Apratishthita, Apratiṣṭhita: 13 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Apratiṣṭhita can be transliterated into English as Apratisthita or Apratishthita, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Source: SOAS University of London: Protective Rites in the Netra TantraApratiṣṭhita (अप्रतिष्ठित) refers to “(being) unestablished” (like the wind that drives a bellows), according to the Netratantroddyota commentary on the Netratantra of Kṣemarāja: a Śaiva text from the 9th century in which Śiva (Bhairava) teaches Pārvatī topics such as metaphysics, cosmology, and soteriology.—Accordingly, [verse 22.14]—“[...] For when [praṇava] is present, life becomes fully established. The life [of living beings], which is the flow of the in-breath and out-breath, etc., is Ātman. Otherwise, that life would be unestablished (apratiṣṭhita), like the wind that drives a bellows. [Praṇava] grasps everything with its constituent parts. [...]”.
Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the GaganagañjaparipṛcchāApratiṣṭhita (अप्रतिष्ठित) refers to “(that meditation which is) not dependent on anything”, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, “[...] If he is in the state of concentration, but ends up inan unpleasant situation, he is not irritated. Even thought he always manifests peacefulness to noble beings, he makes flaming efforts in order to bring ordinary people to maturity. Being in the state of sameness in concentration, he still teaches those with irregular behaviour by means of various kinds of teachings. He does not see the irregular in terms of sameness, and he does not obstruct the irregular with sameness. Since he is unobstructed, he is called the meditator whose thought is just like open space, without any obstruction, he is called a meditator with great insight, and he is called the meditator who is not dependent on consciousness. When meditation is understood in this way, then the meditation of the Bodhisattva is like the expanse of open space, which is not dependent on anything (apratiṣṭhita-dhyāna)”.
Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryApratiṣṭhita (अप्रतिष्ठित).—a. Unsettled, unfixed, uncelebrated, obscure; unconsecrated, unholy.
-taḥ An epithet of Viṣṇu.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryApratiṣṭhita (अप्रतिष्ठित).—(a-pratiṣṭhita), not permanently fixed: °to nirvāṇe, of a Tathāgata, Mahāvyutpatti 406; °ta-nirvāṇa Mahāvyutpatti 1728, nirvāṇa qui n'est pas l'arrêt, Lévi, Asaṅga (Mahāyāna-sūtrālaṃkāra) Transl. iii.3 note 4, which see on this term; it is the Mahāyānistic nirvāṇa in which the Tathāgata returns to worldly life to save creatures, tho remaining incapable of personal involve- ment in it. Cf. apratiṣṭhā-.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryApratiṣṭhita (अप्रतिष्ठित).—mfn.
(-taḥ-tā-taṃ) 1. Unconsecrated. 2. Obscure, uncelebrated. 3. Unsettled, unfixed. E. a neg. pratiṣṭhita celebrated, &c.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryApratiṣṭhita (अप्रतिष्ठित).—[adjective] unfixed, unsettled, uncertain.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Apratiṣṭhita (अप्रतिष्ठित):—[=a-pratiṣṭhita] [from a-pratiṣṭha] mfn. idem, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; Aitareya-brāhmaṇa; Taittirīya-brāhmaṇa]
2) [v.s. ...] unlimited, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa; Jaina literature]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English DictionaryApratiṣṭhita (अप्रतिष्ठित):—[tatpurusha compound] m. f. n.
(-taḥ-tā-tam) 1) Unfixed, unsettled; e. g. in the Chhāndogya-Upan.: apratiṣṭhitaṃ vai kila te dālbhya sāma (Śaṅkara: asaṃsthitaṃ parovarīyaḥ).
2) Not strong, not valid; e. g. Śaṅkara on a Vedānta Sūtra: yasmānnirāgamāḥ puruṣotprekṣāmātranibandhanāstarkā apratiṣṭhitāḥ saṃbhavanti &c.
3) (In Law.) Poor, as a married daughter entitled on the score of poverty to her parents' estate; (according to Vijnāneśvara the word would imply: poor or childless, but the latter qualification is denied by Mitramiśra; Gautama: strīdhanaṃ duhitṝṇāmaprattānāmapratiṣṭhitānāṃ ca; Mitākṣara: apratiṣṭhitā anapatyā nirdhanā vā; Vīramitrodaya: apratiṣṭhitā nirdhanā . yadyapi strīdhanamityuktaṃ tathāpi tulyanyāyatayā pitṛdhanaviṣayamapyetat . bandhyatvādinā saṃtānarahitāpratiṣṭhiteti tu na yuktam . tasyāḥ saṃtānamukhenādṛṣṭopakārābhāvena dhanahāritvāyogāt. On one occasion, however, Vijnāneśvara explains likewise apratiṣṭhitā merely by nirdhanā. Comp. the following). E. a neg. and pratiṣṭhita.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Apratiṣṭhita (अप्रतिष्ठित) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Apaiṭṭhia, Appaiṭṭhia.
[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 dictionaryApratiṣṭhita (अप्रतिष्ठित):—(a) disgraced, disreputed, ignominious; unestablished.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusApratiṣṭhita (ಅಪ್ರತಿಷ್ಠಿತ):—
1) [adjective] = ಅಪ್ರತಿಷ್ಠ [apratishtha]1 - 1, 2 & 3.
2) [adjective] 4) boundless; limitless.
3) [adjective] growing or living in or upon water.
4) [adjective] (plants) not inhabited by living beings such as insects, worms, etc.
5) [adjective] not proved; not established (said of a theory, proposition, supposition, hypothesis, etc.).
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 DictionaryApratiṣṭhita (अप्रतिष्ठित):—adj. 1. unpopular; uncelebrated; 2. unsettled; unfixed; 3. disgraced; ill-reputed;
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Pratishthita, A.
Starts with: Apratishthitatva.
Ends with: Akashapratishthita, Dhyanapratishthita, Jayapratishthita, Karunapratishthita, Kritapratishthita, Labdhapratishthita, Margapratishthita, Samatapratishthita, Satyapratishthita.
Full-text: Apratishtha, Appaitthia, Apaitthia, Apratishthitatva, Apratishthadhyanavartanin, Dharmartha, Aninjya, Gaganasama, Nirvana.
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