Grastasta, Grasta-asta, Grastāsta: 7 definitions
Introduction:
Grastasta means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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.
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Marathi-English dictionary
grastāsta (ग्रस्तास्त).—n (S) Setting (of the sun or moon) during its eclipse.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Grastāsta (ग्रस्तास्त).—the setting of the sun or moon while eclipsed.
Derivable forms: grastāstam (ग्रस्तास्तम्).
Grastāsta is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms grasta and asta (अस्त).
Grastāsta (ग्रस्तास्त).—mfn.
(-staḥ-stā-staṃ) Commenced and ended as an eclipse. E. grasta seized. asta set.
Grastāsta (ग्रस्तास्त):—[from grasta > gras] m. the setting of the sun or moon while eclipsed, [Horace H. Wilson]
Grastāsta (ग्रस्तास्त):—[grastā+sta] (staḥ-stā-staṃ) a. Past as an eclipse, begun and ended.
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
Grastāsta (ಗ್ರಸ್ತಾಸ್ತ):—[noun] the setting of the sun or moon while being eclipsed.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Grastāsta (ग्रस्तास्त):—n. the setting of the sun/moon when eclipsed;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
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Partial matches: Grasta, Ashta.
Full-text: Grastast.
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