Nagayashti, Nāgayaṣṭi, Naga-yashti: 6 definitions

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Nagayashti 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 term Nāgayaṣṭi can be transliterated into English as Nagayasti or Nagayashti, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Nagayashti in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Nāgayaṣṭi (नागयष्टि).—f.,

Derivable forms: nāgayaṣṭiḥ (नागयष्टिः).

Nāgayaṣṭi is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms nāga and yaṣṭi (यष्टि).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Nāgayaṣṭi (नागयष्टि).—f.

(-ṣṭiḥ) A piece of wood erected in a newly dug pond for showing the depth of water. E. nāga a snake, and yaṣṭi a staff; also nāgayaṣṭikā .

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Nāgayaṣṭi (नागयष्टि):—[=nāga-yaṣṭi] [from nāga] f. a post serving as water-mark, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Nāgayaṣṭi (नागयष्टि):—[nāga-yaṣṭi] (ṣṭiḥ) 2. f. A piece of wood erected in a place dug for water.

[Sanskrit to German]

Nagayashti in German

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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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