Padapratishthana, Pādapratiṣṭhāna, Pada-pratishthana: 4 definitions

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Padapratishthana 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.

The Sanskrit term Pādapratiṣṭhāna can be transliterated into English as Padapratisthana or Padapratishthana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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[«previous next»] — Padapratishthana in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Pādapratiṣṭhāna (पादप्रतिष्ठान).—a foot-stool.

Derivable forms: pādapratiṣṭhānam (पादप्रतिष्ठानम्).

Pādapratiṣṭhāna is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pāda and pratiṣṭhāna (प्रतिष्ठान).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Pādapratiṣṭhāna (पादप्रतिष्ठान):—[=pāda-pratiṣṭhāna] [from pāda > pād] n. a foot-stool, [Mahābhārata]

[Sanskrit to German]

Padapratishthana in German

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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.

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