Pratyupastha, Pratyupa-stha, Pratyupasthā: 2 definitions
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Pratyupastha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryPratyupasthā (प्रत्युपस्था).—[Middle] stand opposite, attend on ([accusative]).
Pratyupasthā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pratyupa and sthā (स्था).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPratyupasthā (प्रत्युपस्था):—[=praty-upa-√sthā] [Parasmaipada] [Ātmanepada] tiṣṭhati, te, ([Ātmanepada]) to stand opposite to, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa];
— ([Ātmanepada]) to wait on [Mahābhārata] ;
— ([Parasmaipada]) to insist on ([locative case]), [Vajracchedikā] :
—[Causal] -sthāpayati, to call forth, manifest, [Śaṃkarācārya]
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.
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Partial matches: Stha.
Starts with: Pratyupasthana, Pratyupasthapana.
Full-text: Pratyupasthapana, Pratyupasthana, Pratyupasthita.
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