प्रतिश्रय

{ pratiśrayḥ }

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

प्रति-श्रय  m.  m. (√ श्रि) refuge, help, assistance, [MBh.]

ROOTS:

प्रति श्रय

a place of refuge, shelter, asylum, house, dwelling, [Mn.]; [MBh.] &c.
त्वं तस्य प्रतिश्रयः   a receptacle recipient (, ‘you know all this’), [MBh.]
a jaina-monastery, [HPariś.]
an almshouse, a place where food &c. is given away, [L.]
a place of sacrifice, [L.]
an assembly, [L.]

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

प्रतिश्रयः [pratiśrayḥ]   1 A shelter, asylum; प्रतिश्रयार्थी तद्वेश्म ब्राह्मणस्य जगाम ह [Mb.1.165.3.]
A house, dwelling, residence; प्रतिश्रयं प्राप्य समीक्ष्य शून्यम् [Rām.3.58.19.] [Y.1.21.] चण्डालश्वपचानां तु बहिर्ग्रामात् प्रतिश्रयः [Ms.1.51.]
An assembly.
A sacrificial hall.
Help, assistance.
A promise.
A receptacle.
A Jain-monastery.
An alms-house.

Shabda-Sagara

प्रतिश्रय  m.  ( -यः)
1. An assembly.
2. A house, a dwelling.
3. An asylum, a place of refuge.
4. Helf, assistance.
5. Promise.
6. A place of sacrifice, the room or building where the sacrifice is performed. 7. A place where food, &c. is given away.
E. प्रति completely, श्री to serve, aff. अच् .

ROOTS:

प्रति श्री अच् .