Deshtavya, Deṣṭavya: 4 definitions
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Deshtavya 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 Deṣṭavya can be transliterated into English as Destavya or Deshtavya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Sanskrit dictionary
Deṣṭavya (देष्टव्य).—a. To be pointed, shown or declared.
Deṣṭavya (देष्टव्य):—[from deśa] mfn. to be pointed out or shown or declared, [Rāmāyaṇa]
Deṣṭavya (देष्टव्य):—(wie eben) adj. zu bezeichnen: pratikūlaṃ tu deṣṭavyaṃ naiva vākyamidaṃ tvayā du darfst diese meine Rede nicht als dir nicht zusagend bezeichnen d. i. du darfst dich nicht dieser meiner Rede widersetzen [Rāmāyaṇa 3, 30, 14.]
Deṣṭavya (देष्टव्य):—Adj. —
1) zu bezeichnen als (Nom.). —
2) = deśya
1) [KAIYAṬA im Mahābhāṣya 5,59,] a.
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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Full-text: Upadeshtavya, Samdeshtavya.
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