Lemma: pratiṣṭhā (f)
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Temporal probability mass distribution
- = hrasva (MW)
- = yoga-siddhi or -niṣpatti (MW)
- a mystical name of the letter ā (MW)
- a pedestal (MW)
- a receptacle (MW)
- a standpoint (MW)
- any ceremony for obtaining supernatural and magical powers (MW)
- base (MW)
- boundary (MW)
- celebrity (MW)
- comfort (MW)
- completion of a vow (MW)
- consecration or dedication (of a monument or of an idol or of a temple) (MW)
- dwelling (MW)
- ease (MW)
- establishment on or accession to (the throne etc.) (MW)
- fame (MW)
- foundation (MW)
- ground (MW)
- high rank or position (MW)
- homestead (MW)
- house (MW)
- limit (MW)
- name of a Sāman (MW)
- name of one of the Mātṛs attending on Skanda (MW)
- name of several metres (MW)
- perseverance in (comp.) (MW)
- pre-eminence (MW)
- prop (MW)
- quiet (MW)
- remaining (MW)
- resting (MW)
- resting-place (MW)
- setting up (as of an idol etc.) (MW)
- settling or endowment of a daughter (MW)
- stability (MW)
- standing still (MW)
- state of rest (MW)
- stay (MW)
- steadfastness (MW)
- superiority (MW)
- support (MW)
- the foot (of men or amimals) (MW)
- the performance of any ceremony or of any solemn act (MW)
- tranquillity (MW)
Topic |
Frequency |
twelve-day Soma rite |
41 |
mahāvrata |
36 |
Soma sacrifice |
22 |
animal sacrifice, paśubandha |
22 |
agnyādhāna, agnyādheya |
22 |
Vedic hymns, śastras |
21 |
kāmyeṣṭi |
19 |
brahman |
15 |
darśapūrṇamāsa iṣṭi, full-moon sacrifice |
14 |
Yoga |
13 |
Prajāpati creates the world |
13 |
sāman |
12 |
midday pavamāna |
10 |
aśvamedha, hayamedha |
10 |
agnicayana |
10 |
nakṣatras |
10 |
dīkṣā |
10 |
Bhakti |
9 |
Sacrifice, yajña |
9 |
worship |
8 |
Buddhism |
8 |
Vedic metres in sacrifice |
8 |
prāṇa etc. |
7 |
vaṣaṭ, vaṣaṭkāra |
7 |
cow |
7 |
kāmyapaśubandha, kāmya paśu |
7 |
ārbhava pavamāna |
7 |
Mahābhārata |
6 |
Shivaism, Śiva |
6 |
uktha |
6 |
penance, prāyaścitta |
6 |
Kashmirian Shivaism |
6 |
agniṣṭoma |
6 |
sacrificial post, yūpa |
5 |
ukhā |
5 |
pṛṣṭha |
5 |
ātman |
5 |
Creation of the world |
5 |
cāturmāsya |
5 |
prāyaścitta |
5 |
rājasūya |
5 |
bahiṣpavamāna, out-of-doors laud |
5 |
felling the tree for the yūpa |
5 |
niṣkevalya śastra |
5 |
keśavapaṇīya |
4 |
ṣaḍaha |
4 |
Giving, dāna |
4 |
Liberation, mokṣa, release |
4 |
Dharmaśāstra |
4 |
consent of the animal |
4 |
binding the animal to the yūpa |
4 |
Atharvaveda |
4 |
driving the animal to the sacrificial area, upākaraṇa |
4 |
dyāvāpṛthivī, heaven and earth |
4 |
ahīna |
4 |
Names of Śiva, sahasranāman |
3 |
om, oṃ, oṃkāra |
3 |
vaśā |
3 |
chandoma |
3 |
dūrohaṇa |
3 |
āśvina |
3 |
strophes used in sacrifice |
3 |
anuyāja, after-offering |
3 |
Āpri hymn |
3 |
Gaṅgā, Ganges |
3 |
Rudra |
3 |
recitation during sacrifice |
3 |
Prajāpati |
3 |
Kaśyapa |
3 |
linguistic speculation |
3 |
Earth, bhūmi, pṛthivī |
3 |
jñāna, ajñāna, vidyā, śruta, knowledge |
3 |
introductory sacrifice, prāyaṇīya |
3 |
Alchemy |
3 |
Viṣṇu, Vishnuism |
