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"prastha" has 2 results

prastha: masculine vocative singular stem: prastha

prastha: neuter vocative singular stem: prastha

Amarakosha Search

5 results

Word	Reference	Gender	Number	Synonyms

madhūkaḥ	2.4.27	Masculine	Singular	guḍapuṣpaḥ, madhudrumaḥ, vānaprasthaḥ, madhuṣṭhīlaḥ

prasthaḥ	3.3.94	Masculine	Singular	aṅghriḥ, turyāṃśaḥ, raśmiḥ

samīraṇaḥ		Masculine	Singular	maruvakaḥ, prasthapuṣpaḥ, phaṇijjakaḥ, jambīraḥ

snuḥ		Masculine	Singular	prasthaḥ, sānuḥ

vānaprasthaḥ	2.7.3	Masculine	Singular

Monier-Williams Search

77 results for prastha

prastha

mfn. going on a march or journey, going to or abiding in (see vana-pr-)

prastha

mfn. stable, firm, solid

prastha

mfn. expanding, spread

prastha

m. n. table-land on the top of a mountain

etc.

prastha

m. a level expanse, plain (especially at the end of names of towns and villages; see indra--, oṣadhi--, karīra-pr-andSee

)

prastha

m. a particular weight and measure of capacity (= 32 pala-s or = 1/4 of an āḍhaka-;or = 16 pala-s = 4 kuḍava-s = 1/4 of an āḍhaka-;or = 2 śarāva-s;or = 6 pala-s;or = 1/16 of a droṇa-)

etc.

prastha

m. Name of a monkey

prasthakusuma

m. "flowering on mountain-tops", a species of plant, a variety of tulasi- or basil

prasthampaca

mf(ā-)n. cooking the amount of a prastha- (said of a cooking utensil capable of containing one Prastha)

prasthapuṣpa

m. "flowering on mountain-tops", a species of plant, a variety of tulasi- or basil

prasthavat

m. a mountain

anuprastha

mfn. latitudinal

anuprastha

mfn. according to width, following the breadth or latitude.

badarīprastha

m. Name of a city gaRa karky-ādi-.

bhogaprastha

m. plural Name of a people

devaprastha

m. Name of the city of senā-bindu-

dharmaprastha

m. "habitation of the god dharma-", Name of a place of pilgrimage

drākṣāprastha

n. Name of a city gaRa mālādi-.

ekaprastha

m. "having one table-land", Name of a mountain ([

]) gaRa mālādi-

giriprastha

m. the table-land of a mountain

himaprastha

m. "having snowy table-land", the himālaya- mountain

indraprastha

n. " indra-'s place", Name of a city (now called Delhi, the residence of the pāṇḍava-s)

jambuprastha

m. Name of a village

(mbū-p-,B) .

jambūprastha

See bu-p-.

kāmaprastha

m. Name of a town gaRa mālādi-.

kāñcīprastha

m. Name of a town gaRa mālādi-.

kandukaprastha

n. Name of a town gaRa karkyādi-

(not in

)

karīraprastha

m. Name of a town

karīraprastha

m. (varia lectio karīriprastha-.)

karkandhuprastha

m. Name of a town gaRa karky-ādi-

karkiprastha

m. Name of a town

karkīprastha

m. Name of a town

kavalaprastha

m. Name of a town gaRa karkyādi-.

khāṇḍavaprastha

m. (equals indra-pr-) Name of a town situated in the khāṇḍava- forest (founded by the pāṇḍava-s)

kṣāmāprastha

m. Name of a town gaRa mālādi-.

kuṇḍaprastha

m. Name of a town

kuralaprastha

m. Name of a town gaRa karcyādi-

kuvalaprastha

m. Name of a town gaRa karky-ādi- (varia lectio for kurala-pr-).

maghīprastha

m. Name of a town gaRa karky-ādi- (

for maghnī-pr-).

maghnīprastha

See maghī-pr-.

māhakīprastha

mf(ī-)n.

