Cashati, Caṣati: 5 definitions

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Cashati 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 Caṣati can be transliterated into English as Casati or Cashati, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Chashati.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Caṣati (चषति).—[caṣ-bhāve ati]

1) Eating.

2) Killing.

3) Decay, infirmity, decline.

Derivable forms: caṣatiḥ (चषतिः).

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

Caṣati (चषति).—m.

(-tiḥ) Decay, infirmity. E. kṛṣ to plough, ti Unadi affix, and ca substituted for the radical initials. caṣa-bhakṣe badhe vā bhāve ati .

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

Caṣati (चषति):—(tiḥ) 2. m. Decay, infirmity.

[Sanskrit to German]

Cashati in German

context information

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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