The Sanskrit terms Duṣṭi and Duṣṭī can be transliterated into English as Dusti or Dushti, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Buddhism

Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Tibetan Buddhism

Duṣṭi (दुष्टि) refers to one of the various Grahas and Mahāgrahas mentioned as attending the teachings in the 6th century Mañjuśrīmūlakalpa: one of the largest Kriyā Tantras devoted to Mañjuśrī (the Bodhisattva of wisdom) representing an encyclopedia of knowledge primarily concerned with ritualistic elements in Buddhism. The teachings in this text originate from Mañjuśrī and were taught to and by Buddha Śākyamuni in the presence of a large audience (including Duṣṭi).

Source: academia.edu: A Critical Study of the Vajraḍākamahātantrarāja (II)

Duṣṭī (दुष्टी) refers to one the twenty-four Horā (astronomical) Goddess to be invoked during pūjā (ritual offering) in Tantric Buddhism, according to the 9th-century Vajraḍākatantra chapter 18.61-74. [...] A Yogin, putting a vessel in the left side of him, offers various things together with raw flesh, fish, immortal nectar (pañcāmṛta). Then the Yogin invites Goddesses to please them with nectar—five Ḍākinīs and twenty-four Goddesses [viz., Duṣṭī] come to the Yogin’s place, forming a maṇḍala.

context information

Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Duṣṭi (दुष्टि).—f. Corruption, depravity.

Derivable forms: duṣṭiḥ (दुष्टिः).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Duṣṭi (दुष्टि).—i. e. duṣ + ti, f. Corruptness, [Suśruta] 1, 253, 6.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Duṣṭi (दुष्टि).—[feminine] corruption, depravity.

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

1) Duṣṭi (दुष्टि):—[from duṣ] f. corruption, defilement, depravity, [Atharva-veda]

2) [v.s. ...] growing worse (of a wound etc.), [Suśruta; Caraka]

[Sanskrit to German]

Dushti in German

context information

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.

Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Dusti (दुस्ति):—adj. defective; corrupted;

context information

Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Dushtiy, Dushtiya.

Ends with: Agnidushti, Mamsadushti, Shonitadushti.

Full-text: Dushtiya, Duhitri, Hora, Tutti.

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Atharvaveda and Charaka Samhita (by Laxmi Maji)

Mādhavanidāna (Āyurveda book) < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]

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A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 2 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)

Part 7 - Growth and Disease < [Chapter XIII - Speculations in the Medical Schools]

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