Cinapishta, Cīnapiṣṭa, Cina-pishta: 5 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Cīnapiṣṭa can be transliterated into English as Cinapista or Cinapishta, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Chinapishta.
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryCīnapiṣṭa (चीनपिष्ट).—
1) red lead; चीनपिष्टमयो लोकश्चारणै- कमयी च भूः (cīnapiṣṭamayo lokaścāraṇai- kamayī ca bhūḥ) Kathāsaritsāgara 23.85.
2) lead.
Derivable forms: cīnapiṣṭam (चीनपिष्टम्).
Cīnapiṣṭa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms cīna and piṣṭa (पिष्ट).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryCīnapiṣṭa (चीनपिष्ट).—m.
(-ṣṭaḥ) 1. Minium or red-lead. E. cīna China, and piṣṭa cake; brought in lumps from the hills on the north-west of Bengal, and between it and China. cīnasya sīsakasya piṣṭaṃ cūrṇaṃ (cīnera sindura) .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Cīnapiṣṭa (चीनपिष्ट):—[=cīna-piṣṭa] [from cīna] n. minium or red lead, [Vikramāṅkadeva-carita, by Bilhaṇa xiv, 68]
2) [v.s. ...] lead, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
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Starts with: Cinapishtamaya.
Full-text: Cinapishtamaya, Paripishtaka.
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