(varia lectio māhikī-prastha-).

māhikīprastha

See māhakī-pr-.

makarīprastha

m. Name of a town gaRa karky-ādi-.

mālāprastha

m. Name of a city

mālāprasthaka

mfn.

maṅgalaprastha

m. "auspicious-peak", Name of a mountain

maṇiprastha

(prob.) wrong reading for -prabhā- (q.v)

oṣadhiprastha

n. Name of the city of himālaya-

pañcaprastha

mfn. having 5 elevations or rising grounds (said of a forest)

pātālaprastha

n. Name of a village of the bāhīka-s ( pātālaprasthika thika- mfn.)

pātānaprastha

Name (also title or epithet) of a village,

Va1rtt. 26.

rajataprastha

m. Name of kailāsa-

rītiprastha

m. n. a prastha- weight of brass

śailaprastha

m. n. a mountain-plain plateau

śakraprastha

n. Name of ancient Delhi (= indra-prastha-)

śamīprastha

n. gaRa karky-ādi-.

sānuprastha

m. Name of a monkey

śatakratuprastha

n. Name of the residence of the yādava-s

(see indra-pr-)

śilaprastha

n. a N.

śoṇaprastha

varia lectio for śoṇā-pr-.

śoṇāprastha

gaRa mālādi-.

svarṇaprastha

m. Name of an upadvīpa- in jambu-dvīpa-

tuṅgaprastha

m. Name of a mountain

udayaprastha

m. the plateau of the eastern mountain.

vanaprastha

m. or n. (?) a forest situated on elevated or table land

vanaprastha

m. Name of a place

vanaprastha

mfn. retiring into a forest, living the life of an anchorite

vānaprastha

m. (fr. vana-prastha-) a Brahman in the third stage of life (who has passed through the stages of student and householder and has abandoned his house and family for an ascetic life in the woods;See āśrama-), hermit, anchorite (mentioned by Megasthenes under the name)

etc.

vānaprastha

m. a class of supernatural beings

vānaprastha

m. Bassia Latifolia or Butea Frondosa

vānaprastha

mfn. relating to a vānaprastha-

vānaprastha

m. (scilicet āśrama-) the third stage of a Brahman's life, forest-life

vānaprasthadharma

mfn. the law or duty of a vānaprastha-

viṣaprastha

m. Name of a mountain

vṛkaprastha

m. or n. (?) Name of a village

yamaprasthapura

n. Name of a town (where yama- was especially worshipped)

yātānaprastha

thaka- wrong reading for pāt-

Va1rtt. 26.

Apte Search

4 results


prastha	प्रस्थ a. 1 Going to, visiting, abiding in; as in वानप्रस्थ. -2 Going on a journey. -3 Spreading, expanding. -4 Firm, stable. -स्थः, -स्थम् 1 A level expanse, level plain; as in ओषधिप्रस्थ, इन्द्रप्रस्थ &c. -2 Table-land on the top of a mountain; प्रस्थं हिमाद्रेर्मृगनाभिगन्धि किंचित् क्कणत्किन्नरमध्युवास Ku.1.54; Me.6. -3 The top or peak of a mountain; Śi.4.11.(where it has sense 4 also). -4 A particular measure of capacity equal to thirty-two palas. -5 Anything measuring a Prastha (a seer); प्रस्थभुग्देवदत्त इत्युच्यते । यद्यपि सूपशाकादिभिरधिकः प्रस्थो भवति तथापि भुजौ प्रस्थो निर्दिश्यते । व्यञ्जनानि ओदनार्थानि ŚB. on MS.1.8.29; प्रस्थं वाहसहस्रेषु यात्रार्थं चैव कोटिषु Mb.12.288.3; (com. प्रस्थं पुरुषाहारपरिमितं धान्यम्). -Comp. -पुष्पः a variety of holy basil.

prasthaṃpaca	प्रस्थंपच a. Cooking a Prastha.

anuprastha	अनुप्रस्थ a. Latitudinal, following the breadth or latitude.

vānaprasthaḥ	वानप्रस्थः [वाने वनसमूहे प्रतिष्ठते स्था-क] 1 A Brāhmaṇa in the third stage of his religious life; तपसा कर्षितो$त्यर्थं यस्तु ध्यानपरो भवेत् । संन्यासीह स विज्ञेयो वानप्रस्थाश्रमे स्थितः ॥ -2 An anchorite, a hermit. -3 The Madhuka tree. -4 The Palāśa tree.

