Oshtha, Ōṣṭha, Oṣṭha: 20 definitions
Introduction:
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The Sanskrit terms Ōṣṭha and Oṣṭha can be transliterated into English as Ostha or Oshtha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Oshth.
In Hinduism
Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)
Source: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammarOṣṭha (ओष्ठ).—Iit. lip; the place of origin (स्थान (sthāna)) of the labial letters called उपध्मानीय वर्ण (upadhmānīya varṇa) i.e the vowels उ, ऊ (u, ū), the consonants प्, फ्, ब्, भ्, म् (p, ph, b, bh, m) and the उपध्मानीय (upadhmānīya) letter; cf. ऊपूपध्मानीयाना-मेष्ठौ (ūpūpadhmānīyānā-meṣṭhau) Sid. Kau. on तुल्यास्यप्रयत्नं सवर्णम् (tulyāsyaprayatnaṃ savarṇam) P.I.1.9, also उवोपोपध्मा ओष्ठे (uvopopadhmā oṣṭhe) V. Pr . I.70.
Vyakarana (व्याकरण, vyākaraṇa) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.
Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
Source: archive.org: Isvara Samhita Vol 5Oṣṭha (ओष्ठ) refers to a specific part of the kuṇḍas “fire-pit” described in the twenty-fifth chapter of the Īśvarasaṃhitā, dealing with the classification of the places for building the fire-pits. Accordingly, “two semi-circles are to be laid within the yoni with the string half the size of that part. Thus it gets two strings (for marking). The fourth part which is within the position dug shall be avoided from the enclosed part. The remaining part shall be dug as stated before or equal to it. The yoni shall be made to be longer by a quarter (measurement) and raised in the bottom, touching the lip which resembles the lip (oṣṭha) of the elephant”.
Pancaratra (पाञ्चरात्र, pāñcarātra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Toxicology (Study and Treatment of poison)
Source: Shodhganga: Kasyapa Samhita—Text on Visha Chikitsa1) Oṣṭha (ओष्ठ) refers to the “lips”, according to the Kāśyapa Saṃhitā: an ancient Sanskrit text from the Pāñcarātra tradition dealing with both Tantra and Viṣacikitsā—an important topic from Āyurveda which deals with the study of Toxicology (Viṣavidyā or Sarpavidyā).—Accordingly, the symptoms of Kumbhamaṇḍalī-snake-bites are described as follows: “Shivering, nasal speech, exhaustion caused by thirst and related discomfort, lack of co-ordination, yawning, fever, head-ache, trembling of the tongue, cold, pain due to burning sensation in the body and quivering of lips (oṣṭha)”
2) Oṣṭha (ओष्ठ) is the name of an ingredient used in the treatment (cikitsā) of bites of spiders (lūtā), according to the Kāśyapa Saṃhitā.—In the beginning of the twelfth Adhyāya, Kāśyapasaṃhita adds external and internal antidotes for poisons of various animals and insects. One of the treatments for scorpions (vṛścika) is mentioned as follows: “A lepa or paste made from Māñjiṣṭhā, sandalwood, Doṣā flowers, Śirīṣa and lily combined with Śārṅga and Oṣṭha, remove the damage caused by scorpions”.
Unclassified Ayurveda definitions
Source: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of termsOṣṭha (ओष्ठ):—[oṣṭhaḥ] Lips
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.
Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)
Source: archive.org: Hindu MathematicsOṣṭha (ओष्ठ) represents the number 2 (two) in the “word-numeral system” (bhūtasaṃkhyā), which was used in Sanskrit texts dealing with astronomy, mathematics, metrics, as well as in the dates of inscriptions and manuscripts in ancient Indian literature.—A system of expressing numbers by means of words arranged as in the place-value notation was developed and perfected in India in the early centuries of the Christian era. In this system the numerals [e.g., 2—oṣṭha] are expressed by names of things, beings or concepts, which, naturally or in accordance with the teaching of the Śāstras, connote numbers.
Ganitashastra (शिल्पशास्त्र, gaṇitaśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian science of mathematics, algebra, number theory, arithmetic, etc. Closely allied with astronomy, both were commonly taught and studied in universities, even since the 1st millennium BCE. Ganita-shastra also includes ritualistic math-books such as the Shulba-sutras.
Gitashastra (science of music)
Source: Shodhganga: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the Visnudharmottarapurana (gita)Oṣṭha (ओष्ठ, “lips”) refers to one of the ten kinds of sthāna (the organs of utterance), according to Bhattojidīkṣita in his Siddhāntakaumudī and the Saṃgītaratnākara.—During the practise of Vocal Music, the proper production of the concerned sound is always considered as very important. Sthāna or ucchāraṇasthāna is the place of articulation of sound. Bhattojidīkṣita in his Siddhāntakaumudī said about ten kinds of sthāna (i.e., the organs of utterance), e.g., oṣṭha (i.e., lips).
Gitashastra (गीतशास्त्र, gītaśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian science of Music (gita or samgita), which is traditionally divided in Vocal music, Instrumental music and Dance (under the jurisdiction of music). The different elements and technical terms are explained in a wide range of (often Sanskrit) literature.
Shilpashastra (iconography)
Source: Shodhganga: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the Visnudharmottarapurana (shilpa)Oṣṭha (ओष्ठ) or “lips” refers to one of the various body parts whose Measurements should follow the principles of ancient Indian Painting (citra), according to the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa, an ancient Sanskrit text which (being encyclopedic in nature) deals with a variety of cultural topics such as arts, architecture, music, grammar and astronomy.—In the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa, a specific measurement of every limb of a man as well as of a woman is elaborately and systematically discussed. In this book, the writer has presented the measurement of almost all the body parts that should be maintained in a picture. For example, Oṣṭha (“lips”) should be 1 X 4 aṅgula (both upper and lower lips).
