Abhishasticatana, Abhiśasticātana, Abhishasti-catana: 4 definitions
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Abhishasticatana 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 Abhiśasticātana can be transliterated into English as Abhisasticatana or Abhishasticatana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Abhishastichatana.
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryAbhiśasticātana (अभिशस्तिचातन):—[=abhi-śasti-cātana] [from abhi-śasti > abhi-śaṃs] mfn. keeping off imprecation, [Ṛg-veda iii, 3, 6.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English DictionaryAbhiśasticātana (अभिशस्तिचातन):—[tatpurusha compound] m.
(-naḥ) (ved.) Destroyer of ene-mies (acc. to Sāyaṇa, of the evil genii which impede the sacrifice: abhiśastīnāmarātīnāṃ yajñavighnakāriṇāṃ rakṣasāṃ cātayitā nāśayitā); an epithet of Agni. E. abhiśasti (Ii.) and cātana.
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Partial matches: Catana, Abhishasti.
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