Macdonell Search

2 results


prastha	m. n. [standing forth, promi nent], table-land on a mountain, plateau; level expanse, plain; a measure of capacity (=32 Palas); -sthâna, n. setting out, march ing forth, proceeding, departure; advent; de spatch (of wares), journey to the next world; religious mendicancy; way of thinking, method, system, sect; kind of inferior drama: -dundubhi, m. drum giving the sig nal for marching; -sthânîya, a. relating to departure; -sthâpana, n. sending away, de spatching, dismissing; giving currency to (an expression); -sthâpita, cs. pp. (√ sthâ) sent away, despatched; -sthâpya, cs. fp. to be sent away or dismissed; -sthâyin, a.setting out, departing; -sthita, pp. (√ sthâ) set out, departed; marched forth; gone on a journey; n. departure: -yâgyâ, f. verse pro nounced on offering the Soma vessels called &open;prasthita;&close; -sthiti, f.setting out, depar ture; -stheya, fp. n. imps. one should set out or depart.

vānaprastha	m. (betaking oneself to forest-uplands: vanaprastha), Brâh man of the third order (who has retired from domestic life to the forest), hermit; a. relating to the forest hermit; m. (sc.âsrama) third stage of a Brâhman's life, forest life; -prasth-ya, n. condition of a hermit.

Vedabase Search

24 results


prastha	measuring one prastha	SB 3.11.9

prastham	destinations, objectives	SB 4.26.1-3

vānaprastha-āśrama	of the vānaprastha order of life	SB 11.18.25

devaprastha varūthapa	O Devaprastha and Varūthapa	SB 10.22.31-32

indraprastha-okasām	of the residents of Indraprastha	SB 10.58.12

indraprastha-nivāsinaḥ	the residents of Indraprastha	SB 10.73.33

indraprastham	to Indraprastha, the Pāṇḍavas' capital	SB 10.58.1

indraprastham	to Indraprastha, the capital of the Pāṇḍavas	SB 10.77.6-7

indraprastham	to Indraprastha	SB 11.30.48

indraprastham	in the capital of the Pāṇḍavas	SB 11.31.25

khāṇḍava-prastham	at Indraprastha	SB 10.73.32

mańgala-prasthaḥ	Mańgala-prastha	SB 5.19.16

indraprastha-nivāsinaḥ	the residents of Indraprastha	SB 10.73.33

indraprastha-okasām	of the residents of Indraprastha	SB 10.58.12

mańgala-prasthaḥ	Mańgala-prastha	SB 5.19.16

svarṇa-prasthaḥ	Svarṇaprastha	SB 5.19.29-30

śakra-prastham	to Indraprastha	SB 10.71.22

khāṇḍava-prastham	at Indraprastha	SB 10.73.32

śakra-prastham	to Indraprastha	SB 10.71.22

svarṇa-prasthaḥ	Svarṇaprastha	SB 5.19.29-30

vānaprastha-āśrama	of the vānaprastha order of life	SB 11.18.25

vānaprasthaḥ	or one is in the vānaprastha-āśrama	SB 7.12.16

vānaprasthasya	of a person in the vānaprastha-āśrama (retired life)	SB 7.12.17

devaprastha varūthapa	O Devaprastha and Varūthapa	SB 10.22.31-32

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prastha	noun (masculine neuter) a level expanse (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) a particular weight and measure of capacity (32 Palas or 1/4 of an Āḍhaka) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) plain (esp. at the end of names of towns and villages) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) table-land on the top of a mountain (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) Frequency rank 1647/72933

prasthakusuma	noun (masculine) a kind of Ocimum Frequency rank 59539/72933

prasthala	noun (masculine) name of a people Frequency rank 21871/72933

prasthapuṣpa	noun (masculine) a kind of plant Frequency rank 29266/72933

indraprastha	noun (neuter) name of a city (now called Delhi) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) Frequency rank 7931/72933

oṣadhiprastha	noun (neuter) name of the city of Himālaya (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) Frequency rank 27306/72933

khāṇḍavaprastha	noun (masculine) name of a town situated in the Khāṇḍava forest (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) Frequency rank 9818/72933

catuṣprastha	adjective Frequency rank 52023/72933

candraprastha	noun (masculine) name of a mountain Frequency rank 52058/72933

jambūprastha	noun (masculine) name of a town (?) Frequency rank 52704/72933

yājñavalkyoktavānaprasthadharmanirūpaṇa	noun (neuter) name of Garuḍapurāṇa, 1.102 Frequency rank 62996/72933

yājñavalkyoktavānaprasthasaṃnyāsadharmanirūpaṇa	noun (neuter) name of Garuḍapurāna, 1.103 Frequency rank 62997/72933

vānaprastha	adjective relating to a Vānaprastha (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) Frequency rank 65122/72933

vānaprastha	noun (masculine neuter) a Brāhman in the third stage of life (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) a class of supernatural beings (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) anchorite (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) Bassia Latifolia (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) Butea Frondosa (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) forest-life (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) hermit (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) the third stage of a Brāhman's life (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) Frequency rank 4361/72933

vṛṣaprastha	noun (masculine) name of a place (?) Frequency rank 66500/72933

śakraprastha	noun (neuter) name of ancient Delhi (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) Frequency rank 39865/72933

sānuprastha	noun (masculine) name of a monkey (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) Frequency rank 70299/72933

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prastha	a weight measurement equal to 768 grams.

