Antishtha, Antiṣṭha: 1 definition

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Antishtha 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 Antiṣṭha can be transliterated into English as Antistha or Antishtha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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[«previous next»] — Antishtha in Sanskrit glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Antiṣṭha (अन्तिष्ठ).—(°-), in Mahāvastu ii.390.1, Senart antiṣṭha-guptāṃ (but mss. °guptaṃ or °uptaṃ) bahuśālimadhye, apparently epithet of rājadhānīm, capital city. The following word, in the midst of much rice, suggests that a form of upta, sown, may be the true reading, with v.l.; antiṣṭha- could be superl. to Pali anti(ṃ), close by, near (Vedic anti): sown very close (up to the city-limits), in the midst of abundant rice?

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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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