प्रतिः प्रतिनिधिप्रतिदानयोः

Definition saṃjñā निपातसंज्ञाDefinition saṃjñā कर्मप्रवचनीयसंज्ञा

The word प्रति is कर्म -प्रवचनीय when used in the sense of representative ('representative of') or exchange ('in exchange for').

Word by word (padaccheda)

Term / subject प्रतिः prathamā · ekavacanaIn / when प्रतिनिधि- प्रतिदानयोः saptamī · dvivacana

Term / subject Prathamā (1st case): the term being defined, or the subject of the statement.
In / when Saptamī (7th case): "in X" or "when X", a domain or condition.

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Full reading

प्रतिः प्रतिनिधि-प्रतिदानयोः

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Commentary

The word प्रति is कर्म -प्रवचनीय when used in the sense of representative ('representative of') or exchange ('in exchange for').
That which is like to the principal is called प्रतिनिधि. Giving in return for what is obtained, is प्रतिदान. As अभिमन्युरर्जुनतः प्रति Abhi-manyu is the representative of Arjuna. माषानस्मै तिलेभ्यः प्रतियच्छति he exchanges Mashas for these sesamum. In these senses prati governs the Ablative 2.3.11

Śrīśa Chandra Vasu, The Ashtadhyayi of Panini (1897), via ashtadhyayi.com.