Wordnet Search

"prastha" has 37 results.


prastha	vānaprasthaḥ prācīneṣu bhāratīyāśrameṣu tṛtīyaḥ āśramaḥ yasmin janāḥ gṛhasthajīvanaṃ tyaktvā vane gacchanti sma। āśramavyavasthāyāṃ vānaprasthāśramasya kālaḥ vayasaḥ pañcāśataḥ varṣebhyaḥ anantaraṃ nirdharitaḥ āsīt।
prastha	parvataḥ, mahīdhraḥ, śikharī, kṣmābhṛt, abāryaḥ, dharaḥ, adriḥ, gotraḥ, giriḥ, grāvā, acalaḥ, śailaḥ, śiloccayaḥ, sthāvaraḥ, sānumān, pṛthuśekharaḥ, dharaṇīkīlakaḥ, kuṭṭāraḥ, jīmūtaḥdhātubhṛt, bhūdharaḥ, sthiraḥ, kulīraḥ, kaṭakī, śṛṅgī, nirjharī, agaḥ, nagaḥ, dantī, dharaṇīdhraḥ, bhūbhṛt, kṣitibhṛt, avanīdharaḥ, kudharaḥ, dharādharaḥ, prasthavān, vṛkṣavān bhūmeḥ atyunnatabhāgaḥ । kṛṣṇā himālayanāmnaḥ parvatasya śikhare gatā ।
prastha	gambhīra, śānta, saumya, aṭala, dṛḍha, sthiradhī, sthiramati, sthiramanas, sthirātman, sthitimat, sthitamati, sthitaprajā, sthitadhī, susthira, sudhīra, prastha, dhṛtātman yaḥ cañcalaḥ nāsti। saḥ prakṛtyā gambhīraḥ asti।
prastha	himālayaḥ, nagapatiḥ, menādhavaḥ, umāguruḥ, himādriḥ, nagādhipaḥ, udagadriḥ, adrirāṭ, menakāprāṇeśaḥ, himavān, himaprasthaḥ, bhavānīguruḥ bhāratadeśasya uttaradiśi vartamānaḥ unnataḥ parvataḥ। evaresṭa iti himālayasya unnataṃ śikharam।
prastha	tulasī, subhagā, tīvrā, pāvanī, viṣṇuvallabhā, surejyā, surasā, kāyasthā, suradundubhiḥ, surabhiḥ, bahupatrī, mañjarī, haripriyā, apetarākṣasī, śyāmā, gaurī, tridaśamañjarī, bhūtaghnī, bhūtapatrī, vaiṣṇavī, puṇyā, mādhavī, amṛtā, patrapuṣpā, vṛndā, maruvakaḥ, samīraṇaḥ, prasthapuṣpaḥ, phaṇijhakaḥ, parṇāsaḥ, jambhīraḥ, kaṭhiñjaraḥ, kuṭherakaḥ, arjjakaḥ, kulasaurabham, lakṣmī vṛkṣaviśeṣaḥ yaḥ pavitraḥ asti tathā ca yasya parṇāni gandhayuktāni santi। tulasyāḥ parṇāni oṣadhirūpeṇa upayujyante।
prastha	śailaprasthaḥ, śailaprastham saḥ pradīrghaḥ samabhūmiḥ yaḥ tatrasthāt pradeśāt unnataḥ asti। asmin kṣetre naike śailaprasthāḥ santi।
prastha	pṛthutā, pārthavam, prathimā, viśālatā, vipulatā, vistāraḥ, vistīrṇatā, parisaraḥ, prasthaḥ, vitatiḥ, āyāmaḥ, āyatanam, pāṭaḥ, pariṇāhaḥ, vyāsaḥ, parisaraḥ vastunaḥ āsīmātaḥ prasṛtiḥ। asya vastunaḥ pṛthutā adhikā asti।
prastha	prasthaḥ, prastham adreḥ samabhūbhāgaḥ। kecana parvatīyāḥ janāḥ asmin prasthe nivasanti।
prastha	indraprasthaḥ, maghavāprasthaḥ tat nagaraṃ yat khāṇḍavavanaṃ prajvālya sthāpitam। indraprasthaḥ pāṇḍavānāṃ rājadhānī āsīt।
prastha	vānaprasthaḥ yaḥ vānaprasthāśrame jīvati saḥ। vānaprasthasya manaḥ īśvarasādhanāyāṃ śanaiḥ śanaiḥ līyate sma।
