Dvyashta, Dvyaṣṭa, Dvi-ashta: 7 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Dvyaṣṭa can be transliterated into English as Dvyasta or Dvyashta, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryDvyaṣṭa (द्व्यष्ट).—copper. °सहस्रम् (sahasram) 16.
Derivable forms: dvyaṣṭam (द्व्यष्टम्).
Dvyaṣṭa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dvi and aṣṭa (अष्ट).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryDvyaṣṭa (द्व्यष्ट).—n.
(-ṣṭaṃ) Copper. E. dvi two, (metals; gold and silvers.) aśa to pervade, affix kta; mixed as alloy with the fine metals; also the ya being interchanged with its congener i, dviṣṭa.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryDvyaṣṭa (द्व्यष्ट):—[=dvy-aṣṭa] [from dvy] n. ([from] aṣṭan?) copper, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.] (cf. 2. dviṣṭa).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryDvyaṣṭa (द्व्यष्ट):—[dvya+ṣṭa] (ṣṭaḥ) 1. n. Copper.
[Sanskrit to German]
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
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusDvyaṣṭa (ದ್ವ್ಯಷ್ಟ):—[noun] a reddish-brown, malleable, ductile, metallic element that is corrosion-resistant and an excellent conductor of electricity and heat; copper (Cu.).
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: Ashta, Dvy, Dvi.
Starts with: Dvyashtasahasra.
Full-text: Dvishta, Dvyashtasahasra.
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