Prastotri, Prastotṛ: 6 definitions
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Prastotri 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 Prastotṛ can be transliterated into English as Prastotr or Prastotri, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationPrastotṛ (प्रस्तोतृ) refers to one of the three types of companions for the Udgātṛ, which is one of the four classes of Ṛtvijas (Ṛtvik), or “priests participating in the Vedic sacrifices”, as mentioned in the Śivapurāṇa 2.2.27.—The priests (Ṛtvijas) participating in the Vedic sacrifices are usually four in number. They are Hotṛ, Adhvaryu, Udgātṛ and Brahman corresponding to the four Vedas—Ṛg, Yajus, Sāman and Atharvan respectively. Each of the priests has three companions or helpers, the total no. is sixteen viz. Hotṛ—Maitrāvaruṇa, Acchāvāka, Grāvastut; Adhvaryu—Pratiprasthātṛ, Neṣṭṛ, Unnetṛ; Udgātṛ—Prastotṛ, Pratihartṛ, Subrahmaṇya and Brahman—Brāhmaṇācchaṃsin, Agnīdhra, Potṛ. See Āśvalāyana Śrauta Sūtra IV. 1.4-6.
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.
General definition (in Hinduism)
Source: archive.org: Vedic index of Names and SubjectsPrastotṛ (प्रस्तोतृ) is the name of an assistant of the Udgātṛ priest who sings the Prastāva, or prelude of the Sāman chant. His not being mentioned by name in the Ṛgveda is merely an accident, for he is clearly referred to in one passage, and in the later literature he is a frequent figure. Ludwig erroneously thinks that Praśāstṛ is the earlier name of the Prastotṛ.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPrastotṛ (प्रस्तोतृ).—m. Name of the assistant of the उद्गातृ (udgātṛ); स वै खलु प्रस्तोता साम प्रस्तौति (sa vai khalu prastotā sāma prastauti) Bṛ. Up.1.3.28.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryPrastotṛ (प्रस्तोतृ).—[masculine] a class of priests.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPrastotṛ (प्रस्तोतृ):—[=pra-stotṛ] [from pra-stu] m. Name of the assistant of the Udgātṛ (who chants the Prastāva), [Brāhmaṇa; ???; Mahābhārata etc.]
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Prastotṛ (प्रस्तोतृ) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Patthou.
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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Starts with: Prastotriprayoga, Prastotrisaman, Prastotriya.
Full-text (+2): Prastotriprayoga, Prastotrisaman, Prastotriya, Samprastara, Patthou, Samaprastotritva, Gitikalpa, Ritvik, Prastu, Prastava, Shrauta Sutra, Agnidhra, Acchavaka, Unnetri, Maitravaruna, Neshtri, Potrin, Pratiprasthatri, Pratihartri, Brahmanacchamsin.
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Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Chandogya Upanishad (Shankara Bhashya) (by Ganganatha Jha)
Section 1.11 (eleventh khaṇḍa) (nine texts) < [Chapter 1 - First Adhyāya]
Section 1.10 (tenth khaṇḍa) (eleven texts) < [Chapter 1 - First Adhyāya]
Bharadvaja-srauta-sutra (by C. G. Kashikar)
Chandogya Upanishad (Madhva commentary) (by Srisa Chandra Vasu)
Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 8.210 < [Section XXXIV - Joint Concerns]
Satapatha-brahmana (by Julius Eggeling)
Kanda IV, adhyaya 2, brahmana 5 < [Fourth Kanda]
Kanda XIV, adhyaya 3, brahmana 1 < [Fourteenth Kanda]
Kanda IV, adhyaya 6, brahmana 6 < [Fourth Kanda]