Leshtu, Leṣṭu: 8 definitions

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Leshtu 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 Leṣṭu can be transliterated into English as Lestu or Leshtu, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Leṣṭu (लेष्टु).—m.

(-ṣṭuḥ) A clod of earth. E. liś to become less or small, tun Unadi aff.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Leṣṭu (लेष्टु).—perhaps liś + tu (but cf. loṣṭa, to which it seems to be akin), m. A clod of earth.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Leṣṭu (लेष्टु).—[masculine] clod of earth.

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

Leṣṭu (लेष्टु):—[from liś] m. a clod, lump of earth, [Mahābhārata; Harivaṃśa; Hemādri’s Caturvarga-cintāmaṇi] (cf. loṣṭa, loṣṭu).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Leṣṭu (लेष्टु):—(ṣṭuḥ) 2. m. A clod of earth.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Leṣṭu (लेष्टु) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Leṭṭhu, Leḍu, Leḍua.

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Leshtu 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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