प्रत्यभिज्ञान

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

From प्रति- (prati-) +‎ अभिज्ञान (abhijñāna).

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /pɾɐt.jɐ.bʱid͡ʑ.ɲɑː.nɐ/
(Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /pɾɐt̪.jɐ.bʱid͡ʑˈɲɑː.n̪ɐ/

Noun

प्रत्यभिज्ञान • (pratyabhijñāna) stem, n

recognition; see अभिज्ञान (abhijñāna) too
a token of recognition (brought by a messenger to prove that he has accomplished his mission)
reciprocity

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of प्रत्यभिज्ञान (pratyabhijñāna)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	प्रत्यभिज्ञानम् pratyabhijñānam	प्रत्यभिज्ञाने pratyabhijñāne	प्रत्यभिज्ञानानि / प्रत्यभिज्ञाना¹ pratyabhijñānāni / pratyabhijñānā¹
Vocative	प्रत्यभिज्ञान pratyabhijñāna	प्रत्यभिज्ञाने pratyabhijñāne	प्रत्यभिज्ञानानि / प्रत्यभिज्ञाना¹ pratyabhijñānāni / pratyabhijñānā¹
Accusative	प्रत्यभिज्ञानम् pratyabhijñānam	प्रत्यभिज्ञाने pratyabhijñāne	प्रत्यभिज्ञानानि / प्रत्यभिज्ञाना¹ pratyabhijñānāni / pratyabhijñānā¹
Instrumental	प्रत्यभिज्ञानेन pratyabhijñānena	प्रत्यभिज्ञानाभ्याम् pratyabhijñānābhyām	प्रत्यभिज्ञानैः / प्रत्यभिज्ञानेभिः¹ pratyabhijñānaiḥ / pratyabhijñānebhiḥ¹
Dative	प्रत्यभिज्ञानाय pratyabhijñānāya	प्रत्यभिज्ञानाभ्याम् pratyabhijñānābhyām	प्रत्यभिज्ञानेभ्यः pratyabhijñānebhyaḥ
Ablative	प्रत्यभिज्ञानात् pratyabhijñānāt	प्रत्यभिज्ञानाभ्याम् pratyabhijñānābhyām	प्रत्यभिज्ञानेभ्यः pratyabhijñānebhyaḥ
Genitive	प्रत्यभिज्ञानस्य pratyabhijñānasya	प्रत्यभिज्ञानयोः pratyabhijñānayoḥ	प्रत्यभिज्ञानानाम् pratyabhijñānānām
Locative	प्रत्यभिज्ञाने pratyabhijñāne	प्रत्यभिज्ञानयोः pratyabhijñānayoḥ	प्रत्यभिज्ञानेषु pratyabhijñāneṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

Prakrit:
- Old Hindi: पहिचान (pahicāna)
  - Hindi: पहचान (pahcān)
  - Urdu: پہچان
- Gujarati: પિછાન (pichān)
- Punjabi: ਪਛਾਣ (pachāṇ)

References

Hellwig, Oliver (2010-2024) “pratyabhijñāna”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.