प्रतियोगिन् [pratiyōgin] a.
Opposing, counteracting, impeding.
Related or corresponding to, being or forming a counter-part of (anything); often used in works on
[Nyāya] ; as a घट is the प्रतियोगी of घटाभाव; (यस्याभावो विवक्ष्यते स प्रतियोगी).
Co-operating with.
Equally matched. -m.
An adversary, opponent, enemy; आर्थो विरोधः शक्तेन जातो नः प्रतियोगिना
[Mv.2.7;] दहत्यशेषं प्रतियोगि- गर्वम्
[Vikr.1.117.] A counter-part, match.
A partner, an associate,
An object dependent upon another.
A counter-part, counter-entity; प्रतियोगि- ज्ञानाधीनज्ञानविषयत्वमभावलक्षणम्.