स्तुतिः f. [स्तु-क्तिन्] 1 Praise, eulogy, commendation, laudation; स्तुतिभ्यो व्यतिरिच्यन्ते दूराणि चरितानि ते R.1.3. -2 A hymn of praise, panegyric; स्तुत्यं स्तुतिभिरर्थ्याभि- रुपतस्थे सरस्वती R.4.6. -3 Adulation; flattery, empty or false praise; भूतार्थव्याहृतिः सा हि न स्तुतिः परमेष्ठिनः R.1.33. -4 N. of Durgā. -Comp. -गीतम् a panegyric, hymn. -पदम् an object of praise. -पाठकः a panegyrist, an encomiast, a minstrel, bard, herald. -वादः a laudatory speech, panegyric. -व्रतः a bard.
अप्रस्तुत a. 1 Unsuitable to the time or subject, not to the point, irrelevant. -2 Absurd, nonsensical; रे गोरम्भ किमप्रस्तुतं लपसि Pt.1. -3 Accidental or extraneous. -4 Not ready. -Comp. -प्रशंसा a figure of speech which, by describing the अप्रस्तुत (what is not the subject-matter) conveys a reference to the प्रस्तुत or subject-matter; अप्रस्तुतप्रशंसा सा या सैव प्रस्तुताश्रया K. P. 1. It is of 5 kinds:- कार्ये निमित्ते सामान्ये विशेषे प्रस्तुते सति । तदन्यस्य वचस्तुल्ये तुल्यस्येति च पञ्चधा ॥ i. e. when the subject-matter is viewed (a) as an effect, information of which is conveyed by stating the cause; (b) when viewed as a cause by stating the effect; (c) when viewed as a general assertion by stating a particular instance; (d) when viewed as a particular instance by stating a general assertion; and (e) when viewed as similar by stating what is similar to it, See K. P. 1 and S. D.76 for examples.
प्रस्तुत p. p. 1 Praised, eulogized. -2 Begun, commenced. -3 Accomplished, done, effected. -4 Happened.
-5 Approached. -6 Proposed, declared, under discussion, taken in hand. -7 Expected, desired. -8 Ready, prepared. -9 Executed with effort of energy. -1 Made or consisting of. -तम् 1 The matter in hand, the subject under discussion or consideration; अपि स्मरति नः साधो गोविन्दः प्रस्तुते क्वचित् Bhāg.1.47.42; अधुना प्रस्तुतमनुस्रियताम्. -2 (In Rhet.) Forming the subject of discussion, the उपमेय; see प्रकृत; अप्रस्तुतप्रशंसा सा या सैव प्रस्तुताश्रया K. P.1. -Comp. -अङ्कुरः a figure of speech in which a reference is made to a passing circumstance to bring out something latent in the hearer's mind; see Chandr.5.64. and Kuval. under प्रस्तुताङ्कुर.
वस्तुतस् ind. 1 In fact; in reality, really, actually. -2 Essentially, virtually, substantially. -3 As a natural consequence, as a matter of course, indeed. -4 In fine.
f. (hymn of) praise, laudation, panegyric, commendation: -gîtaka, n. song of praise: w. vaishnava, panegyric of Vishnu; -pâthaka, m. panegyrist; -vakas, n. praise.
pp. begun; propounded, under discussion, in question: -tva, n. state of being under discussion, -½a&ndot;kura, m. figure in which allusion is made to a passing cir cumstance, hinting at something analogous present in the mind; (á)stuti, f. praise.
noun (feminine) adulation (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
commendation (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
eulogy (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of Durgā (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of the wife of Pratihartṛ (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of Viṣṇu (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
panegyric (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
praise (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (feminine) a particular fragrant bark (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
alum-slate (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
saurāṣṭrā Frequency rank 31153/72933
adjective accidental (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
extraneous (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
indirect (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
irrelevant (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
not being the chief subject-matter (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
not laudable (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
not principal (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
unconnected with (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
unsuitable to the time or subject (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (neuter) (in rhet.) the chief subject-matter (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
beginning (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
that which is the subject of any statement or comparison (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
undertaking (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
indeclinable as already begun or commenced (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
at last (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
at length (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
conformably to the circumstances (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
indeclinable actually (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
essentially (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
in fact (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
in reality (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
owing to the nature of things (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
verily (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (feminine) indirect eulogy (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
ironical commendation (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
praise or censure conveyed in language that expresses the contrary (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (feminine) eulogy (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
figuritive mode of expression (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
praise (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
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