pīṭhaṃ

Dictionary meanings for pīṭhaṃ from Apte and Monier-Williams.

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pīṭhaṃ

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Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1 A seat(a stool, chair, bench, sofa &c.); javena pīṭhādudatiṣṭha- dacyutaḥ Śi. 1. 12; R. 4. 84; 6. 15.

2 The seat of a religious student made of Kuśa grass.

3 The seat of a deity, an altar.

4 A pedestal in general, basis.

5 A particular po- sture in sitting.

6 (In geometry) The complement of a segment. Comp. keliḥ a male confidant, a parasite. ga a. lame, crippled garbhaḥ the cavity in the...

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