Ashasta, Aśasta: 5 definitions
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Ashasta 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 Aśasta can be transliterated into English as Asasta or Ashasta, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Vastushastra (architecture)
Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions (architecture)Aśasta (अशस्त) refers to “not being praised” or “undesirable”, according to the Devyāmata (in the section śalyoddhāra-paṭala or “excavation of extraneous substances”).—Accordingly, “[...] If a heretic is seen, that brings an undesirable outcome to householders. If one hears someone hurt, wounded, or killed, or something broken, then [the officiant] should not divide the site with cords. If there are persons who are not praised (aśasta), undesirable (aśasta), or blameworthy, then one should avoid seeing such persons, hearing [the names of] such persons announced, and hearing the voices of such persons. [...]”.
Vastushastra (वास्तुशास्त्र, vāstuśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian science (shastra) of architecture (vastu), dealing with topics such architecture, sculpture, town-building, fort building and various other constructions. Vastu also deals with the philosophy of the architectural relation with the cosmic universe.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAśasta (अशस्त).—a.
1) Inexpressible, untold.
2) Not esteemed, hated, ill-starred; unwished; परोऽपेहि मनस्पाप किमशस्तानि शंससि (paro'pehi manaspāpa kimaśastāni śaṃsasi) Av.6.45.1.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Aśasta (अशस्त):—[=a-śasta] [from a-śas] mfn. ‘ineffable’ or, ‘unwished’ [Atharva-veda vi, 45, 1.]
2) Āśasta (आशस्त):—[=ā-śasta] [from ā-śaṃs] See an-ā.
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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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Starts with: Ashastavara.
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