3 |
varṇas, castes |
3 |
eating, food, anna |
3 |
samāvartana |
3 |
war |
3 |
vrata |
3 |
śunāsīrya |
3 |
origin of the sacrifice |
3 |
yajamānam iṣṭiṣu |
2 |
Law |
2 |
year |
2 |
against death, Nirṛti |
2 |
anatomy, human body |
2 |
Cosmogony (gen.) |
2 |
puruṣa, primeval man |
2 |
agnihotra |
2 |
death rites, funeral rites, aurdhvadehika, pitṛmedha |
2 |
āśrama |
2 |
vaiśvadeva |
2 |
evayāmarut, ṚV 5.87 |
2 |
Vedic metres, prosody |
2 |
King, rājanīti |
2 |
jyotiṣṭoma |
2 |
sattra |
2 |
brahman priest |
2 |
bricks |
2 |
Tāraka |
2 |
for success, authority |
2 |
ājya hymns |
2 |
vājapeya |
2 |
godāna |
2 |
havirdhāna |
2 |
Soma |
2 |
mahābhiṣeka |
2 |
pravargya |
2 |
Indra |
2 |
Hospitality, atithi, guests, ātithya |
2 |
fast, upavāsa, upavasatha |
2 |
prātaranuvāka |
1 |
aṣṭakā |
1 |
utsarga, utsarjana, dismissal |
1 |
nāmakaraṇa, nāmakarman |
1 |
varuṇapraghāsa |
1 |
nirūḍhapaśubandha |
1 |
āhavanīya |
1 |
ekāha |
1 |
yajus verses |
1 |
saṃdhyā, twilight worship |
1 |
gavām ayana, gavāmayana |
1 |
human sacrifice, puruṣamedha |
1 |
upanayana, initiation |
1 |
viṣṭuti |
1 |
punarabhiṣeka |
1 |
sad-asad, real and non-existent |
1 |
prāśitra, prāśita |
1 |
rudrabhāga |
1 |
Astronomy |
1 |
odana |
1 |
saṃskāras |
1 |
Cosmology |
1 |
Court |
1 |
Mahāyāna |
1 |
process, jurisdiction |
1 |
Tripura |
1 |
triguṇa |
1 |
Genealogies |
1 |
Pregnancy |
1 |
Matsyāvatāra |
1 |
inundation |
1 |
dāna, giving |
1 |
Teacher (guru) and pupil (śiṣya), ācārya |
1 |
Behaviour, strīdharma |
1 |
snāna, bathing |
1 |
marriage, wedding |
1 |
(Im-)purity |
1 |
saṃnyāsa |
1 |
dharma |
1 |
gṛhastha, householder |
1 |
Pashupata Shaivism |
1 |
karman doctrine |
1 |
vānaprastha |
1 |
Asceticism, tapas |
1 |
Astrology |
1 |
Medicine |
1 |
Zoology |
1 |
Poetology |
1 |
Cosmography |
1 |
sacrifice and time |
1 |
gold |
1 |
ukthya |
1 |
micro-macro cosmos speculation |
1 |
for luck, happiness, well-being, good fortune |
1 |
sacrificial horse |
1 |
for long life, longevity, old age |
1 |
against demons, rakṣas, evil spirits |
1 |
against enemies, armies, weapons |
1 |
botany, plants |
1 |
Viśve devāḥ |
1 |
Aśvins |
1 |
vighasa, eating the remainder of food |
1 |
Pracetas |
1 |
daiva vs. puruṣakāra |
1 |
Agriculture |
1 |
Pārvatī |
1 |
manas |
1 |
pretakārya, rituals for the dead, funeral rites |
1 |
daṇḍa, punishment |
1 |
Accents |
1 |
Reduplication |
1 |
Paraśurāma |
1 |
pātaka |
1 |
Kṣatriya |
1 |
Brahmin |
1 |
begging, bhikṣu, bhikṣā |
1 |
study, śiṣya, adhyāya |
1 |
daśahotra |
1 |
Concept | Notes | Count |
foundation | lowest supporting part of a structure; "it was built on a base of solid rock"; "he stood at the foot of the tower" | 5 |
base | a support or foundation; "the base of the lamp" | 3 |
consecration | the act of consecrating; "the Cardinal attended the consecration of the church" | 1 |
fame | the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed | 1 |
location | a point or extent in space | 1 |
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