f. 1 Praise, eulogy, lauda- tion.

2 Description; U. 7.

3 A panegyric or small poem written in praise of any one (e. g. a patron.).

4 Excellence, eminence.

5 Bone- diction.

5 Guidance, instruction, rule for guidance; as in lekhapraśastiḥ ‘a form of writing’.