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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. अप्रतिष्ठapratiṣṭhaa.Not stable or firmly fixed, fluctuating, not made permanent; अप्रतिष्ठे रघुज्येष्ठे का प्रतिष्ठा कुलस्य नः…
    1. Not stable or firmly fixed, fluctuating, not made permanent; अप्रतिष्ठे रघुज्येष्ठे का प्रतिष्ठा कुलस्य नः Ubbayapada (Parasmaipada and Atmanepada)5.25.
    2. Thrown away, unprofitable, useless; अप्रतिष्ठं तु वार्धुषौ Ms.3.18.
    3. Disreputable, infamous.
    4. Without support, adjustment; असत्यमप्रतिष्ठं ते जगदाहु- रनीश्वरम् Bg.16.8.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -ष्ठः Name of a hell.

    • -ष्ठा Instability, ill-fame, ill-repute, dishonour.

    • -ष्ठम् Brahman (स्वधाम- प्रतिष्ठितं ब्रह्म).

    In the Gita6·3816·8

    अप्रतिष्ठो महाबाहो विमूढो ब्रह्मणः पथि ॥

    apratiṣṭho mahābāho vimūḍho brahmaṇaḥ pathi. — Does he not, O mighty-armed, lose both this life (of human activity and thought and emotion which it has left behind) and the Brahmic consciousness to… 6·38
    • अप्रतिष्ठःapratiṣṭhaḥnominative singular of the masculine form of the compound adjective apratiṣṭha (unstable, not founded in truth).
    • अप्रतिष्ठम्apratiṣṭhamaccusative singular of the neuter form of the compound adjective apratiṣṭha (unstable, not founded in truth).
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  2. अप्रतिष्ठानapratiṣṭhānaa.Ved. Not firm, having no solid ground. Av.11.3.49.

    Vedic Not firm, having no solid ground. Av.11.3.49.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -नम् Instability, want of solidity or firmness (Figurative also); तर्काप्रतिष्ठानादप्यन्यथानुमेयम् Ś.B.

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  3. अप्रतिष्ठितapratiṣṭhitaa.Unsettled, unfixed, uncelebrated, obscure; unconsecrated, unholy.

    Unsettled, unfixed, uncelebrated, obscure; unconsecrated, unholy.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -तः An epithet of Viṣṇu.

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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. अप्रतिष्ठapratiṣṭha[a-prati-shtha] a., -shthita, pp. hav ing no foundation, perishable, unstable.

    [a-prati-shtha] adjective, -shthita, perfect passive participle hav ing no foundation, perishable, unstable.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. अप्रतिष्ठapratiṣṭhamfn. having no solid ground, no value, fluctuating, unsafe MBh. Mn. iii, 180 &c.
    1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective having no solid ground, no value, fluctuating, unsafe MBh. Mn. iii, 180 etc.
    2. masculine gender Name of a hell VP.
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  2. अप्रतिष्ठाapratiṣṭhāf. instability TBr.

    feminine instability TBr.

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  3. अप्रतिष्ठानapratiṣṭhānamfn. having no solid ground AV. xi, 3, 49.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective having no solid ground AV. xi, 3, 49.

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  4. अप्रतिष्ठायुकapratiṣṭhāyukamfn. id. MaitrS.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective the same MaitrS.

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  5. अप्रतिष्ठितapratiṣṭhitamfn. id. S3Br. AitBr. TBr.
    1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective the same S3Br. AitBr. TBr.
    2. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective unlimited BhP. Jain.
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