प्रतिष्कश m. (
-शः)
1. A spy, a secret emissary, a Harkarā.
2. A companion. 3. A leader, a preceder.
4. A whip, a leather thong.
E. प्रति before,
कश् to hurt or kill, aff.
अच् and
सुट् augment; if it is used attributively to imply the application of a whip, the augment is not inserted, as
प्रतिकशाश्वः a horse that is whipped on.
ROOTS:
प्रति कश् अच् सुट् प्रतिकशाश्वः