Govishtha, Goviṣṭhā, Go-vishtha: 4 definitions

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Govishtha 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 Goviṣṭhā can be transliterated into English as Govistha or Govishtha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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[«previous next»] — Govishtha in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Goviṣṭhā (गोविष्ठा).—cowdung.

Goviṣṭhā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms go and viṣṭhā (विष्ठा).

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

Goviṣṭhā (गोविष्ठा):—[=go-viṣṭhā] [from go] f. = -viṣ, [Bhāvaprakāśa v, 26, 23.]

[Sanskrit to German]

Govishtha 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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