Proshtha, Proṣṭha: 9 definitions
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Proshtha 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 Proṣṭha can be transliterated into English as Prostha or Proshtha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaProṣṭha (प्रोष्ठ).—An ancient city of Bhārata. (Śloka 61, Chapter 9, Bhīṣma Parva).
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryProṣṭha (प्रोष्ठ).—
1) A bull, an ox.
2) A bench, stool.
3) A kind of fish (ṣṭhī also).
Derivable forms: proṣṭhaḥ (प्रोष्ठः).
See also (synonyms): prauṣṭha.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryProṣṭha (प्रोष्ठ) or Prauṣṭha.—mf. (-ṣṭhaḥ-ṣṭhī) A sort of carp, (Cyprinus Pausius, Ham.) “puṃ~ṭimācha” m.
(-ṣṭhaḥ) An ox. 3. A bench, a stool. E. pra before, uṣ to burn, aff. than .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryProṣṭha (प्रोष्ठ).—[masculine] bench, stool; [plural] [Name] of a people.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Proṣṭha (प्रोष्ठ):—m. ([probably] [from] pra + oṣṭha = ava-stha, ‘standing out below’) a bench, stool, [Taittirīya-brāhmaṇa]
2) m. a bull, [Pāṇini 5-4, 120 [Scholiast or Commentator]]
3) Name of a man [gana] śivādi
4) [plural] Name of a people, [Mahābhārata] (ṣṭa, [Viṣṇu-purāṇa])
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryProṣṭha (प्रोष्ठ):—[pro+ṣṭha] (ṣṭhaḥ-ṣṭhī) 1. m. 3. f. A carp; ox.
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusPrōṣṭha (ಪ್ರೋಷ್ಠ):—
1) [noun] an ox.
2) [noun] a rectangular wooden plank having legs, used to sit on.
3) [noun] the fish Cyprinus pausis.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Proshthapada.
Ends with: Rathaproshtha.
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