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प्रस्तोक (prastoka)

 
Monier Williams 1872
English
प्रस्तोक प्र-स्तोक, अस्, m., Ved., N. of a
son of Sṛñjaya
कुत्सस्य प्रस्तोकः, N. of a
Sāman.
Vedic Reference
English
Pra-stoka is the name of a generous donor in the Rigveda, ^1
where Ludwig^2 identifies him with Divodāsa Atithigva and
Aśvattha or Aśvatha. According to the Śāṅkhāyana Śrauta
Sūtra, ^3 Bharadvāja obtained gifts from Prastoka Sārñjaya,
‘descendant of Sṛñjaya.’
1) vi. 47, 22.
2) Translation of the Rigveda, 3, 158.
3) xvi. 11, 11.
Cf. Weber, Episches im vedischen Ritual,
30, 31
Macdonell, Bṛhaddevatā, 2, 198
et seq.
Grassman
German
pra-stoká, m., Eigenname eines Mannes.
-ás {488, 22}.