Dvishashta, Dviṣaṣṭa, Dvi-shashta: 4 definitions

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Dvishashta 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 Dviṣaṣṭa can be transliterated into English as Dvisasta or Dvishashta, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Dvishashta in Sanskrit glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Dviṣaṣṭa (द्विषष्ट).—sixty-secon.

Dviṣaṣṭa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dvi and ṣaṣṭa (षष्ट).

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

Dviṣaṣṭa (द्विषष्ट):—[=dvi-ṣaṣṭa] [from dvi] mf(ī)n. the 62nd, [chapter] of [Mahābhārata]

[Sanskrit to German]

Dvishashta in German

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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.

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