pratimā प्रतिमा prati-√ mā Ā. -mimīte (Ved. inf. prati-mai), to imitate, copy, [RV.]; [VS.]; [Kauś.] prati-mā m. a creator, maker, framer, [AV.]; [VS.] prati-mā́ (ā́), f. an image, likeness, symbol, [RV.] &c. &c. a picture, statue, figure, idol, [Mn.]; [Hariv.]; [Ragh.] ([IW. 218, 1]; [241]) reflection (in comp. after a word meaning ‘moon’, cf. below) measure, extent (cf. below) N. of a metre, [RPrāt.] the part of an elephant's head between the tusks (also °ma m.), [L.] (ifc. like, similar, resembling, equal to, [TBr.]; [MBh.] &c.; having the measure of, as long or wide &c. as, e.g. tri-nalva-pr°, 3 Nalvas long, [Hariv.]; °ma-tā f. °ma-tva n. reflection, image, shadow, [W.]) pratimālā प्रतिमाला prati—mālā f. an exercise analogous to capping verses, reciting verse for verses as a trial of memory or skill (one of the 64 Kalās, [Cat.]), [W.] pratimāna प्रतिमान prati-°mā́na n. a counterpart, well-matched opponent, adversary, [RV.] a model, pattern, [MBh.]; [BhP.] an image, picture, idol, [L.] comparison, likeness, similarity, resemblance, [MBh.]; [Mālatīm.] a weight, [Viṣṇ.]; [Yājñ.] (cf. pratī-m°) = -bhāga, [MBh.] pratimāsa प्रतिमास prati—māsa (ibc.) and prati—mā°sam, ind. every month, monthly, [L.] pratimātṛ प्रतिमातृ prati—mātṛ ind. mother by mother, every mother, [Gaut.] pratimāyā प्रतिमाया prati—māyā f. counter-spell, counter-charm, [MBh.]; [Kathās.] pratimāṃsa प्रतिमांस prati—māṃsa n. new or restored flesh, [Kathās.] pratimārga प्रतिमार्ग prati—mārga m. the way back, [MBh.] pratimārge प्रतिमार्गे prati—mārge ind. on the way, [Divyāv.] pratimāsam प्रतिमासम् prati—māsa (ibc.) and prati—mā°sam, ind. every month, monthly, [L.] pratimāsya प्रतिमास्य prati—māsya m. pl. N. of a people (v.l. for -matsya, q.v.) pratimātrā प्रतिमात्रा prati—mātrā f. pl. every measure (of time), [NṛsUp.] pratimādāna प्रतिमादान prati-mā—dāna n. N. of wk. pratimāgata प्रतिमागत prati-mā—gata mfn. present in an idol (as a deity), [Ragh.] pratimānanā प्रतिमानना prati-°mānanā f. homage, reverence, [Śiś.] pratimāpūjā प्रतिमापूजा prati-mā—pūjā f. worship of images, [MWB. 464] pratimārgaka प्रतिमार्गक prati—mārgaka m. the city of Hari-ścandra (said to hover in the air), [L.] pratimātavya प्रतिमातव्य prati-°mātavya mfn. comparable, [MW.] pratimācandra प्रतिमाचन्द्र prati-mā—candra m. ‘reflection-moon’, image of the moon, [Ragh.] pratimānabhāga प्रतिमानभाग prati-°mā́na—bhāga m. the part of an elephant's head between the tusks, [L.] pratimāviśeṣa प्रतिमाविशेष prati-mā—viśeṣa m. a sort of image, a kind of figure, [MW.] pratimāśaśāṅka प्रतिमाशशाङ्क prati-mā—śaśāṅka m. = -candra, [Ragh.] pratimālakṣaṇa प्रतिमालक्षण prati-mā—lakṣaṇa n. N. of wk. pratimānakalpa प्रतिमानकल्प prati-°māna—kalpa mfn. like, similar, [MBh.] pratimāpratiṣṭhā प्रतिमाप्रतिष्ठा prati-mā—pratiṣṭhā f. N. of wk. pratimānayitavya प्रतिमानयितव्य prati-°mānayitavya mfn. to be regarded or considered, [Mudr.] pratimāparicāraka प्रतिमापरिचारक prati-mā—paricāraka m. an attendant upon an idol (= devala), [Kull.] (cf. [IW. 218, 1]) pratimāsamprokṣaṇa प्रतिमासम्प्रोक्षण prati-mā—samprokṣaṇa n. N. of wk. pratimāpratiṣṭhāvidhi प्रतिमाप्रतिष्ठाविधि prati-mā—pratiṣṭhā-vidhi m. N. of wk. pratimādravyādivacana प्रतिमाद्रव्यादिवचन prati-mā—dravyādi-vacana n. N. of wk. pratimārodanādiprāyaścittavidhi प्रतिमारोदनादिप्रायश्चित्तविधि prati-mā—rodanādi-prāyaścitta-vidhi m. N. of wk.