Kuceshta, Kucēṣṭā, Kuceṣṭā: 4 definitions
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Kuceshta means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi. 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 terms Kucēṣṭā and Kuceṣṭā can be transliterated into English as Kucesta or Kuceshta, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Kucheshta.
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarykucēṣṭā (कुचेष्टा).—f (S) kucōdī f (kucōdya S) also corruptly kuciṣṭā & kuciṣṭāī f Teasing and tormenting of any one (as by pinching, mimicking, making faces &c.): also reviling and defaming of any one: also tricks, pranks, mischievous practices gen. Pr. kucēṣṭēvāñcūna pratiṣṭhā vāḍhata nāhīṃ An ordinary fellow cannot hope to become famous unless he traduce some great man (--"he must burn the temple").
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishkucēṣṭā (कुचेष्टा).—f Teasing and tormenting of any one; also reviling and defaming of any one; also tricks, pranks.
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: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryKuceṣṭā (कुचेष्टा):—[=ku-ceṣṭā] [from ku] f. a wicked contrivance.
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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryKuceṣṭā (कुचेष्टा) [Also spelled kucheshta]:—(nf) misdemeanour, condemnable activity.
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Starts with: Kuceshtaka, Kuceshtakhora.
Full-text: Kucita, Kucheshta, Kusakaranem, Akalanem.
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