Dvahstha, Dvāḥstha, Dvar-stha: 9 definitions
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Sanskrit dictionary
Dvāḥstha (द्वाःस्थ).—(dvāḥsthaḥ, dvāsthaḥ, dvāḥsthitaḥ, dvāsthitaḥ) a door-keeper, porter.
Derivable forms: dvāḥsthaḥ (द्वाःस्थः).
Dvāḥstha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dvār and stha (स्थ). See also (synonyms): dvāḥsthita.
Dvāḥstha (द्वाःस्थ).—m.
(-sthaḥ) 1. A warder, a porter. 2. Nandi, one of Siva'S doorkeepers. E. dvār a door, and stha who stays; also dvāstha .
Dvāḥstha (द्वाःस्थ).—i. e. dvār-stha, I. adj. Standing at the door, [Rāmāyaṇa] 2, 71, 30. Ii. m. A porter, [Rāmāyaṇa] 6, 8, 37.
Dvāḥstha (द्वाःस्थ).—[adjective] standing at the door; [masculine] door-keeper.
1) Dvāḥstha (द्वाःस्थ):—[=dvāḥ-stha] [from dvāḥ] mfn. ([Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature]) standing at the gate or door
2) [v.s. ...] m. door-keeper, porter, warder (written also dvā-sth).
Dvāḥstha (द्वाःस्थ):—[dvāḥ-stha] (sthaḥ) 1. m. A warder; Nandī.
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Dvāḥstha (ದ್ವಾಃಸ್ಥ):—[noun] a man who guards the entrance of a building; a doorkeeper.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Dvar, Dvah, Stha.
Full-text: Dvastha, Dvahsthita, Sambhrama.
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