Pratishthatilaka, Pratiṣṭhātilaka, Pratishtha-tilaka: 5 definitions

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Pratishthatilaka means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India. 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 Pratiṣṭhātilaka can be transliterated into English as Pratisthatilaka or Pratishthatilaka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

India history and geography

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Source: Shodhganga: a concise history of Sanskrit Chanda literature (history)

Pratiṣṭhātilaka (प्रतिष्ठातिलक) is the name of a work ascribed to Āśādhara (1178-1243 C.E.) according to the “New Catalogus Catalogorum” II. pp. 194-96. Āśādhara was a famous Jain author belonging to the Sapādalakṣa country where Śākambharī is situated and composed many works (viz., the Pratiṣṭhā-tilaka).

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

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Sanskrit dictionary

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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

Pratiṣṭhātilaka (प्रतिष्ठातिलक) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—āgama, by Brahmasūri. Gov. Or. Libr. Madras 53 (and—[commentary]).

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

Pratiṣṭhātilaka (प्रतिष्ठातिलक):—[=prati-ṣṭhā-tilaka] n. Name of [work]

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Pratishthatilaka 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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