As a deity name
Name 451 of the Lakshmi Sahasranāma — Skanda Purana / Sanat Kumara Samhita, as taught by Sages Sanatkumara and Devotees
As a Hindi name
प्रत्यक् · adv
पीछे । विपरीत दिशा में · पश्चिम · विरोध में (को॰) — Śabdasāgara
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
backwards, in an opposite direction
Scripturally attested Verified derivationMultiple readings (3)Why this matches what you typed
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Dictionary citations
praty—ak See pratyañc.
pratyak See p. 675, col. 1.
praty-ak ind. backwards, in an opposite direction, RV.; AV.
behind (abl.), KātyŚr.
down (opp. to ūrdhvam), KaṭhUp.
Alternative readings
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