Astarana, Āstaraṇa: 12 definitions
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Astarana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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.
In Hinduism
Kama-shastra (the science of Love-making)
Source: Shodhganga: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the Visnudharmottarapurana (kama)Āstaraṇa (आस्तरण) refers to “decorations”.—Cf. Puṣpāstaraṇa [= puṣpāstaraṇam], which refers to “floral decorations”, representing one of the “sixty four kinds of Art”, according to the Kāmasūtra of Vātsyāyaṇa.—Indian tradition, basically includes sixty four Art forms are acknowledged. The references of sixty four kinds of kalā are found in the Bhāgavatapurāṇa, Śaiva-Tantras, Kāmasūtra of Vātsyāyaṇa etc.
Kamashastra (कामशास्त्र, kāmaśāstra) deals with ancient Indian science of love-making, passion, emotions and other related topics dealing with the pleasures of the senses.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryāstaraṇa (आस्तरण).—n (S) Spreading. 2 A thing spread or fit to be spread; a cloth, carpet, rug, mat, bed.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishāstaraṇa (आस्तरण).—n Spreading. A thing spread. A cloth, mat.
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 dictionaryĀstaraṇa (आस्तरण).—a.
1) Spreading, covering.
-ṇam 1 Spreading, strewing.
2) A bed, layer; कुसुम° (kusuma°) a bed of flowers; कुसुमास्तरणे सहायतां बहुशः सौम्य गतस्त्वमावयोः (kusumāstaraṇe sahāyatāṃ bahuśaḥ saumya gatastvamāvayoḥ) Kumārasambhava 4.35; सकुसुम° (sakusuma°) strewn with flowers Ś.3; तमालपत्रास्तरणासु रन्तुम् (tamālapatrāstaraṇāsu rantum) R.6.64.
3) A cushion, quilt, bed clothes; गत° (gata°) without the bed clothes.
4) A rug, carpet.
5) An elephant's housings, painted cloth (thrown on his back).
6) A layer of Kuśa grass spread out at a sacrifice. वेद आस्त- रणं ब्रह्मोपबर्हणम् (veda āsta- raṇaṃ brahmopabarhaṇam) Av.15.3.7.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀstaraṇa (आस्तरण).—n.
(-ṇaṃ) 1. A carpet, a rug, a quilt, bed-clothes. 2. A bed. 3. A layer of sacred grass spread out at a sacrifice. 4. An elephant’s housings, a painted cloth or blanket worn on his back. E. As the preceding, affix lyuṭ.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀstaraṇa (आस्तरण).—i. e. ā-stṛ + ana, n. 1. A layer, Mahābhārata 3, 15142. 2. Lying, [Pañcatantra] i. [distich] 190. 3. A cover, [Rāmāyaṇa] 3, 49, 15.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Āstaraṇa (आस्तरण):—[=ā-staraṇa] [from ā-stṛ] f(ī)n. the act of spreading
2) [v.s. ...] n. a carpet, rug
3) [v.s. ...] a cushion, quilt, bed-clothes
4) [v.s. ...] a bed
5) [v.s. ...] a layer of sacred grass spread out at a sacrifice, [Atharva-veda xv, 3, 7; Aitareya-brāhmaṇa; Āśvalāyana-gṛhya-sūtra; Mahābhārata; Pañcatantra etc.]
6) [v.s. ...] an elephant’s housings, a painted cloth or blanket worn on his back.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀstaraṇa (आस्तरण):—[ā-staraṇa] (ṇaṃ) 1. n. A carpet; a bed; elephant’s trappings.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Āstaraṇa (आस्तरण) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Attharaṇa, Atthuraṇa.
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusĀstaraṇa (ಆಸ್ತರಣ):—
1) [noun] the act of strewing or spreading all over.
2) [noun] a bed, cushion mat or chair intended for sitting on.
3) [noun] a chequered or decorated cloth spread on an elephant, in a cart, etc., to sit on.
4) [noun] a doubling of any thing upon itself; a fold.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Astaranakriye, Astaranavant, Astaranavat.
Ends with: Amritopastarana, Avastarana, Kambojastarana, Kusumastarana, Olaastarana, Phalikastarana, Prastarana, Pratyastarana, Pushpastarana, Pustakastarana, Rankavastarana, Rukmaprastarana, Sakusumastarana, Sastarana, Svastarana, Svastyastarana, Upastarana, Vedastarana, Vedyastarana, Yanastarana.
Full-text (+3): Astaranika, Astara, Astaranavant, Astaranavat, Astaranem, Attharana, Astaraniya, Anthara, Atthurana, Svastarana, Rankavastarana, Yanastarana, Kambojastarana, Vedyastarana, Spardhya, Antharanem, Pushpastarana, Pustaka, Padastaraka, Pattika.
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