Sanskrit manuscript in Devanāgarī

pratiṣṭha प्रतिष्ठ – based

adjective · substantive masculine · substantive neuter · Word type unspecified

Dictionary sources

AYI dictionary adjective

based

Derived from

  1. prati प्रति previx — against; back; towards
  2. sthā स्था verbal root — stand; remain; dwell; be situated
Cappeller 1891 adjective

Original text · English · adjective

pratiṣṭhá ·a. steady, resisting; f. ā́ stead, standing-place, support, receptacle, basis, foundation, abode, home; state of rest, quiet, comfort; position, high rank, celebrity, preeminence, accession of a prince.

Monier-Williams 1872 adjective

Original text · English · adjective

Prati-ṣṭha, as, ā, am, Ved. standing firmly; resisting; famous; (as), m., N. of the father of Su-pārśva who was the seventh Arhat of the present Ava-sarpiṇī; (ā), f. standing still, resting, remaining in, staying, standing, fixing; a resting-place, site, ground, base, foundation; a prop, stay; fixity, con- stitution, strength; the state of rest, quiet, tranquillity, comfort; the foot (regarded as the basis on which men and animals stand); a halting-place, dwelling- place, house, home, residence; the earth; a limit, boundary; a receptacle; a high or honourable posi- tion, high authority, pre-eminence; celebrity, fame, notoriety; the accession (of a king to the throne); installation, inauguration, the consecration of a monu- ment or image in honour of a deity or the setting up of an idol; the performance or institution of any rites (e. g. the endowment of a temple, portioning a daughter, completion of a vow, or any ceremonies for obtaining supernatural and magical powers); ac- complishment, completion in general; a metre of four lines of four syllables each; a variety of the Gāyatrī metre consisting of three lines of eight, seven, and six syllables respectively; a mystical designation of the letter ā; N. of one of the Mātṛs attending upon Skanda; Prajāpateḥ pra- tiṣṭhā or pratiṣṭhā-sāman, N. of a Sāman; (ā), ind., Ved. (perhaps) on the spot.

Petersburger 1855 adjective · substantive masculine · substantive neuter

Original text · German · adjective · substantive masculine

pratiṣṭhá (sthā mit prati) 1〉 adj. f. ā a〉 feststehend ŚAT. BR. 12,5,2,9. asyāṃ dhruvāyāṃ madhyamāyāṃ pratiṣṭhāyāṃ diśi AIT. BR. 8,14. AIT. BR. 8,19. ahamajaraḥ pratiṣṭhaḥ MBH. 5,1789. — b〉 wiederstehend: apahatāḥ pratiṣṭhāḥ KAUŚ. 20. — 2〉 m. N. pr. des Vaters von Supārśva, dem 7ten Arhant der gegenwärtigen Avasarpiṇī, H. 36. — 3〉 f. ā N. pr. einer der Mütter im Gefolge des Skanda MBH. 9,2647.

Original text · German · substantive neuter

pratiṣṭha 4〉 n. so v. a. pratiṣṭhā in der hier u. 14〉 angeführten Stelle ṚV. 10,73,6: du trafst die innersten Halt-, Stützpunkte so v. a. du trafst inʼs Herz.

Böhtlingk 1879 adjective · substantive masculine · substantive neuter · Word type unspecified

Original text · German · adjective · substantive masculine · substantive neuter

pratiṣṭhá — 1〉 Adj. (f. ā) — a〉 feststehend. Statt ajarḥ pratiṣṭhaḥ MBH. 5,1789 lesen die zwei anderen Ausgaben [Page4-147-a] ajarapratiṣṭhaḥ (adj. Comp.). — b〉 widerstehend. — 2〉 *m. N. pr. des Vaters von Supārśva (einem Jaina-Arhant). — 3〉 f. ā́ (adj. Comp. f. ā) — a〉 das Stehenbleiben, Stillstand. — b〉 das Feststehen, Bleiben, Bestand HEMĀDRI 1,599,20. 642,17. — c〉 das Beharren in (im Comp. vorangehend). — d〉 Standort, Standpunct, Behälter. — e〉 Grund, Unterlage, Fundament, Grundlage, Stütze, Halt. — f〉 Ort des Anhalts, — Bleibens, Heimat, Wohnstätte. Am Ende eines adj. Comp. so v. a. residirend —, wohnend in. — g〉 das Gestell (der Menschen und Thiere), so v. a. Fuss. — h〉 Zustand der Ruhe, Behaglichkeit. — i〉 Vorzüglichkeit. — k〉 eine hohe, ehrenvolle Stellung, hohes Ansehen Spr. 7825. zu Spr. 2542 und Spr. 3349. — l〉 Thronbesteigung eines Fürsten. — m〉 Aufstellung eines Götterbildes, — Idols, — Liṅga. — n〉 Name verschiedener Metra. — o〉 mystische Bez. das Lautes ā. — p〉 prajāpateḥ pratiṣṭhā Name eines Sāman. — q〉 *= yogasiddhi oder yāganiṣpatti (wohl yoga˚). — r〉 *= hrasva. — gāthābhistatpratiṣṭhābhiḥ HARIV. 2837 fehlerhaft für ˚pratiṣṭābhiḥ; vgl. HARIV. 1,50,19. — 4〉 n. Halt-, Stützpunct. pratiṣṭhā́ hṛ́dyā jaghantha so v. a. du trafst inʼs Herz ṚV. 10,73,6.

Original text · German · Word type unspecified

pratiṣṭha IV. Am Ende eines Comp. endend mit, führend zu JĀTAKAM. 6,12. [Nachtrag, Band 7]

Apte 1890 adjective

Original text · English · adjective

pratiṣṭha a. 1 Famous. 2 Standing firmly (Ved.)

Cappeller 1887 Word type unspecified

Original text · German · Word type unspecified

pratiṣṭhá feststehend. f. ˚thā́ das Stillstehen, Beharren; Standort, Behälter; Grund, Unterlage; Stütze, Halt, Wohnort, Heimat; das Stellungnehmen, die Tronbesteigung eines Fürsten.

Occurrences in source texts (1)

PYS 1 occurrence
PYS 1.5–11: The Five Vṛtti 1 occurrence

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