पीठ [ pīṭha ] [ pīṭha ] n. (rarely f ( [ ī ] ) . ; possibly corrupted fr. [ pi-sad ] , to sit upon) a stool , seat , chair , bench , Lit. GṛŚ. Lit. MBh.

a religious student's seat (made properly of Kuśa grass) Lit. W.

case , pedestal (esp. of an idol) Lit. Rājat. Lit. Var. Sch.

royal seat , throne Lit. RāmatUp.

place , office ( cf. [ pīṭhādhikāra ] )

N. of various temples (erected on the 5 1 spots where the limbs of Pārvatī fell after she had been cut to pieces by the discus of Vishṇu) Lit. L.

a district , province Lit. Pañc.

a partic. posture in sitting Lit. Cat.

(in geom.) the complement of a segment Lit. Col.

[ pīṭha ] m. a kind of fish Lit. L.

the sun Lit. Gal.

N. of an Asura Lit. MBh.

of a minister of Kaṃsa Lit. Hariv.