Kashthavat, Kāṣṭhavat: 5 definitions
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Kashthavat 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.
The Sanskrit term Kāṣṭhavat can be transliterated into English as Kasthavat or Kashthavat, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Yoga (school of philosophy)
Source: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason BirchKāṣṭhavat (काष्ठवत्) refers to “becoming (insentient) like a piece of wood”, according to the Kaulajñānanirṇaya 14.82-84.—Accordingly: “I shall talk about [a practice] higher than [the previous one]. Listen, O you who are venerated by the adepts. [The Yogin] should not contemplate water, fire, wind nor ether; not below, above [nor] in the space between [the two]. My dear, [by doing so, the Yogin] becomes [insentient] like a piece of wood (kāṣṭhavat) [or] a clod of earth, when the no-mind state of mind arises, O beautiful one. Having made the mind a void in the void, free of thought, he becomes one whose condition is unchanging”.
Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as āsanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarykāṣṭhavat (काष्ठवत्).—(S Like a stock.) Standing aghast; petrified with fear, surprise, amazement: also (withered or dry) a stick. Ex. mulāsa dṛṣṭīnēṃ pāhata || tōṃ hāta pāya jhālē kā0 ॥.
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
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryKāṣṭhavat (काष्ठवत्).—mfn. (-vān-vatī-vat) Having wood for fuel, &c. ind. Like a piece of wood. E. kāṣṭha, and matup or vati aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Kāṣṭhavat (काष्ठवत्):—[=kāṣṭha-vat] [from kāṣṭha] mfn. having wood for fuel, etc.
2) [v.s. ...] ind. like a piece of wood, like a stick (as when petrified with fear, etc.)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryKāṣṭhavat (काष्ठवत्):—[kāṣṭha-vat] (vān-vatī-vat) a. Having wood for fuel; like wood.
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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Partial matches: Kashtha, Vat.
Starts with: Kashthavata.
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