Bhastrika, Bhastrikā: 8 definitions
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Bhastrika 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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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryBhastrikā (भस्त्रिका).—A little bag.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryBhastrika (भस्त्रिक).—mf. (-kaḥ-kī) A bellows-blower, &c. m.
(-kaḥ) An inflated skin on which rafts, &c. are floated. f.
(-kā) A bellows: see bhastra. E. bhastran a bellows, and ṭhan aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryBhastrikā (भस्त्रिका).—[feminine] little bag, pouch, purse.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Bhastrika (भस्त्रिक):—[from bhas] mf(ī)n. = bhastrayā harati, [Pāṇini 4-4, 16]
2) Bhastrikā (भस्त्रिका):—[from bhastrika > bhas] f. a little bag, [Daśakumāra-carita] (cf. [Pāṇini 7-3, 47]).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryBhastrika (भस्त्रिक):—[(kaḥ-kī)] 1. m. 3. f. A bellows blower. m. Inflated skin for floating rafts. f. (kā) Bellows.
[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 corpusBhastrika (ಭಸ್ತ್ರಿಕ):—
1) [noun] = ಭಸ್ತ್ರಿ [bhastri].
2) [noun] a vessel-like container made of or reinforced with, leather.
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)
Ends with: Abhastrika, Carmabhastrika, Carmaratnabhastrika.
Full-text: Bhastraka, Bhastra, Carmaratnabhastrika, Carmabhastrika, Bahubhastraka, Carmaratna, Bhastrike, Abhastrika, Bhastradi, Abhastraka.
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