Dvishta, Dviṣṭa: 8 definitions

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Dvishta 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 Dviṣṭa can be transliterated into English as Dvista or Dvishta, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Dviṣṭa (द्विष्ट).—p. p. [dviṣ-karmaṇi kta]

1) Hostile.

2) Hated, disliked.

-ṣṭam Copper.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Dviṣṭa (द्विष्ट).—mfn.

(-ṣṭaḥ-ṣṭā-ṣṭaṃ) Hated, dislike. n.

(-ṣṭaṃ) Copper: see dvyaṣṭa. E. dviṣ to hate, affix kta.

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

Dviṣṭa (द्विष्ट).—[adjective] hated, odious; averse, hostile.

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

1) Dviṣṭa (द्विष्ट):—[from dviṣ] 1. dviṣṭa mfn. hated, disliked, odious, hostile, [Yājñavalkya; Manu-smṛti; Mahābhārata etc.]

2) 2. dviṣṭa n. (for dvy-aṣṭa) copper, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Dviṣṭa (द्विष्ट):—[(ṣṭaḥ-ṣṭā-ṣṭaṃ) a.] Hated. n. Copper.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Dviṣṭa (द्विष्ट) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Duṭṭha.

[Sanskrit to German]

Dvishta 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.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Dviṣṭa (ದ್ವಿಷ್ಟ):—[adjective] of or characteristic of an enemy; having or showing ill will; hostile.

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Dviṣṭa (ದ್ವಿಷ್ಟ):—[noun] a malleable, ductile, metallic element having a characteristic reddish-brown colour, used in large quantities as an electrical conductor and in the manufacture of alloys; copper (Cu.).

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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