प्रति

Monier-Williams · prati
práti ind. (as a prefix to roots and their derivative nouns and other nouns, sometimes pratī ‖ for 2. See p, 664) towards, near to ‖ against, in opposition to ‖ back, again, in return ‖ down upon, upon, on ‖ before nouns it expresses also likeness or comparison (cf. prati-candra) ‖ or it forms Avyayibhāvas of different kinds (cf. prati-kṣaṇam, prati-graham, praty-agni &c ‖ rarely ifc. e.g. sūpaprati, a little broth Pāṇ. 2-1, 9) ‖ or as a prep. with usually preceding acc., in the sense of towards, against, to, upon, in the direction of (e.g. śabdam p, in the dirṭdirection of the

Monier-Williams · prati
prati in comp. with nouns not immediately connected with roots

Monier-Williams · prati
prati m. N. of a son of Kuśa BhP