Desita, Deshita, Deśita: 9 definitions
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Desita means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali. 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 Deśita can be transliterated into English as Desita or Deshita, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Pali-English dictionary
desita : (pp. ḍeseti) pointed out; preached; expounded.
Desita, (pp. of deseti) expounded, shown, taught etc., given, assigned, conferred Vin.III, 152 (marked out); V, 137; D.II, 154 (dhamma); Dh.285 (nibbāna); PvA.4 (magga: indicated), 54 (given). (Page 331)
[Pali to Burmese]
desita—
(Burmese text): (၁) ဟော-ပြော-အပ်သော။ (၂) ထင်ရှားပြအပ်သော။ (၃) ပြောကြား-ညွှန်ကြား-အပ်သော။ (၄) ဒေသနာကြားအပ်သော။ (၅) သိစေအပ်သော။ (၆) ပညတ်အပ်သော။
(Auto-Translation): (1) To be spoken. (2) To be prominently displayed. (3) To be communicated and instructed. (4) To be meditated upon. (5) To be understood. (6) To be defined.
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Sanskrit dictionary
Deśita (देशित).—a.
1) Told, directed, ordered.
2) Advised, instructed.
3) Pointed out, shown, indicated.
Deśita (देशित).—mfn.
(-taḥ-tā-taṃ) 1. Directed, commanded. 2. Shown. 3. Advised, instructed. E. diś to show, and kta affix, with iṭ inserted.
Deśita (देशित):—[from deśa] mfn. shown, directed, instructed, [Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa etc.]
Deśita (देशित):—[(taḥ-tā-taṃ) p.] Directed, shown.
Deśita (देशित) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Desia.
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)
Starts with (+7): Deshitala, Deshitavat, Desitabba, Desitabhavappakasana, Desitadesana, Desitadhamma, Desitadhammaramsippabhava, Desitadivasa, Desitaganana, Desitakala, Desitakara, Desitakaraparamasana, Desitakkama, Desitakotthasa, Desitakusaladhamma, Desitamagga, Desitanaya, Desitaniyama, Desitanokkamana, Desitanurupa.
Full-text (+23): Pradeshita, Adeshita, Samdeshita, Deshitadharma, Desitakala, Vinnudesita, Desitaganana, Desitakotthasa, Desitaniyama, Desitakara, Desitasanhasukhumavipassanadhamma, Nippariyayadesita, Uppattitthanavara, Desitanurupa, Desitapunnanidhi, Cakkaratanadesita, Desitadhamma, Desitakkama, Desitanaya, Desitasamaya.
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