pratizWAnaM 1 Basis, foundation. 2 Site, situation, position. 3 A resting-place. 4 The foundation of a city. 5 A leg, foot. 6 N. of a town at the confluence of the Ganges and Yamunā and capital of the early kings of the lunar race; cf. V. 2. 7 N. of a town on the Godāvarī and capital of Śālivāhana.