Vaishyatva, Vaiśyatva: 3 definitions
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Vaishyatva 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 Vaiśyatva can be transliterated into English as Vaisyatva or Vaishyatva, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationVaiśyatva (वैश्यत्व) refers to “Vaiśya-hood”, as defined in the Śivapurāṇa 1.17. Accordingly, “a Vaiśya dispels the Vaiśyatva by five hundred thousand japas. Then he becomes a mantrakṣatriya by repeating it five hundred thousand times. He then dispels the Kṣatratva by five hundred thousand japas. He then becomes a mantrabrahmin by repeating the mantra five hundred thousand times”.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryVaiśyatva (वैश्यत्व):—[=vaiśya-tva] [from vaiśya] n. = -tā, [Mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇa]
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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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Search found 2 books and stories containing Vaishyatva, Vaiśyatva, Vaisyatva, Vaishya-tva, Vaiśya-tva, Vaisya-tva; (plurals include: Vaishyatvas, Vaiśyatvas, Vaisyatvas, tvas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
The Brahmanda Purana (by G.V. Tagare)
Chapter 15 - The length and extent of the Earth: Description of Jambūdvīpa < [Section 2 - Anuṣaṅga-pāda]
The Shiva Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 17 - The glorification of the syllable Om and the five-syllabled mantra < [Section 1 - Vidyeśvara-saṃhitā]