प्रतिष्कश

{ pratiṣkaśḥ }

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

प्रति-ष्-कश  m.  m. (according to, [Pāṇ. 6-1, 152 fr.] √ कश्) a messenger or guide or spy, [L.]

ROOTS:

प्रति ष् कश

कशा   a whip or leather thong, [W.] ( cf.).

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

प्रतिष्कशः [pratiṣkaśḥ]   1 A spy, emissary.
   A whip.

Shabda-Sagara

प्रतिष्कश  m.  ( -शः)
   1. A spy, a secret emissary, a Harkarā.
   2. A companion. 3. A leader, a preceder.
   4. A whip, a leather thong.
    E. प्रति before, कश् to hurt or kill, aff. अच् and सुट् augment; if it is used attributively to imply the application of a whip, the augment is not inserted, as प्रतिकशाश्वः a horse that is whipped on.

ROOTS:

प्रति कश् अच् सुट् प्रतिकशाश्वः