The Sanskrit terms Cēṣṭaka and Ceṣṭaka can be transliterated into English as Cestaka or Ceshtaka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Cheshtaka.

In Hinduism

Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

Ceṣṭaka (चेष्टक) or Praticāraka refers to “male servants” or Yoginīs, associated with the sacred seats (pīṭha), according to the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—The eight seats described in the Yogakhaṇḍa include male servants (there called ceṣṭakas, not praticārakas as here) and female attendants. In the Yogakhaṇḍa the latter are called ‘dūtīs’—the name also given to the partner in rites of union. In other setups such attendants are not normally listed.

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Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

cēṣṭaka (चेष्टक).—a (cēṣṭā) That teases, worries, mocks &c.; that excites or stirs up.

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Marathi 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 dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Ceṣṭaka (चेष्टक).—a. [ceṣṭ-ṇvul] Making efforts.

-kaḥ A particular mode of sexual enjoyment or coitus.

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

1) Ceṣṭaka (चेष्टक):—[from ceṣṭ] mfn. making effort or exertion, [Horace H. Wilson]

2) [v.s. ...] m. a kind of fish (= ṭa), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

3) [v.s. ...] a kind of coitus.

[Sanskrit to German]

Ceshtaka 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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Ends with: Jivaceshtaka, Kuceshtaka, Vishvaceshtaka.

Full-text: Praticaraka, Duti.

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