प्रतिहास

{ pratihāsḥ }

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

प्रति-हास  m.  m. (√ हस्) returning a laugh, laughing with or at, [W.]

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प्रति हास

fragrant oleander, Nerium Odorum, [L.]

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

प्रतिहासः [pratihāsḥ]   1 Returning a laugh.
Fragrant oleander (Mar. कण्हेर).

Shabda-Sagara

प्रतिहास  m.  ( -सः)
1. Returning a laugh, laughing with or at. 2. A shrub, (Nerium odorum.)
E. प्रति intensitive, हस् to smile, aff. घञ्, whence it is also प्रतीहास .

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प्रति हस् घञ् प्रतीहास .