pratiyogin a. 1 Opposing, counteracting, impeding. 2 Related or corresponding to, being or forming a counter-part of (anything); often used in works on Nyāya; as a Gawa is the pratiyogI of GawABAva ; ( yasyABAvo bivakzyate sa pratiyogI ). 3 Co-operating with. 4 Equally matched. — m. 1 An adversary, opponent, enemy; dahatyaSezaM pratiyogigarvaM Vikr. 1. 117. 2 A counter-part, match. 3 A partner, an associate. 4 An object dependent upon another. 5 A ( pb ) counter-part, counter-entity; pratiyoginAnADInajYAnavizayatvamaBAvalakzaRam .