Prativastu, Prati-vastu: 9 definitions
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In Hinduism
Kavyashastra (science of poetry)
Source: Shodhganga: The Kavyavilasa of Ciranjiva Bhattacarya (kavyashastra)Prativastu (प्रतिवस्तु) is another name for Prativastūpamā: one of the 93 alaṃkāras (“figures of speech”) mentioned by Cirañjīva Bhaṭṭācārya (fl. 17th century) in his Kāvyavilāsa and is listed as one of the 89 arthālaṃkāras (figure of speech determined by the sense, as opposed to sound).—The figure prativastūpamā has been admitted by ancient Ālaṃkārikas in a different way. According to Daṇḍin (K.D. II/46) and Vāmana who names it prativastu have accepted it as a figure based on upamā. Bhāmaha (K.A. II/34) deals it as a separate figure. Modern Ālaṃkārikas like Mammaṭa, Ruyyaka (A.S.P. 74), Viśvanātha has treated it as a separate figure.
Kavyashastra (काव्यशास्त्र, kāvyaśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian tradition of poetry (kavya). Canonical literature (shastra) of the includes encyclopedic manuals dealing with prosody, rhetoric and various other guidelines serving to teach the poet how to compose literature.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPrativastu (प्रतिवस्तु).—n.
1) an equivalent, a counterpart.
2) anything given in return.
3) a parallel. °उपमा (upamā) a figure of speech thus defined by Mammaṭa:-- प्रतिवस्तूपमा तु सा ॥ सामान्यस्य द्विरेकस्य यत्र वाक्यद्वये स्थितिः (prativastūpamā tu sā || sāmānyasya dvirekasya yatra vākyadvaye sthitiḥ) | K. P.1; e. g. तापेन भ्राजते सूर्यः शूरश्चापेन राजते (tāpena bhrājate sūryaḥ śūraścāpena rājate) Chandr.5. 48.
Prativastu is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms prati and vastu (वस्तु).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryPrativastu (प्रतिवस्तु).—nt., in Sanskrit (thing that is) equivalent (to something else): so Tibetan (nor daṅ ḥdra ba) on Mahāvyutpatti 9405; but in Mūla-Sarvāstivāda-Vinaya ii.127.19 and 145.1 ff. Tibetan (dṅos paḥi) skyin [Page368-a+ 71] pa, (personal) loan; here it seems to mean property left in trust, for safe-keeping, with another person. Cf. next.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPrativastu (प्रतिवस्तु).—n.
(-stuṃ) 1. An equivalent. 2. A parallel.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryPrativastu (प्रतिवस्तु).—[neuter] counterpart, equivalent.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Prativastu (प्रतिवस्तु):—[=prati-vastu] n. a counterpart, equivalent
2) [v.s. ...] anything given in return, anything contrasted with another, [Kathāsaritsāgara; Pratāparudrīya]
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusPrativastu (ಪ್ರತಿವಸ್ತು):—[noun] anything given in return or a thing that is equal or exactly same.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Prati, Vastu.
Starts with: Prativastuka, Prativastupama, Prativastupamalamkara, Prativastupame, Prativastuvastupama.
Full-text: Prativastuvastupama, Pratiwastu, Parishkarika, Prativastupama.
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Alamkaras mentioned by Vamana (by Pratim Bhattacharya)
2: Definition of Prativastu or Prativastūpamā Alaṃkāra < [Chapter 4 - Arthālaṃkāras mentioned by Vāmana]
4: Definitions and characteristics of figures < [Chapter 5 - A Comparative study of the different alaṃkāras mentioned by Vāmana]
5: Western views on figures and their resemblance to Vāmana’s thought < [Chapter 5 - A Comparative study of the different alaṃkāras mentioned by Vāmana]
Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
Text 10.20 < [Chapter 10 - Ornaments of Meaning]
Text 10.89 [Prativastūpamā] < [Chapter 10 - Ornaments of Meaning]
Jivanandana of Anandaraya Makhin (Study) (by G. D. Jayalakshmi)
Analysis of Prativastu-upamā < [Chapter 6 - Dramatic aspects of the Jīvanandana Nāṭaka]
The Buddhist Philosophy of Universal Flux (by Satkari Mookerjee)
Chapter XXIV - Universal Concomitance (Vyāpti) < [Part II - Logic and Epistemology]
Chapter VII - The Doctrine of Apoha or the Import of Words < [Part I - Metaphysics]