Prativastu, Prati-vastu: 10 definitions
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In Hinduism
Kavyashastra (science of poetry)
Prativastu (प्रतिवस्तु) is another name for Prativastūpamā: one of the 93 alaṃkāras (“figures of speech”) mentioned by Cirañjīva Bhaṭṭācārya (fl. 17th century) in his Kāvyavilāsa and is listed as one of the 89 arthālaṃkāras (figure of speech determined by the sense, as opposed to sound).—The figure prativastūpamā has been admitted by ancient Ālaṃkārikas in a different way. According to Daṇḍin (K.D. II/46) and Vāmana who names it prativastu have accepted it as a figure based on upamā. Bhāmaha (K.A. II/34) deals it as a separate figure. Modern Ālaṃkārikas like Mammaṭa, Ruyyaka (A.S.P. 74), Viśvanātha has treated it as a separate figure.
Kavyashastra (काव्यशास्त्र, kāvyaśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian tradition of poetry (kavya). Canonical literature (shastra) of the includes encyclopedic manuals dealing with prosody, rhetoric and various other guidelines serving to teach the poet how to compose literature.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Prativastu (प्रतिवस्तु).—n.
1) an equivalent, a counterpart.
2) anything given in return.
3) a parallel. °उपमा (upamā) a figure of speech thus defined by Mammaṭa:-- प्रतिवस्तूपमा तु सा ॥ सामान्यस्य द्विरेकस्य यत्र वाक्यद्वये स्थितिः (prativastūpamā tu sā || sāmānyasya dvirekasya yatra vākyadvaye sthitiḥ) | K. P.1; e. g. तापेन भ्राजते सूर्यः शूरश्चापेन राजते (tāpena bhrājate sūryaḥ śūraścāpena rājate) Chandr.5. 48.
Prativastu is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms prati and vastu (वस्तु).
Prativastu (प्रतिवस्तु).—nt., in Sanskrit (thing that is) equivalent (to something else): so Tibetan (nor daṅ ḥdra ba) on Mahāvyutpatti 9405; but in Mūla-Sarvāstivāda-Vinaya ii.127.19 and 145.1 ff. Tibetan (dṅos paḥi) skyin [Page368-a+ 71] pa, (personal) loan; here it seems to mean property left in trust, for safe-keeping, with another person. Cf. next.
Prativastu (प्रतिवस्तु).—n.
(-stuṃ) 1. An equivalent. 2. A parallel.
Prativastu (प्रतिवस्तु).—[neuter] counterpart, equivalent.
1) Prativastu (प्रतिवस्तु):—[=prati-vastu] n. a counterpart, equivalent
2) [v.s. ...] anything given in return, anything contrasted with another, [Kathāsaritsāgara; Pratāparudrīya]
Prativastu (प्रतिवस्तु):—(1. pra + va) n. ein Ding, das einem andern entspricht, Aequivalent [Vyutpatti oder Mahāvyutpatti 217.] tataḥ sudhāṃ samāhṛtya prativastu prayaccha naḥ . mātaraṃ svīkuruṣvātha von dort den Nektar raubend, gieb ihn uns zum Ersatz, als Gegengabe, [Kathāsaritsāgara 22, 187.] das bei einer Parallele einem andern Dinge (vastu) gegenübergestellte Ding: z. B. vaṃśo yaṃ kākatīyānāṃ vīrarudreṇa bhūṣitaḥ . anvavāyaḥ kakutsthānāṃ rāmeṇeva pariṣkṛtaḥ [PRATĀPAR. 77,b,2.] prativastūpamā Parallele, Gegeneinanderstellung [Sāhityadarpana 697.] [kāvyādarśa.2,46.] [KUVALAY. 49,a.] [PRATĀPAR. 93,b,1.] Hier das Beispiel: manthanācala evaikaḥ kṣamaḥ sindhuviloḍane . pratāparudra evaikaḥ śaktaḥ śatruviloḍane .. .
Prativastu (प्रतिवस्तु):—n. ein einem Andern entsprechendes — , gegenübergestelltes Ding , Aequivalent , Ersatz.
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Prativastu (ಪ್ರತಿವಸ್ತು):—[noun] anything given in return or a thing that is equal or exactly same.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Prativastu (प्रतिवस्तु):—n. 1. immunity; 2. like object; 3. substitute;
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: Prati, Vastu.
Starts with: Prativastuka, Prativastupama, Prativastupamalamkara, Prativastupame, Prativastuvastupama.
Full-text: Prativastupama, Prativastuvastupama, Pratiwastu, Parishkarika.
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Krishna Sandarbha of Jiva Goswami (by Kusakratha Prabhu)
Alamkaras mentioned by Vamana (by Pratim Bhattacharya)
2: Definition of Prativastu or Prativastūpamā Alaṃkāra < [Chapter 4 - Arthālaṃkāras mentioned by Vāmana]
3: Definition of Samāsokti Alaṃkāra < [Chapter 4 - Arthālaṃkāras mentioned by Vāmana]
4: Definitions and characteristics of figures < [Chapter 5 - A Comparative study of the different alaṃkāras mentioned by Vāmana]
Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
Text 10.20 < [Chapter 10 - Ornaments of Meaning]
Text 10.89 [Prativastūpamā] < [Chapter 10 - Ornaments of Meaning]
Jivanandana of Anandaraya Makhin (Study) (by G. D. Jayalakshmi)
Analysis of Prativastu-upamā < [Chapter 6 - Dramatic aspects of the Jīvanandana Nāṭaka]
Glories of India (Culture and Civilization) (by Prasanna Kumar Acharya)
Ancient Indian Poetics < [Chapter 7 - Original literatures]
Index < [Chapter 7 - Original literatures]
The Buddhist Philosophy of Universal Flux (by Satkari Mookerjee)
Chapter VII - The Doctrine of Apoha or the Import of Words < [Part I - Metaphysics]
Chapter XXIV - Universal Concomitance (Vyāpti) < [Part II - Logic and Epistemology]