Ayatheshta, Ayatheṣṭa, Ayatha-ishta: 5 definitions

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Ayatheshta 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 Ayatheṣṭa can be transliterated into English as Ayathesta or Ayatheshta, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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[«previous next»] — Ayatheshta in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Ayatheṣṭa (अयथेष्ट).—a.

1) not as wished or desired, disliked.

2) not enough or sufficient.

Ayatheṣṭa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ayathā and iṣṭa (इष्ट).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Ayatheṣṭa (अयथेष्ट).—mfn.

(-ṣṭaḥ-ṣṭā-ṣṭaṃ) 1. Insufficient, not enough. 2. Disliked, disapproved of. E. a neg. yatheṣṭa wished.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Ayatheṣṭa (अयथेष्ट):—[=a-yatheṣṭa] [from a-yathā] mfn. not according to wish, not intended, [Pāṇini 8-2, 1 and 116] [commentator or commentary]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Ayatheṣṭa (अयथेष्ट):—[a-yathe+ṣṭa] < [a-yatheṣṭa] (ṣṭaḥ-ṣṭā-ṣṭaṃ) a. Insufficient.

[Sanskrit to German]

Ayatheshta in German

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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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