Prashtri, Praṣṭṛ, Prastri: 5 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Praṣṭṛ can be transliterated into English as Prastr or Prashtri, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPraṣṭṛ (प्रष्टृ).—mfn. (-ṣṭā-ṣṭrī-ṣṭṛ) Asking, demanding, an asker or questioner. E. pracch to ask, tṛc aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryPraṣṭṛ (प्रष्टृ).—[masculine] inquirer.
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Prastṛ (प्रस्तृ).—strew, scatter, spread out.
Prastṛ is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pra and stṛ (स्तृ).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Praṣṭṛ (प्रष्टृ):—[from praśna] m. one who asks or inquires, interrogator, querist, [Kaṭha-upaniṣad; Mahābhārata; Mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇa]
2) Prastṛ (प्रस्तृ):—[=pra-√stṛ] [Parasmaipada] [Ātmanepada] -stṛṇoti, -stṛṇute, or -stṛṇāti, -stṛṇīte, to spread, extend (trans. and intrans.), [Atharva-veda; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; Kauśika-sūtra];
2) — (with giraḥ) to pour out id est. utter words, speak, [Naiṣadha-carita]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryPraṣṭṛ (प्रष्टृ):—[(ṣṭā-ṣṭrī-ṣṭṛ) a.] Asking a question.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Prastṛ (प्रस्तृ) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Patthara, Pucchira.
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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Ends with: Anuprashtri, Asprashtri, Samsprashtri, Sprashtri.
Full-text: Patthara, Anuprashtri, Abhiprastri, Prastaracintamani, Upaprastri, Prastarapattana, Prastarapankti, Prastarabhajana, Prastaraghatanopakarana, Prastarana, Prastarasveda, Prastarasvedana, Prastarini, Pucchira, Prastira, Prastrita, Prastarin, Prastirna, Prastara.
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