prá-ṣṭi m. (√ 1. as. cf. abhi-ṣṭi, upa-sti, pari-ṣṭi) ‘being beyond or in front’, a horse harnessed by the side of other yoke-horses or in front of them, a side-horse or leader, [RV.]; [AV.]; [Br.]
a man at one's side, bystander, companion, [RV.]; [Lāṭy.]
a tripod (supporting a dish), [TS.], Sch.