प्रतिधा

{ pratidhā }

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

प्रति-√ धा    a P. Ā. -दधाति, -धत्ते ( Ved. inf. प्र॑ति-धातवे), to put on or in or near or back, return, restore ( loc. or dat.), [RV.]; [AV.]; [Br.];

to adjust (an arrow), aim, ib.;

to put to the lips (for drinking), [RV. iv, 27, 5];

to put down (the feet), step out, [Br.];

to offer, present, [AitBr.];

to use, employ, [Śatr.];

to restrain, [BhP.];

( Ā.) to commence, begin, approach, [RV.]; [AV.]

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प्रति √ धा

प्रति°धा  f.  b f. putting to the lips, a draught, [RV.]

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

प्रतिधा [pratidhā]   3 [U.]
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).
To restrain.
प्रतिधा [pratidhā]   A draught.