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Word (IAST)Word (Devanagari)Overview
prastaraप्रस्तरpra-stara &c. See pra-√ stṛ.
pra-stará m. (ifc. f(A). ) anything strewed forth or about, a couch of leaves and flowers, (esp.) a sacrificial seat, [RV.] &c. &c.
(ifc.) a couch of any material, [MBh.]
a flat surface, flat top, level, a plain, [Mn.]; [MBh.]; [R.]
a rock, stone, [Kāv.]; [Hit.]
a gem, jewel, [L.]
a leather bag, [Mṛcch.], Sch.
a paragraph, section, [Cat.]
a tabular representation of the long and short vowels of a metre, [W.]
musical notation, [ib.]
pl. N. of a people, [R.] (v.l. for pra-cara)
prastaraṇaप्रस्तरणpra-°staraṇa m. (or f(A). ) a couch, seat, [Hariv.] (cf. rukma-pr°).
prastarasvedaप्रस्तरस्वेदpra-stara—sveda m. inducing perspiration by lying on a straw-bed, [Car.]
prastarabhājanaप्रस्तरभाजनpra-stara—bhājaná n. a substitute for sacrificial grass, [ŚBr.]
prastarasvedanaप्रस्तरस्वेदनpra-stara—svedana n. inducing perspiration by lying on a straw-bed, [Car.]
prastaraghatanopakaraṇaप्रस्तरघतनोपकरणpra-stara—ghatanopakaraṇa n. an instrument for breaking or splitting stones, [Hit.]