prastAvaH 1 Beginning, commencement. 2 An introduction. 3 Mention, allusion, reference; nAmamAtraprastAvaH Ś. 7. 4 An occasion, opportunity, time, season; fit or proper time; tvarAprastAvoyaM na Ka ( pb ) parihAsasya samayaH Māl. 9. 44 ; SizyAya bfhatAM patyuH prastAvamadiSad dfSA Śi. 2. 68. 5 The occasion of a discourse, subject, topic. 6 The prologue of a drama; see prastAvanA below. 7 The prelude or introductory words of a Sāman . 8 An introductory praise. ( prastAve ind. on a suitable occasion, seasonably. prastAvena 1 incidentally, occasionally. 2 suitably). Comp. — yajYaH a conversation in which each interlocutor takes a part