pratikriyA 1 Recompense, requital 2 Retaliation, revenge, retribution. 3 Counteracting, remedying, removal; ahetuH pakzapAto yastasya nAsti pratikriyA U. 5. 17 ; R. 15. 4. 4 Opposition. 5 Personal decoration, embellishment, dress. 6 Protection. 7 Help, succour. 8 A fence.