(p. 678) pratihāra a gate or a door; a doorkeeper, a gateman, a porter (fem. porteress portress), a janitor (fem. janitrix, janitress); an armed guard stationed at a door or a gate, act of giving up, abandonment, avoidance; a race of ancient India. প্রতিহারী n. an armed guard stationed at a door or a gate; a doorkeeper, a gateman, a porter. fem. প্রতিহারিণী । 46)