prati-ṣṭhā (√ sthā) P. Ā. -tiṣṭhati, °te to stand, stay, abide, dwell, [RV.] &c. &c.; to stand still, set (as the sun), cease, [MBh.]; [BhP.]; to stand firm, be based or rest on (loc.), be established, thrive, prosper, [RV.] &c. &c.; to depend or rely on (loc.), [Vajracch.]; to withstand, resist (acc.), [MBh.]; [Hariv.]; to spread or extend over (acc.), [MBh.] : Caus. ṣṭhāpayati, to put down, place upon, introduce into (loc.), [Br.]; [GṛŚrS.]; to set up, erect (as an image), [Ratnāv.]; to bring or lead into (loc.), [MBh.]; to establish in, appoint to (loc.), [ib.]; [R.] &c.; to transfer or offer or present to, bestow or confer upon (dat. or loc.), [ĀśvGṛ.]; [Mn.]; [MBh.] &c.; to fix, found, prop, support, maintain, [TS.]; [Br.]; [MBh.]; [Hariv.]; to hold against or opposite, [R.]
prati-°ṣṭhā (ā), f. See next
prati-ṣṭhā́ f. (ifc. f(A). ) standing still, resting, remaining, steadfastness, stability, perseverance in (comp.), [VS.] &c. &c.
a standpoint, resting-place, ground, base, foundation, prop, stay, support, [RV.] &c. &c.
a receptacle, homestead, dwelling, house, [AV.] &c. &c. (ifc. abiding or dwelling in [Ragh.]; [Pur.])
a pedestal, the foot (of men or animals), [AV.]; [Br.]; [ŚāṅkhŚr.]
limit, boundary, [W.]
state of rest, quiet, tranquillity, comfort, ease, [MBh.]; [Kāv.]
setting up (as of an idol &c., [RTL. 70])
pre-eminence, superiority, high rank or position, fame, celebrity, [Kāv.]; [Kathās.]; [Rājat.]
establishment on or accession to (the throne &c.), [Hariv.]; [Śak.]; [Var.]; [Rājat.]
the performance of any ceremony or of any solemn act, consecration or dedication (of a monument or of an idol or of a temple &c.; cf. prāṇa-pr°), settling or endowment of a daughter, completion of a vow, any ceremony for obtaining supernatural and magical powers, [Var.]; [Kathās.]; [Rājat.]; [Pur.]
a mystical N. of the letter ā, [L.]
N. of one of the Mātṛs attending on Skanda, [MBh.]
of sev. metres, [RPrāt.]
(with prajā-pateḥ) N. of a Sāman, [ĀrṣBr.]
= hrasva, [Naigh. iii, 2]
= yoga-siddhi or -niṣpatti, [L.]