Dharmalib

pratiṣṭhāna

The capital of Purūravas, one of the earliest kings of the lunar dynasty; situated opposite Prayāga or Allahabad. It is said in Harivaṃśa to have been situated on the north bank...

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[apte] The capital of Purūravas, one of the earliest kings of the lunar dynasty; situated opposite Prayāga or Allahabad. It is said in Harivaṃśa to have been situated on the north bank of the Ganges, in the district of Prayāga. Kālidāsa places it at the junction of the Ganges and Yamunā; cf. V. 2.

Root

√prā प्रा

Gaṇa 2· adadi· Parasmaipada · pūraṇe

to fill, to be satisfied, to be content

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Corpus Profile

Part of Speech
NOUN
Occurrences
37
Texts
18

DCS: unweariedly

Occurrences

Appears in 22 texts.

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Concordance Sample

Rāmāyaṇasurface: pratiṣṭhāna

vaṃśapratiṣṭhānakarāḥ sarvalokeṣu viśrutāḥ

Rāmāyaṇasurface: pratiṣṭhānāḥ

vedāḥ satyapratiṣṭhānās tasmāt satyaparo bhavet

Rāmāyaṇasurface: pratiṣṭhāne

tato hemapratiṣṭhāne varāstaraṇasaṃvṛte

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