prastha	maṅgalaprasthaḥ paurāṇikaḥ parvataviśeṣaḥ। maṅgalaprasthasya varṇanaṃ purāṇeṣu asti।
prastha	kuṇḍaprastha: ekam nagaram । pāṇininā kuṇḍaprasthaḥ samullikhitaḥ
prastha	śakraprastham purātanīyāyāḥ dehalyāḥ nāma । śakraprasthasya ullekhaḥ mahābhārate bhāgavatapurāṇe ca asti
prastha	prasthaḥ ekaḥ vānaraḥ । prasthasya ullekhaḥ rāmāyaṇe vartate
prastha	kuṇḍaprastha: ekam nagaram । pāṇininā kuṇḍaprasthaḥ samullikhitaḥ
prastha	kuralaprasthaḥ ekaḥ grāmaḥ । kuralaprasthaḥ karcyādigaṇe paṭhitaḥ asti
prastha	kuvalaprasthaḥ, kuralaprasthaḥ ekaṃ nagaram । kuvalaprasthasya varṇanaṃ karkyādigaṇe parigaṇitam asti
prastha	badarīprasthaḥ karkyādi gaṇeṣu ekaṃ nagaram । badarīprasthaḥ iti nagaram abhijāta-saṃskṛta-vāṅmaye varṇitaḥ dṛśyate
prastha	kuṇḍaprastha: ekam nagaram । pāṇininā kuṇḍaprasthaḥ samullikhitaḥ
prastha	kuralaprasthaḥ ekaḥ grāmaḥ । kuralaprasthaḥ karcyādigaṇe paṭhitaḥ asti
prastha	kuvalaprasthaḥ, kuralaprasthaḥ ekaṃ nagaram । kuvalaprasthasya varṇanaṃ karkyādigaṇe parigaṇitam asti
prastha	kṣāmāprasthaḥ ekaṃ nagaram । kṣāmāprasthaḥ mālādigaṇe parigaṇitaḥ
prastha	sānuprasthaḥ ekaḥ vānaraḥ । sānuprasthasya ullekhaḥ rāmāyaṇe asti
prastha	kṣāmāprasthaḥ ekaṃ nagaram । kṣāmāprasthaḥ mālādigaṇe parigaṇitaḥ
prastha	karkīprasthaḥ ekaṃ nagaram । karkīprasthasya ullekhaḥ pāṇininā kṛtaḥ
prastha	karkiprasthaḥ ekaṃ nagaram । karkiprasthasya ullekhaḥ pāṇininā kṛtaḥ
prastha	karkandhuprasthaḥ ekaḥ grāmaḥ । karkandhuprasthasya ullekhaḥ karkyādigaṇe asti
prastha	karīraprasthaḥ ekaḥ grāmaḥ । karīraprasthasya ullekhaḥ koṣe asti
prastha	kandukaprastham ekaṃ nagaram । kandukaprasthasya ullekhaḥ karkyādigaṇe asti
prastha	tuṅgaprasthaḥ ekaḥ parvataḥ । tuṅgaprasthasya ullekhaḥ mārkaṇḍeyapurāṇe vartate
prastha	jambuprasthaḥ ekaḥ grāmaḥ । jambuprasthasya ullekhaḥ rāmāyaṇe asti
prastha	tuṅgaprasthaḥ ekaḥ parvataḥ । tuṅgaprasthasya ullekhaḥ mārkaṇḍeyapurāṇe vartate
prastha	drākṣāprasthaḥ ekaṃ nagaram । drākṣāprasthasya ullekhaḥ kośe vartate
prastha	kavalaprastham ekaṃ nagaram । kavalaprasthaṃ karkyādigaṇe parigaṇitaḥ
prastha	kāñcīprastha ekaṃ nagaram । kāñciprasthasya ullekhaḥ kośe vartate
prastha	kāmaprasthaḥ ekaṃ nagaram । kāmaprasthaḥ mālādigaṇe parigaṇitaḥ
prastha	drākṣāprastham ekaṃ nagaram । drākṣāprasthasya ullekhaḥ mālādigaṇe asti

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