प्रस्तरः [prastarḥ] 1 A couch of leaves and flowers.
A couch or bed in general; इष्टकाप्रस्तरे चैव कण्टकप्रस्तरे तथा (शयनम्)
[Mb.12.33.1.] A flat surface or top, level, plain.
A stone, rock; पर्वतप्रतिमं भाति पर्वतप्रस्तराश्रितम्
[Mb.3.142.16.] A precious stone, gem.
A paragraph, section of a work.
A handful of darbha grass. -Comp.
-प्रहरणन्यायः a rule of interpretation according to which the matter mentioned in the instrumental should be construed as being subsidiary to that which is mentioned in the accusative. This न्याय is mentioned by जैमिनि and शबर at
[MS.3.2.11-14.]