Ayasta, Āyasta, Āyastā: 4 definitions
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryĀyasta (आयस्त).—p. p. [yas-kta]
1) Pained, distressed, afflicted.
2) Hurt, injured, killed; नित्यायस्तो बालको (nityāyasto bālako) (na īśe) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 13.1.26.
3) Vexed, angry.
4) Effected with difficulty.
5) Thrown, cast, sent forth.
6) Sharpened, whetted.
7) (Actively used) Toiling, labouring, exerting oneself.
8) Eager, anxiously desirous; आयस्तः (āyastaḥ) (saṃprāptum) Kirātārjunīya 7.32.
-stam A great effort; न मे गर्वितमायस्तं सहिष्यति दुरात्मवान् (na me garvitamāyastaṃ sahiṣyati durātmavān) Rām.4.16.9.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀyasta (आयस्त).—mfn.
(-staḥ-stā-staṃ) 1. Sharpened, whetted. 2. Thrown, cast, sent. 3. Pained, distressed. 4. Vexed, angry. 5. Hurt, killed. 6. Managed or effected with difficulty. 7. Labouring, toiling, making effort or exertion. E. āṅ, yasa to endeavour, kta aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Āyasta (आयस्त):—[=ā-yasta] [from ā-yas] mfn. exerted, managed or effected with difficulty
2) [v.s. ...] labouring, toiling, making effort or exertion, [Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa; Harivaṃśa] etc.
3) [v.s. ...] pained, distressed
4) [v.s. ...] wearied, vexed, angry, [ib.]
5) [v.s. ...] sharpened, whetted
6) [v.s. ...] thrown, cast, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
7) [v.s. ...] n. resoluteness, [Rāmāyaṇa] ([Bombay edition]).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀyasta (आयस्त):—[ā-yasta] (staḥ-stā-staṃ) a. Sharpened; thrown; hurt; laboured.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Ayastapa.
Ends with: Abhayasta, Mayashta, Prayasta, Samayasta, Suryodayasta, Udayasta, Vipayasta.
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