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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. प्रस्तरprastara1 A couch of leaves and flowers.
    1. 1 A couch of leaves and flowers.
    2. A couch or bed in general; इष्टकाप्रस्तरे चैव कण्टकप्रस्तरे तथा (शयनम्) Mb.12.33.1.
    3. A flat surface or top, level, plain.
    4. A stone, rock; पर्वतप्रतिमं भाति पर्वतप्रस्तराश्रितम् Mb.3.142.16.
    5. A precious stone, gem.
    6. A paragraph, section of a work.
    7. A handful of darbha grass.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -प्रहरणन्यायः a rule of interpretation according to which the matter mentioned in the instrumental should be construed as being subsidiary to that which is mentioned in the accusative. This न्याय is mentioned by जैमिनि and शबर at MS.3.2.11-14.

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  2. प्रस्तरणम्prastaraṇamणा [ṇā], णा 1 A bed, couch.
    1. णा ṇā, णा 1 A bed, couch.
    2. A seat.
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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. प्रस्तरprastara&c. see प्र- √स्तृ .
    1. etc. see प्र- √स्तृ .
    2. masculine gender (in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound' f(आ).) anything strewed forth or about, a couch of leaves and flowers, (especially) a sacrificial seat fg-veda etc.
    3. masculine gender (in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound') a couch of any material MBh.
    4. masculine gender a flat surface, flat top, level, a plain Mn. MBh. R.
    5. masculine gender a rock, stone Ka1v. Hit.
    6. masculine gender a gem, jewel Lexicographers
    7. masculine gender a leather bag Mr2icch. Scholiast or Commentator
    8. masculine gender a paragraph, section catalogue or catalogues
    9. masculine gender a tabular representation of the long and short vowels of a metre W.
    10. masculine gender musical notation ibidem
    11. masculine gender plural Name of a people R. (varia lectio for प्र-चर)
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  2. अग्निप्रस्तरagniprastaram. a fire-producing stone
    1. masculine gender a fire-producing stone
    2. masculine gender flint Lexicographers
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  3. अधःप्रस्तरadhaḥprastaram. seat or bed of turf or grass (for persons in a state of impurity).

    masculine gender seat or bed of turf or grass (for persons in a state of impurity).

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  4. प्रस्तरघतनापकरणprastaraghatanāpakaraṇan. an instrument for breaking or splitting stones Hit.

    neuter gender an instrument for breaking or splitting stones Hit.

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  5. प्रस्तरणprastaraṇam. (or f(आ).) a couch, seat Hariv. (cf. रुक्म-प्र्˚).

    masculine gender (or f(आ).) a couch, seat Hariv. (confer, compare रुक्म-प्र्that the rest of a word is to be supplied).

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  6. प्रस्तरभाजनprastarabhājanan. a substitute for sacrificial grass. S3Br.

    neuter gender a substitute for sacrificial grass. S3Br.

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  7. प्रस्तरस्वेदprastarasvedam. inducing perspiration by lying on a straw-bed Car.

    masculine gender inducing perspiration by lying on a straw-bed Car.

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  8. प्रस्तरस्वेदनprastarasvedanan. inducing perspiration by lying on a straw-bed Car.

    neuter gender inducing perspiration by lying on a straw-bed Car.

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