प्रस्तर

{ prastarḥ }

हिन्दी (hindi) WN

See : पत्थर

नेपाली (Nepali) WN

See : ढुङ्गो

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

प्र-स्तर    a &c. See प्र- √ स्तृ.

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प्र स्तर

प्र-स्तर  f.  b m. ( ifc. f( आ).) anything strewed forth or about, a couch of leaves and flowers, ( esp.) a sacrificial seat, [RV.] &c. &c.

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प्र स्तर

( 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.
प्र-चर    pl. N. of a people, [R.] ( v.l. for )

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प्र चर

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

प्रस्तरः [prastarḥ]   1 A couch of leaves and flowers.
A couch or bed in general; इष्टकाप्रस्तरे चैव कण्टकप्रस्तरे तथा (शयनम्) [Mb.12.33.1.]
A flat surface or top, level, plain.
A stone, rock; पर्वतप्रतिमं भाति पर्वतप्रस्तराश्रितम् [Mb.3.142.16.]
A precious stone, gem.
A paragraph, section of a work.
A handful of darbha grass. -Comp.
-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.]

Shabda-Sagara

प्रस्तर  m.  ( -रः)
1. A stone or rock.
2. A jewel, a precious stone.
3. A couch, made of flowers or grass.
4. Any bed or couch.
5. A flat, a level, a surface.
6. A tabular form of representing the long and short vowels of poetical metre.
7. Notation of music.
8. A hand- ful or bundle of Kusa grass used at sacrifices.
E. प्र before, स्तृ to spread, aff. अच् .

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प्र स्तृ अच् .

संस्कृतम् (Sanskrit) WN

See : शिला