Apratishtha, Apratiṣṭha: 15 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Apratiṣṭha can be transliterated into English as Apratistha or Apratishtha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaApratiṣṭha (अप्रतिष्ठ).—A hell. (See Naraka).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexApratiṣṭha (अप्रतिष्ठ).—A hell under the earth; the fourth one below the earth; ever in motion.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa IV. 2. 150 & 182-4; Vāyu-purāṇa 101. 149, 179 and 181.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryapratiṣṭhā (अप्रतिष्ठा).—f (S) Ill-fame, infamy; disgrace, dishonor.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishapratiṣṭhā (अप्रतिष्ठा).—f Disgrace, dishonour, ill-fame.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryApratiṣṭha (अप्रतिष्ठ).—a.
1) Not stable or firmly fixed, fluctuating, not made permanent; अप्रतिष्ठे रघुज्येष्ठे का प्रतिष्ठा कुलस्य नः (apratiṣṭhe raghujyeṣṭhe kā pratiṣṭhā kulasya naḥ) Uttararāmacarita 5.25.
2) Thrown away, unprofitable, useless; अप्रतिष्ठं तु वार्धुषौ (apratiṣṭhaṃ tu vārdhuṣau) Manusmṛti 3.18.
3) Disreputable, infamous.
4) Without support, adjustment; असत्यमप्रतिष्ठं ते जगदाहु- रनीश्वरम् (asatyamapratiṣṭhaṃ te jagadāhu- ranīśvaram) Bhagavadgītā (Bombay) 16.8.
-ṣṭhaḥ Name of a hell.
-ṣṭhā Instability, ill-fame, ill-repute, dishonour.
-ṣṭham Brahman (svadhāma- pratiṣṭhitaṃ brahma).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryApratiṣṭha (अप्रतिष्ठ).—mfn.
(-ṣṭhaḥ-ṣṭhā-ṣṭhaṃ) 1. Infamous, disreputable. 2. Thrown away, unprofitable. 3. Undecided, fluctuating. E. a neg. pratiṣṭhā credit, &c.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryApratiṣṭha (अप्रतिष्ठ).—[adjective] unfixed, unsettled, uncertain.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Apratiṣṭha (अप्रतिष्ठ):—[=a-pratiṣṭha] mfn. having no solid ground, no value, fluctuating, unsafe, [Mahābhārata; Manu-smṛti iii, 180 etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] m. Name of a hell, [Viṣṇu-purāṇa]
3) Apratiṣṭhā (अप्रतिष्ठा):—[=a-pratiṣṭhā] [from a-pratiṣṭha] f. instability, [Taittirīya-brāhmaṇa]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English DictionaryApratiṣṭha (अप्रतिष्ठ):—I. [tatpurusha compound] f.
(-ṣṭhā) 1) Want of solidity or stability, lit. and fig.; e. g. Śaṅkara on a Vedānta Sūtra: anyathā vayamanumāsyāmahe yathā nāpratiṣṭhādoṣo bhaviṣyati na hi pratiṣṭhitastarkaḥ.
2) Want of fame or celebrity. E. a neg. and pratiṣṭhā. Ii. [bahuvrihi compound] 1. m. f. n.
(-ṣṭhaḥ-ṣṭhā-ṣṭham) 1) Without stability, unsettled; comp. the instance s. v. aparasparasambhūta.
2) Fluctuating, without result, unprofitable.
3) Having no or a bad reputation, disreputable. 2. m.
(-ṣṭhaḥ) The name of a hell (according to the Viṣṇupur.). E. a priv. and pratiṣṭhā.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryApratiṣṭha (अप्रतिष्ठ):—[a-pratiṣṭha] (ṣṭhaḥ-ṣṭhā-ṣṭhaṃ) a. Infamous.
[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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary1) Apratiṣṭha (अप्रतिष्ठ):—(a) see [apratiṣṭhita].
2) Apratiṣṭhā (अप्रतिष्ठा):—(nf) disgrace, disrepute, ignominy.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusApratiṣṭha (ಅಪ್ರತಿಷ್ಠ):—
1) [adjective] not fixed or planted firmly; not secure; unsteady.
2) [adjective] (idol of a deity) not installed ritualistically.
3) [adjective] having, serving, no use; useless; not profitable.
4) [adjective] not egoistic; not conceited.
5) [adjective] not having self-respect.
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Apratiṣṭha (ಅಪ್ರತಿಷ್ಠ):—[noun] (Jain.) name of a hell.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryApratiṣṭhā (अप्रतिष्ठा):—n. 1. dishonor; disgrace; ignominy; 2. lack of reputation; low esteem;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
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