Supratishtha, Supratiṣṭhā, Supratiṣṭha, Su-pratishtha: 17 definitions
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Supratishtha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit. 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 terms Supratiṣṭhā and Supratiṣṭha can be transliterated into English as Supratistha or Supratishtha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
Source: Wisdom Library: Nāṭya-śāstraSupratiṣṭhā (सुप्रतिष्ठा) refers to a class of rhythm-type (chandas) containing five syllables in a pāda (‘foot’ or ‘quarter-verse’), according to the Nāṭyaśāstra chapter 15. There are twenty-six classes of chandas and out of them arise the various syllabic meters (vṛtta), composed of four pādas, defining the pattern of alternating light and heavy syllables.
Supratiṣṭhā is described in the Nāṭyaśāstra chapter 32:—“when the two more (i.e. the 3rd and the 4th syllables) are short it (pratiṣṭhā) becomes supratiṣṭhā”.
Natyashastra (नाट्यशास्त्र, nāṭyaśāstra) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya—theatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).
Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
Source: Shodhganga: a concise history of Sanskrit Chanda literatureSupratiṣṭhā (सुप्रतिष्ठा) is one of the twenty-six varieties of Sanskrit metres (chandas) mentioned in the Chandaśśāstra 1.15-19. There are 26 Vedic metres starting with 1 to 26 letters in each pāda. It is a common belief that the classical metres are developed from these 26 metres. Generally a metre has a specific name according to it’s number of syllables (akṣara). But sometimes the same stanza is called by the name of another metre from the point of view of the pādas.
Chandas (छन्दस्) refers to Sanskrit prosody and represents one of the six Vedangas (auxiliary disciplines belonging to the study of the Vedas). The science of prosody (chandas-shastra) focusses on the study of the poetic meters such as the commonly known twenty-six metres mentioned by Pingalas.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaSupratiṣṭhā (सुप्रतिष्ठा).—A female attendant of Subrahmaṇya. (Śalya Parva, Chapter 46, Verse 29).
Source: JatLand: List of Mahabharata people and placesSupratiṣṭhā (सुप्रतिष्ठा) refers to the name of a Lady mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. IX.45.28). Note: The Mahābhārata (mentioning Supratiṣṭhā) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 ślokas (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.
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.
Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
Source: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts1) Supratiṣṭha (सुप्रतिष्ठ) refers to one of the eight deities associated with the first prākāra (wall) of the temple, as discussed in the ninth chapter of the Īśvarasaṃhitā (printed edition), a Pāñcarātra work in 8200 verses and 24 chapters dealing with topics such as routines of temple worship, major and minor festivals, temple-building and initiation.—Description of the chapter [dvārāvaraṇa-devatālakṣaṇa-ādi-vidhi]: This chapter concerns the daily ritual obligations owed to the deities whose abodes are fixed in the temple doorways—[...] In the first prākāra-wall, proceeding clockwise, one will encounter the stations of Kumuda and Kumudākṣa, Puṇḍarīka and Vāmana, Śaṅkukarṇa and Sarvanetra, Sumukha and Supratiṣṭha in the eight directions (31-49a). Elsewhere will be found Jaya and Vijaya (50-513).
2) Supratiṣṭha (सुप्रतिष्ठ) or Supratiṣṭhamaṇḍala refers to one of the twenty-five Maṇḍalas (“esoteric designs”) mentioned in chapter 5 of the Pauṣkarasaṃhitā: a Pāñcarātra text of almost 5900 verses divided into forty-three chapters presented as a frame-work dialogue between Pauṣkara and Bhagavān dealing with the esoteric meaning of maṇḍala-designs, worship routines and temple-building.—[Cf. chapter 5 named sarvatobhadrādimaṇḍa-lalakṣaṇa].
Pancaratra (पाञ्चरात्र, pāñcarātra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: Wisdom Library: JainismSupratiṣṭha (सुप्रतिष्ठ) is the father of Supārśva according to Digambara (according to Śvetāmbara he is named Pratiṣṭha), according to the Ācāradinakara (14th century work on Jain conduct written by Vardhamāna Sūri). Supārśva is the seventh of twenty-four Tīrthaṅkaras in Janism. A Tīrthaṅkara is an enlightened being who has conquered saṃsāra (cycle of birth and death), leaving behind him a path for others to follow.
