prauṣṭhaḥ is an alternate of proṣṭhaḥ. 1 A bull, an ox.

2 A bench, stool.

3 A kind of flish (ṣṭhī also). Comp. padaḥ the month bhādrapada. ( dā) the 25th and 26th lunar mansions; pūrvāmādrapadā and uttarābhādrapadā. pāda a. born under the above Nakṣatra.