Proshthapada, Proṣṭhapada, Proshtha-pada, Proṣṭhapāda: 11 definitions
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The Sanskrit terms Proṣṭhapada and Proṣṭhapāda can be transliterated into English as Prosthapada or Proshthapada, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
General definition (in Hinduism)
Source: archive.org: Vedic index of Names and SubjectsProṣṭhapada (प्रोष्ठपद, ‘feet of a stool’) or later Bhadrapadā (‘auspicious feet’), a double asterism forming a square, the former (pūrva) consisting of α and β Pegasi, the latter (uttara) of γ Pegasi and α Andromedæ.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryProṣṭhapada (प्रोष्ठपद).—the month भाद्रपद (bhādrapada); कुर्यादापरपक्षीयं मासि प्रौष्ठपदे द्विजः । श्राद्धं पित्रोर्यथावित्तं तद्बन्धूनां च वित्तवान् (kuryādāparapakṣīyaṃ māsi prauṣṭhapade dvijaḥ | śrāddhaṃ pitroryathāvittaṃ tadbandhūnāṃ ca vittavān) Bhāgavata 7.14.19.
-dā the 25th and 26th lunar mansions; पूर्वाभाद्रपदा (pūrvābhādrapadā) and उत्तराभाद्रपदा (uttarābhādrapadā); these are double stars. 'चत्वार एकमभिकर्म देवाः प्रौष्ठपदास इति यान् वदन्ति (catvāra ekamabhikarma devāḥ prauṣṭhapadāsa iti yān vadanti)' Ts.; गुणवन्तोऽनुरूपाश्च रुच्या प्रौष्ठपदोपमाः (guṇavanto'nurūpāśca rucyā prauṣṭhapadopamāḥ) Rām. 1.18.16.
-dī The full-moon of भाद्रपद (bhādrapada); प्रौष्ठपद्यां प्रौर्णमास्यां हेमसिंहसमन्वितम् । ददाति यो भागवतं स याति परमां गतिम् (prauṣṭhapadyāṃ praurṇamāsyāṃ hemasiṃhasamanvitam | dadāti yo bhāgavataṃ sa yāti paramāṃ gatim) || Bhāgavata 12.13.13.
Derivable forms: proṣṭhapadaḥ (प्रोष्ठपदः).
Proṣṭhapada is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms proṣṭha and pada (पद). See also (synonyms): prauṣṭhapada.
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Proṣṭhapāda (प्रोष्ठपाद).—a. born under the above Nakṣatra; P.VII.3.18.
Proṣṭhapāda is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms proṣṭha and pāda (पाद). See also (synonyms): prauṣṭhapāda.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryProṣṭhapada (प्रोष्ठपद).—pl., name of a brahmanical (Yajurvedic) school: Divyāvadāna 633.6 f.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryProṣṭhapadā (प्रोष्ठपदा).—f.
(-dā) One of the constellations, the twenty-sixth or twentyseventh, containing stars in the wing of Pegasus see bhādrapadā. E. proṣṭha here said to mean an ox, and pada a foot.
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Proṣṭhapāda (प्रोष्ठपाद) or Prauṣṭhapāda.—mfn.
(-daḥ-dī-daṃ) Born under the sign Prośht'hapada. E. proṣṭhapada and aṇ aff. in this sense; in any other, the form is proṣṭhapada .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryProṣṭhapada (प्रोष्ठपद).—m. The month Bhādra, August
— September.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Proṣṭhapada (प्रोष्ठपद):—[=proṣṭha-pada] [from proṣṭha] m. (and f(ā). ) sg. [dual number] and [plural] ‘the foot of a stool’, Name of a double Nakṣatra of the 3rd and 4th lunar mansions, [Atharva-veda] (proṣṭhāp), [Brāhmaṇa; Gṛhya-sūtra and śrauta-sūtra; Mahābhārata etc.]
2) Proṣṭhapāda (प्रोष्ठपाद):—[=proṣṭha-pāda] [from proṣṭha] mf(ī)n. born under the Nakṣatra Proṣṭha-pada, [Pāṇini 7-3, 18.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Proṣṭhapadā (प्रोष्ठपदा):—[proṣṭha-padā] (dā) 1. f. One of the constellations; a part of pegasus.
2) Proṣṭhapāda (प्रोष्ठपाद):—[proṣṭha-pāda] (daḥ-dī-daṃ) a. Born under the sign of the above stars.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Proṣṭhapadā (प्रोष्ठपदा) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Puṭṭhavayā.
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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 corpusPrōṣṭhapada (ಪ್ರೋಷ್ಠಪದ):—
1) [noun] (astron.) the cluster of two asterisms a) Markab and Seheat and b) Algenib and Alpheratz in the North constellation Pegasus.
2) [noun] the sixth month in the Hindu lunar calendar.
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: Proshtha, Pada, Pata.
Ends with: Purvaproshthapada, Uttaraproshthapada.
Full-text: Praushthapada, Praushthapadika, Praudhapada, Pratishthana, Putthavaya, Uttaraphalguni, Purattati, Purvaproshthapada, Praushthaprada, Ekanakshatra, Lilavati, Bhadrapada, Than, Devasharma.
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