Eshtavya, Eṣṭavya: 5 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Eṣṭavya can be transliterated into English as Estavya or Eshtavya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryEṣṭavya (एष्टव्य).—a. To be striven after, wished for; एष्टव्या बहवः पुत्रा गुणवन्तो बहुश्रुताः (eṣṭavyā bahavaḥ putrā guṇavanto bahuśrutāḥ) Rām.2.17.13.
-vyam Desire; एष्टव्ये सति चिन्त्योऽहम् (eṣṭavye sati cintyo'ham) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 14.55.14.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryEṣṭavya (एष्टव्य).—[adjective] to be sought or desired.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Eṣṭavya (एष्टव्य):—[from eṣ] mfn. (See above) to be striven after, desirable, wished for, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; Mahābhārata] etc.
2) [v.s. ...] to be approved, [Sarvadarśana-saṃgraha]
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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Ends with: Anupadeshtavya, Anupraveshtavya, Anveshtavya, Atideshtavya, Deshtavya, Leshtavya, Nirveshtavya, Niveshtavya, Pariveshtavya, Paryeshtavya, Pratisamdeshtavya, Praveshtavya, Samdeshtavya, Sampratyeshtavya, Upadeshtavya, Veshtavya.
Full-text: Anveshtavya, Eshitavya, Paryeshtavya, Durish.
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