Prasthapana, Prasthāpana: 9 definitions
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryprasthāpana (प्रस्थापन).—n S Sending. 2 (Used for sthāpana) Fixing, establishing, setting up.
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 dictionaryPrasthāpana (प्रस्थापन).—
1) Sending away, dismissing, despatching.
2) Appointment to an embassy.
3) Proving, demonstrating.
4) Using, employing.
5) Carrying off cattle.
-nā Sending away, despatching.
Derivable forms: prasthāpanam (प्रस्थापनम्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPrasthāpana (प्रस्थापन).—n.
(-naṃ) 1. Sending away. 2. Appointment on an embassy. 3. Proving, establishing. 4. Carrying, carrying off cattle, &c. E. pra before, sthā to stay, causal v., lyuṭ aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Prasthāpana (प्रस्थापन):—[=pra-sthāpana] [from pra-sthāna > pra-sthā] n. ([from] [Causal]) causing to depart, sending away, dismissing, dispatching, [Mahābhārata] (also f(ā). ), [Kāvya literature] etc. (with diśaḥ, ‘sending into all quarters of the world’ [Rāmāyaṇa])
2) [v.s. ...] dhvanipr, ‘giving currency to an expression’ [Sāhitya-darpaṇa]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryPrasthāpana (प्रस्थापन):—[pra-sthāpana] (naṃ) 1. n. Sending or taking away, embassy.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Prasthāpana (प्रस्थापन) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Paṭṭhavaṇa, Paṭṭhavaṇā.
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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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryPrasthāpana (प्रस्थापन) [Also spelled prasthapan]:—[[~nā]] (nm), ~[na:] (nf) establishment, establishing well; installation.
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Partial matches: Sthapana, Pra.
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