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praśastaप्रशस्तpraśastá mfn. praised, commended, considered fit or good, happy, auspicious (as stars, days &c.), [RV.]; [ĀśvGṛ.]; [Mn.]; [MBh.] &c.
better, more excellent, [Gaut.]
best, [Āpast.]
consecrated (as water), [Var.]
praśastá m. N. of a man, [Kathās.]
of a poet, [Cat.]
pra-śasta &c. See pra-√ śaṃs.
praśastatāप्रशस्तताpraśasta—tā f. ([MW.]) excellence, goodness
praśastatvaप्रशस्तत्वpraśasta—tva n. ([Mcar.]) excellence, goodness
praśastavyaप्रशस्तव्यpra°śastavya mfn. to be praised, praiseworthy, [R.] (cf. -śaṃstavya).
praśastakaraप्रशस्तकरpraśasta—kara m. N. of an author (perhaps the writer of a wk. entitled Praśasta), [Cat.]
praśastapādaप्रशस्तपादpraśasta—pāda m. N. of an author, [Sarvad.]; [Cat.]
praśastabhāṣyaप्रशस्तभाष्यpraśasta—bhāṣya n. N. of wk. [Cat.]
praśastakalaśaप्रशस्तकलशpraśasta—kalaśa m. N. of a man, [Rājat.]
praśastavacanaप्रशस्तवचनpraśasta—vacana n. pl. laudatory words, praises, [Mṛcch.]
praśastaparibhāṣāप्रशस्तपरिभाषाpraśasta—paribhāṣā f. N. of wk.