Ishvastra, Iṣvastra, Ishu-astra: 6 definitions
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Ishvastra 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 Iṣvastra can be transliterated into English as Isvastra or Ishvastra, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryIṣvastra (इष्वस्त्र).—the bow; राममिष्वसनदर्शनोत्सुकम् (rāmamiṣvasanadarśanotsukam) R.11. 37; °यन्त्रमुक्तो बाणः (yantramukto bāṇaḥ) Daśakumāracarita 9.
Derivable forms: iṣvastram (इष्वस्त्रम्).
Iṣvastra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms iṣu and astra (अस्त्र). See also (synonyms): iṣvasana.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryIṣvastra (इष्वस्त्र).—n. the art of discharging arrows,
Iṣvastra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms iṣu and astra (अस्त्र).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryIṣvastra (इष्वस्त्र).—[neuter] a bow (arrow-thrower).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryIṣvastra (इष्वस्त्र):—[=iṣv-astra] [from iṣu > iṣ] n. ‘arrow-thrower’, a bow, [Raghuvaṃśa; Rāmāyaṇa]
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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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Starts with: Ishvastrakarman, Ishvastrashastra.
Full-text: Ishvasana, Traiyambaka, Issattha.
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