Ceshta, aka: Ceṣṭā, Ceṣṭa; 6 Definition(s)
Introduction
Ceshta means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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 terms Ceṣṭā and Ceṣṭa can be transliterated into English as Cesta or Ceshta, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Cheshta.
In Hinduism
Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
Strictly speaking, bhāva is mood or feeling unexpressed, hāva is the emotion which finds expression, ceṣṭā the gesture that expresses it.
Source: archive.org: The mirror of gesture (abhinaya-darpana)
Natyashastra (नाट्यशास्त्र, nāṭyaśāstra) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (śāstra) of performing arts, (nāṭya, e.g., theatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing dramatic plays (nataka) and poetic works (kavya).
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Ceṣṭā (चेष्टा).—A Brahmarākṣasī.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 7. 99.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
cēṣṭā (चेष्टा).—f (S) Acting, moving, stirring, performing functions or actions: also the stirring and moving of a living creature. 2 Mischievous tricks; wild capers; irritating speech; worrying or teasing acts gen. 3 The stirring about of a demon (in the subject of possession).
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarycēṣṭā (चेष्टा).—f Mischievous tricks. The stirring about of a demon. Moving.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-EnglishMarathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit-English dictionary
Ceṣṭa (चेष्ट).—
1) Moving the limbs, gesture;
2) Acting.
Derivable forms: ceṣṭam (चेष्टम्).
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Ceṣṭā (चेष्टा).—[ceṣṭ-aṅ]
1) Motion, movement; संरुद्धचेष्टस्य (saṃruddhaceṣṭasya) R. 2.43; किमस्माकं स्वामिचेष्टानिरूपणेन (kimasmākaṃ svāmiceṣṭānirūpaṇena) H.3; Māl.5.7.
2) Gesture, action; चेष्टया भाषणेन च नेत्रवक्त्रविकारैश्च लक्ष्यतेऽ न्तर्गतं मनः (ceṣṭayā bhāṣaṇena ca netravaktravikāraiśca lakṣyate' ntargataṃ manaḥ) Ms.8.26.
3) Effort, exertion.
4) Behaviour Pt.1.15.
5) Action, deed, performing.
-nāśaḥ destruction of the world.
-nirūpaṇam observing a person's movements.
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryCeṣṭā (चेष्टा).—f.
(-ṣṭā) Effort, exertion, bodily effort. E. ceṣṭ to act, aṅ and ṭāp affs.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionarySanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family. 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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