pratyayaH 1 Conviction, settled belief; mUQaH parapratyayaneyavudDiH M. 1. 2 ; saMjAtapratyayaH Pt. 4. 2 Trust, reliance, faith, confidence; balavadapi SikzitAnAmAtmanyapratyayaM cetaH Ś. 1. 2 ; Ku. 6. 20 ; Śi. 18. 63 ; Bh. 3. 60. 3 Conception, idea, notion, opinion. 4 Surety, certainty. 5 Knowledge, experience, cognition; sTAnapratyayAt Ś. 7 ‘judging by the place’; so AkftipratyayAt M. 1 ; Me. 8. 6 A cause, ground, means of action; Ku. 3. 18. 7 Celebrity, fame, renown. 8 A termination, an affix or suffix; Śi. 14. 66. 9 An oath. 10 A dependant. 11 A usage, practice. 12 A hole. 13 Intellect, understanding ( budDi ). 14 An assistant or associate. 15 An epithet of Viṣṇu. 16 (With Buddhists) A co-operating cause. 17 An instrument, a means of agency. 18 Religious contemplation. 19 A house-holder who keeps a sacred fire. Comp. — kAraka -kArin a. producing assurance, convincing. — (RI) a seal, signet-ring.