonist, invincible.

Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary

☞ p. 21, col. 3.

apratiratha a-prati-ratha, a. matchless; -rā-
-pa, a. without counterpart, incomparable; inadequate;
unsuitable for (g.).

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (2nd ed.)

☞ p. 58, col. 1.

á-pratiratha mfn. id., ŚBr.; Śāk.

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á-pratiratha m. N. of a Ṛṣi (son of Indra and composer of the hymn, RV. x, 103)

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N. of a son of Rantināra, VP.

☞ p. 58, col. 1.

á-pratiratha n. N. of the above-named hymn (composed by Apratiratha), MaitrS.; ŚBr. &c.

Śabdasāgara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

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apratiratha

n. (-thaṃ)

1. A march or procession.

2. The Sāma Veda.

3.
Auspicious, well, right.

m. (-thaḥ) A warrior.

E. a neg. prati against,
ratha a car.

Apte Enlarged Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

☞ vol. 1, p. 161.

apratiratha a. or -thaḥ (A hero) who has no pratiratha or rival warrior, a matchless or unrivalled warrior; dauṣyaṃtimapratirathaṃ tanayaṃ niveśya Ś.4.20, Ś.7,7.33. -2 Matchless; apratihataistejobhiḥ ekaikasya yogyatā Mv.1.46. -thaḥ N. of a Ṛiṣi (Composer of the hymn Rv.10.103); N. of a son of Rantināra. -thaḥ, -tham N. of a hymn composed by a˚; yadyātrāmaṅgalaṃ sāma tadapratirathaṃ viduḥ.

Burnouf Dictionnaire Sanscrit-Français

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apratiratha apratiratha a. (ratha) m à m. qui ne va pas contre le char: favorable, heureux.

— S. m. guerrier;

n. suite de chars allant dans le même sens, procession, convoi.

Au fig. le Sāma-Veda.

Stchoupak Dictionnaire Sanscrit-Français

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a-pratiratha- a. qui n'a pas d'adversaire à sa taille.

Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger Wörterbuch

☞ vol. 1, p. 316.

ápratiratha (3. a + pra°)

1) adj. ohne Gegenmann im Kampfe: sa yaḥ sa indraḥ . eṣa so 'pratirathaḥ ŚAT. BR. 9, 2, 3, 5. ŚĀK. 192. ŚĀK. CH. 89, 3.

— 2) m.

a) Kämpfer TRIK. 3, 3, 195. BHŪRIPR. im ŚKDR.

— b) N. pr. ein Sohn Indra's, angeblicher Ṛṣi von ṚV. 10, 103. ṚV. ANUKR. ein Sohn Rantināra's VP. 448.

— 3) n. die von Apratiratha verfasste Hymne: bràhmannàpratirathaṃ japèti ŚAT. BR. 9, 2, 3, 1. 5. KĀTY. ŚR. 18, 3, 17. 11, 1, 9. ĀŚV. ŚR. 4, 8. GṚHY. 3, 12. yadyātrāmaṅgalaṃ sāma tadapratirathaṃ viduḥ HĀR. 121. pratirathaṃ yātrāmaṅgalasāmni ca ein Gesang, der bei einem Feldzuge für glückbringend angesehen wird, TRIK. 3, 3, 195. Daraus haben BHŪRIPR. im ŚKDR. und WILSON drei Bedeutungen gemacht:

a) yātrā Marsch,

b) maṅgala glückbringend,

c) sāman Sāmaveda.

Böhtlingk Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer Fassung

☞ vol. 1, p. 79, col. 3.

ápratiratha

— 1) Adj. keinen ebenbürtige Gegner habend.

— 2) m. N.pr.

— a) eines Rṣi , eines Sohnes des Indra.

— b) eines Sohnes des Rantināra VP. 4,19,2.

— 3) n. die von Apratiratha verfasste Hymne. Dazu Nom.abstr. apratirathatva n. MAITR. S. 3,3,7.

Cappeller Sanskrit Wörterbuch

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ápratiratha unbekämpfbar, unbezwinglich.

Schmidt Nachträge zum Sanskrit-Wörterbuch

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apratiratha 3. ápratirathatva [so betont!].

Vācaspatyam

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apratiratha pu0 nāsti pratirathaḥ pratiyoddhā yasya . 1 prati-
yodhaśūnye . nāsti pratirathaḥ tulyaḥ maṅgalārthatvenāsya . 2 yātrā
maṅgalārthe sāmabhede . “eṣa so'pratiratho'tha yaḥ sa vṛhaspati-
riti” “brahmā dakṣiṇato'pratirathaṃ japati” iti ca śata0 brā0

The Vedic Index of Names and Subjects

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A-prati-ratha (‘he who has no match in fight’) is the name

of an obviously invented Ṛṣi, to whom is ascribed by the

Aitareya Brāhmaṇa¹ and Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa² the composition

of a Rigveda hymn³ celebrating Indra as the invincible warrior. [Footnote] 1) viii. 10. [Footnote] 2) ix. 2, 3, 1. 5. [Footnote] 3) x. 103.

The Purāṇa Index

☞ vol. 1, p. 75.

Apratiratha — the son of Rantibhāra (Antimāra-Vi. P.)

and father of Kaṇva and Ailīna.

Bhā. IX. 20. 6; Vi. IV. 19. 4, 5, 8.