Bastika, Bāstika: 3 definitions
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Bastika 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.
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryBastika (बस्तिक).—A kind of arrow (the point of which remains in the body, while taking it out); Mahābhārata (Bombay) 7. 189.11 (com. bastikaḥ śalyadaṇḍasandhau śithilastasyoddharaṇe śalyaṃ bastimadhye majjati daṇḍamātraṃ niḥsarati).
Derivable forms: bastikaḥ (बस्तिकः).
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Bāstika (बास्तिक).—A multitude of goats; Rām.2.77.2.
Derivable forms: bāstikam (बास्तिकम्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryBāstika (बास्तिक).—[neuter] a multitude of goats.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryBāstika (बास्तिक):—[from bāsta] n. a multitude of goats, [Rāmāyaṇa]
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: Bastikarman.
Ends with: Prachinambastika.
Full-text: Vastika.
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