The wife of Supratiṣṭha is Pṛthvī. It is an ancient Jain practice to worship the Tīrthaṅkara’s parents in various rites, such as the pratiṣṭhāvidhi.
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionarySupratiṣṭha (सुप्रतिष्ठ).—a.
1) standing well.
2) very celebrated, renowned, glorious, famous. (-ṣṭhā) 1 good position.
2) good reputation, fame, celebrity.
3) establishment, erection.
4) installation, consecration.
Supratiṣṭha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms su and pratiṣṭha (प्रतिष्ठ).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionarySupratiṣṭhā (सुप्रतिष्ठा).—f., name of a lokadhātu: Gaṇḍavyūha 82.9.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionarySupratiṣṭhā (सुप्रतिष्ठा).—f.
(-ṣṭhā) 1. Consecration, erection, (as of a temple or idol.) 2. Fame. 3. A form of metre, a stanza of four lines, containing five syllables each. Adj. 1. Standing well. 2. Famous. E. su and prati intensitives, ṣṭhā to stay or be, aṅ and ṭāp affs.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionarySupratiṣṭhā (सुप्रतिष्ठा).—I. f. 1. erection (as of a temple), consecration. 2. fame. Ii. adj., f. ṭhā, famous, [Nala] 12, 66.
Supratiṣṭhā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms su and pratiṣṭhā (प्रतिष्ठा).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionarySupratiṣṭha (सुप्रतिष्ठ).—[adjective] standing firmly or having handsome feet; [feminine] ā firm ground or position.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Supratiṣṭha (सुप्रतिष्ठ):—[=su-pratiṣṭha] [from su > su-pakva] mf(ā)n. standing firm, [Sāyaṇa]
2) [v.s. ...] firmly supporting, [Macdonell’s Dictionary, etc.]
3) [v.s. ...] having beautiful legs, [Mahābhārata]
4) [v.s. ...] very celebrated, famous, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
5) [v.s. ...] m. a kind of military array, [Kāmandakīya-nītisāra]
6) [v.s. ...] Name of the 2nd month, [Indische Studien by A. Weber] a [particular] Samādhi, [Buddhist literature]
7) Supratiṣṭhā (सुप्रतिष्ठा):—[=su-pratiṣṭhā] [from su-pratiṣṭha > su > su-pakva] f. firm position, [Śvetāśvatara-upaniṣad]
8) [v.s. ...] good reputation, fame, [Horace H. Wilson]
9) [v.s. ...] the establishment (of a temple, idol etc.), [ib.]
10) [v.s. ...] installation, consecration, [ib.]
11) [v.s. ...] a kind of metre, [Nidāna-sūtra; Ṛgveda-anukramaṇikā [Scholiast or Commentator]; Chandomañjarī]
12) [v.s. ...] Name of one of the Mātṛs attending on Skanda, [Mahābhārata]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionarySupratiṣṭhā (सुप्रतिष्ठा):—[su-pratiṣṭhā] (ṣṭhā) 1. m. A form of metre; fame; consecration.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Supratiṣṭha (सुप्रतिष्ठ) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Supaiṭṭha.
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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 corpusSupratiṣṭha (ಸುಪ್ರತಿಷ್ಠ):—[noun] (jain.) one of the sixty three regions above the heavens.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary1) Supratiṣṭha (सुप्रतिष्ठ):—adj. of high or wide reputation; celebrated; eminent; noble;
2) Supratiṣṭhā (सुप्रतिष्ठा):—n. reputation; celebrity; fame; popularity; recognition;
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: Pratishtha, Cu, Shu.
Starts with: Supratishthaka, Supratishthamandala, Supratishthana, Supratishthapita.
Full-text (+10): Supratishthamandala, Supaittha, Supratishth, Cuppiratashtam, Vijaya, Kamalamukhi, Ghanapankti, Suparshvanatha, Jaya, Priya, Bhutalatanvi, Suparshva, Pratishtha, Guru, Sarvanetra, Sarvatobhadradimandalalakshana, Chandas, Bhramari, Shikha, Prithvi.
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