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    apratiṣṭha

    See also apratiṣṭhaḥ.

    Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    ☞ p. 49.
    apratiṣṭha mfn. (-ṣṭhaḥ-ṣṭhā-ṣṭaṃ)

    1 Infamous, disreputable.

    2 Thrown away, unprofitable.

    3 Undecided, fluctuating.

    E. a neg. pratiṣṭhā credit, &c.

    Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    ☞ p. 38, col. 2.
    a-pratiṣṭha (ṣṭhaḥ-ṣṭhā-ṣṭhaṃ) a. Infamous.

    Goldstücker Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    ☞ p. 211, col. 1.
    apratiṣṭha I. Tatpur. f. (-ṣṭhā) 1 Want of solidity or stability,

    lit. and fig.; e. g. Śaṅkara on a Vedānta Sūtra: anyathā va-

    yamanumāsyāmahe yathā nāpratiṣṭhādoṣo bhaviṣyati na hi pratiṣṭhi-

    tastarkaḥ. 2 Want of fame or celebrity. E. a neg. and pratiṣṭhā.

    II. Bahuvr. 1. m. f. n. (-ṣṭhaḥ-ṣṭhā-ṣṭham) 1 Without stability,

    unsettled; comp. the instance s. v. aparasparasambhūta. 2 Fluc-

    tuating, without result, unprofitable. 3 Having no or a

    bad reputation, disreputable.

    2. m. (-ṣṭhaḥ) The name of a hell (according to the Vi-

    ṣṇupur.). E. a priv. and pratiṣṭhā.

    Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1st ed.)

    ☞ p. 58, col. 1.
    apratiṣṭha a-pratiṣṭha, as, ā, am, having no

    solid ground, fluctuating; thrown away, unprofit-

    able; infamous, disreputable; (as), m., N. of a hell;

    (ā), f. instability, absence of reputation, ill-fame, dis-

    honour.

    Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    ☞ p. 121, col. 3.
    apratiṣṭha a.

    1 Not stable or firmly fixed, fluctuating, not made permanent; U. 5. 25.

    2 Thrown away, unprofitable, useless; Ms. 3. 180. (pb)

    3 Disreputable, infamous.

    — ṣṭhaḥ N. of a hell.

    — ṣṭhā Instability, ill-fame, ill-repute, dishonour.

    — ṣṭhaṃ Brahma (svadhāmapratiṣṭhitaṃ brahma).

    Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    ☞ p. 31.
    apratiṣṭha a. unfixed, unsettled, uncertain.

    Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    ☞ p. 21, col. 3.
    apratiṣṭha a-prati-ṣṭha, a., -ṣaṭhita, pp. having
    no foundation, perishable, unstable.

    Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (2nd ed.)

    ☞ p. 58, col. 1.
    a-pratiṣṭha mfn. having no solid ground, no value, fluctuating, unsafe, MBh.; Mn. iii, 180 &c.
    ☞ p. 58, col. 1.
    a-pratiṣṭha m. N. of a hell, VP.

    Śabdasāgara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    ☞ p. 41, col. 1.
    apratiṣṭha

    mfn. (-ṣṭhaḥ-ṣṭhā-ṣṭhaṃ)

    1. Infamous, disreputable.

    2. Thrown away,
    unprofitable.

    3. Undecided, fluctuating.

    E. a neg. pratiṣṭhā credit, &c.

    Apte Enlarged Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    ☞ vol. 1, p. 161.
    apratiṣṭha a. 1 Not stable or firmly fixed, fluctuating, not made permanent; apratiṣṭhe raghujyeṣṭhe kā pratiṣṭhā kulasya naḥ U.5.25. -2 Thrown away, unprofitable, useless; apratiṣṭhaṃ tu vārdhuṣau Ms.3.180. -3 Disreputable, infamous. -4 Without support, adjustment; asatyamapratiṣṭhaṃ te jagadāhuranīśvaram Bg.16.8. -ṣṭhaḥ N. of a hell. -ṣṭhā Instability, ill-fame, ill-repute, dishonour. -ṣṭham Brahman (svadhāma- pratiṣṭhitaṃ brahma).

    Burnouf Dictionnaire Sanscrit-Français

    ☞ p. 35, col. 1.
    apratiṣṭha apratiṣṭha a. (sthā) qui ne s'arrête pas;

    sans séjour fixe, sans domicile.

    Stchoupak Dictionnaire Sanscrit-Français

    ☞ p. 57, col. 1.
    a-pratiṣṭha- a. qui n'a pas d'assise, instable , exposé; inutile; fig. qui n'a pas de descendance .

    Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger Wörterbuch

    ☞ vol. 1, p. 317.
    apratiṣṭha (von 3. a + pratiṣṭhā)

    1) adj. ohne feste Grundlage, vergänglich: somavikrayiṇe viṣṭhā bhiṣaje pūtaśoṇitam . naṣṭaṃ devalake dattamapratiṣṭhaṃ tu vārddhuṣau .. M. 3, 180. KULL. : anāśrayatayā niṣphalameva .

    — 2) N. einer Hölle VP. 207.

    ☞ vol. 5, p. 1014.
    apratiṣṭha

    2) MĀRK. P. 12, 19.

    Böhtlingk Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer Fassung

    ☞ vol. 1, p. 80, col. 1.
    apratiṣṭha

    — 1) Adj. nicht fest stehend , keinen Bestand habend , beständigem Wechsel unterliegend , Gefahren aller Art ausgesetzt (von Personen und Sachen) M. 3,180. MBH. 1,227,11. 13,26,45. BHAG. 6,38.

    — 2) m. eine best. Hölle VP. 2,6,5.

    Vācaspatyam

    ☞ p. 261, col. 1.
    apratiṣṭha na0 nāsti pratiṣṭhā yasya . 1 anyādhāraśūnye
    svadhāmapratiṣṭhite brahmaṇi . “sa bhagavaḥ! kasmin prati-
    ṣṭhitaḥ svemahimnīti” śrutesthasyānyādhāraśūnyatvāttathātvam .
    2 anāśraye 3 niṣphale . “somavikrayiṇe viṣṭhā bhiṣaje pūya-
    śoṇitam . naṣṭaṃ debalake dattamapratiṣṭhaṃ tu vārddhuṣau” manuḥ
    4 praśaṃsāśūnye ca tri0 . abhāve na0 ta0 . 5 praśaṃsābhāve
    strī . apratiṣṭhitamapyatra . sa ca viṣṇau pu0 . “apāṃ-
    nidhiradhiṣṭhānamapramatto'pratiṣṭhita” iti viṣṇu saha0 .

    The Purāṇa Index

    ☞ vol. 1, p. 75.
    Apratiṣṭha — a hell under the earth; the fourth one

    below the earth; ever in motion.

    Br. IV. 2. 150 & 182-4; Vā. 101. 149, 179 and 181.

    Puranic Encyclopedia

    ☞ p. 46, col. 1.
    APRATIṢṬHA (M). A hell. (See Naraka).