Gostana, Go-stana, Gostanā: 9 definitions
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Gostana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India. 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.
India history and geography
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical GlossaryGo-stana.—(IE 7-1-2), ‘four’. Note: go-stana is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryGostana (गोस्तन).—
1) the udder of a cow.
2) a cluster of blossoms, nosegay &c.
3) a pearl-necklace of four strings.
4) a kind of fort.
Derivable forms: gostanaḥ (गोस्तनः).
Gostana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms go and stana (स्तन).
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Gostanā (गोस्तना).—a bunch of grapes.
Gostanā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms go and stanā (स्तना). See also (synonyms): gostanī.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryGostana (गोस्तन).—m.
(-naḥ) 1. The udder of a cow. 2. A garland consisting of four or of thirty-four strings. 3. A cluster of blossoms, a nosegay, &c. f. (-nā or -nī) A grape. E. go a cow, and stana a breast, full or clustering like the udder of a cow. goḥ stana iva guccho yasya .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryGostana (गोस्तन).—[masculine] the udder of a cow; *a kind of garland.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Gostana (गोस्तन):—[=go-stana] [from go] m. a cow’s dug, [Mahābhārata iii, 32, 4]
2) [v.s. ...] a cluster of blossoms, nosegay, [Horace H. Wilson]
3) [v.s. ...] a pearl necklace consisting of 4 (or of 34 [Horace H. Wilson]) strings, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) [v.s. ...] a kind of fort
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryGostana (गोस्तन):—[go-stana] (naḥ-naṃ) 1. m. n. A Cow’s udder; garland consisting of from 4 to 34 strings; a cluster. f. (nā-nī) A grape, bunch of grapes.
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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
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusGōstana (ಗೋಸ್ತನ):—
1) [noun] a bag-like mammary organ in cows containing four more glands, each with a separate teat; udder.
2) [noun] a bunch of flowers.
3) [noun] a necklace of four strings.
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)
Starts with: Gostanakara.
Ends with: Garcinia mangostana.
Full-text: Gostani, Gostanisava, Gostanakara.
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