Dictionary meanings for apratiṣṭha from Apte and Monier-Williams.
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Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary
a. 1 Not stable or firmly fixed, fluctuating, not made perma- nent; U. 5. 25.
2 Thrown away, unprofitable, useless; Ms. 3. 180. [Page0122-a+ 55]
3 Disreputable, infamous. ṣṭhaḥ N. of a hell. ṣṭhā Instability, ill-fame, ill-repute, dishonour. ṣṭhaṃ Brahma (svadhāmapratiṣṭhitaṃ brahma).
Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary
mfn. having no solid ground, no value, fluctuating, unsafe MBh.; Mn. iii, 180 &c 58,1 10609 m. N. of a hell VP. 007725 58,1 10610 f. instability TBr. 007726 58,1 10611 mfn. having no solid ground AV. xi, 3, 49. 007727 58,1 10612
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