Shilpashastra (शिल्पशास्त्र, śilpaśāstra) represents the ancient Indian science (shastra) of creative arts (shilpa) such as sculpture, iconography and painting. Closely related to Vastushastra (architecture), they often share the same literature.
India history and geography
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical GlossaryOṣṭha.—(IE 7-1-2), ‘two’. Note: oṣṭha is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryōṣṭha (ओष्ठ).—m S A lip. ōṣṭha āsvādaṇēṃ (To taste the lip.) To kiss. Ex. kōṇhī ōṣṭha hī nācatāṃ || mukha mukhīṃ ghālani āsvādilē ||
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishōṣṭha (ओष्ठ).—m A lip.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryOṣṭha (ओष्ठ).—[uṣyate uṣṇāhāreṇa, uṣ-karmaṇi than Uṇādi-sūtra 2.4.] A lip (lower or upper); द्वावोष्ठौ छेदयेन्नृपः (dvāvoṣṭhau chedayennṛpaḥ) Manusmṛti 8.282; अधर°, बिम्ब° (adhara°, bimba°).
-ṣṭhī A creeper bearing a red fruit to which the lip is commonly compared (bimbaphala; Mar. toṇḍalī). (In comp. the a or ā of words before oṣṭha may be optionally dropped, and the fem. may end in ā or ī as bimbo (mbau) ष्ठा-ष्ठी (ṣṭhā-ṣṭhī). [Vārt. ओत्वोष्ठयोः समासे वा (otvoṣṭhayoḥ samāse vā) Sk. on P.VI.1.94.] [cf. L. ostium].
Derivable forms: oṣṭhaḥ (ओष्ठः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryOṣṭha (ओष्ठ).—m.
(-ṣṭhaḥ) The lip, especially the upper, &c. du. m. (oṣṭhau or oṣṭhādharau) The lips: see adhara. f. (-ṣṭhī) A creeper, bearing a red flower, to which the lip is commonly compared, (Bryonia grandis.) E. uṣ to burn, than Unadi affix, fem. affix ṅīṣ: see vimba.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryOṣṭha (ओष्ठ).—i. e. probably ava-stha (vb. sthā), m. 1. The lip, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 8, 282. 2. The upper lip, [Bhāgavata-Purāṇa, (ed. Burnouf.)] 4, 8, 46. In comp. words a preceding a may be dropped, and the fem. of a comp. adj. may end in ṭhā or ṭhī, e. g. rucira -dantauṣṭhī, Having beautiful teeth and lips, [Rāmāyaṇa] 3, 52, 16. bimboṣṭha, adj. Having bimba-like lips, [Kathāsaritsāgara, (ed. Brockhaus.)] 4, 8. saṃdaṣṭauṣṭha, i. e. sam-daṣṭa oṣṭha (vb. daṃś), adj. Biting the lips, Mahābhārata 3, 427. sphuradoṣṭha, i. e. sphurant-oṣṭha, adj., f. ṭhī, With trembling lips, [Indralokāgamana] 5, 51.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryOṣṭha (ओष्ठ).—[masculine] the (down-hanging) upper-lip, lip i.[grammar] (adj. —° [feminine] ī).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Oṣṭha (ओष्ठ):—m. ([etymology] doubtful; √uṣ, [Uṇādi-sūtra ii, 4]) the lip (generally [dual number]), [Ṛg-veda ii, 39, 6; Atharva-veda x, 9, 14; xx, 127, 4; Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; Manu-smṛti] etc.
2) the forepart of an Agnikuṇḍa q.v., [Hemādri’s Caturvarga-cintāmaṇi]
3) cf. [Zend] aoshtra; O. [Prussian] austa, ‘mouth’; O. [Slavonic or Slavonian] usta, ‘mouth.’
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Oṣṭha (ओष्ठ) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Uṭṭha, Oṭṭha, Hoṭṭa.
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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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryOṣṭha (ओष्ठ) [Also spelled oshth]:—(nm) see [oṭha].
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusŌṣṭha (ಓಷ್ಠ):—
1) [noun] either of the two fleshy folds forming the edges of the mouth and important in speech; a lip (in gen.).
2) [noun] the upper one of these.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Starts with (+8): Oshthabambu, Oshthabha, Oshthadhara, Oshthagata, Oshthaja, Oshthajaha, Oshthaka, Oshthakarnaka, Oshthakopa, Oshthakshepa, Oshthamrita, Oshthamudra, Oshthapaka, Oshthapallava, Oshthapana, Oshthaphala, Oshthapidhana, Oshthaprakopa, Oshthapushpa, Oshthaputa.
Ends with (+74): Abhyantaroshtha, Adharoshtha, Adharshtha, Akanthatalvoshtha, Amkoshtha, Angulisamvritadharoshtha, Annakoshtha, Antargoshtha, Antshtha, Arikoshtha, Ashvagoshtha, Baddhakoshtha, Bhadrakoshtha, Bhagoshtha, Bimbaphaladharoshtha, Bimbapratibimboshtha, Bimboshtha, Bimbshtha, Camgalakoshtha, Camgalanirakoshtha.
Full-text (+73): Uttha, Oshthapallava, Oshtharoga, Oshthopamaphala, Adharoshtha, Oshthaka, Jambavaushtha, Oshthaputa, Vakroshthika, Oshthaja, Oshthaprakopa, Oshthakarnaka, Oshthajaha, Mahoshtha, Oshthakopa, Ottha, Oshthaphala, Aushtha, Shityoshtha, Oshthadhara.
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