Koshastha, Kośastha, Kosha-stha, Koṣastha: 7 definitions
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Koshastha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
The Sanskrit terms Kośastha and Koṣastha can be transliterated into English as Kosastha or Koshastha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Source: archive.org: Sushruta samhita, Volume IAnimals such as, the
- Shankha,
- Shankhanakha (a species of small bivalve molluscs),
- Shukti,
- Shambuka
- and Bhalluka, etc.,
belong to the Koshastha (conchiferous) group.
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKośastha (कोशस्थ) or Koṣastha (कोषस्थ).—a. incased, sheathed.
-sthaḥ an animal living in a shell (as a snail).
Kośastha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kośa and stha (स्थ).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryKośastha (कोशस्थ).—mfn.
(-sthaḥ-sthā-sthaṃ) Sheathed, enveloped in a sheathe, a shell, &c. m.
(-sthaḥ) 1. Any shelled insect or animal, as a snail, &c. 2. A pupa or chrysalis. 3. The silk worm in its cocoon. E. kośa and stha what abides.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Kośastha (कोशस्थ):—[=kośa-stha] [from kośa] m. ‘incased’, any shelled insect or animal (as a snail etc.), [Suśruta]
2) [v.s. ...] a chrysalis or pupa, silk-worm in its cocoon, [Horace H. Wilson]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryKośastha (कोशस्थ):—[kośa-stha] (sthaḥ-sthā-sthaṃ) a. Idem.
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Kosha, Stha, Koca.
Full-text: Shukti, Bhalluka, Shankhanaka, Sambuka, Koshavasin, Shankha, Anupa.
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