Loshtaka, Loṣṭaka: 8 definitions
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Loshtaka 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 Loṣṭaka can be transliterated into English as Lostaka or Loshtaka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryLoṣṭaka (लोष्टक).—
1) A clod.
2) A spot.
3) A particular object serving as a mark.
Derivable forms: loṣṭakaḥ (लोष्टकः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryLoṣṭaka (लोष्टक).—[loṣṭa + ka], 1. (m. and n.), A clod (of dust), [Rāmāyaṇa] 3, 37, 18. 2. (n.), Spot, mark (of stripes), [Mṛcchakaṭikā, (ed. Stenzler.)] 34, 3.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryLoṣṭaka (लोष्टक).—[masculine] the same, masonry.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus CatalogorumLoṣṭaka (लोष्टक) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—son of Māṇikyavardhana (Raghuvaṃśaṭīkā).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Loṣṭaka (लोष्टक):—[from loṣṭ] m. = loṣṭa, a clod, [Mahābhārata; Mṛcchakaṭikā] (kaḥ kṛtaḥ = ‘hewn down’, ‘cut up’ [Rājataraṅgiṇī])
2) [v.s. ...] m. or n. (?) a [particular] object serving as a mark, [Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā [Scholiast or Commentator]]
3) [v.s. ...] m. Name of various men, [Rājataraṅgiṇī]
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusLōṣṭaka (ಲೋಷ್ಟಕ):—[noun] = ಲೋಷ್ಟ [loshta].
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Loshtakancana, Loshtakapala.
Full-text: Loshtha, Manikyavardhana, Loshta, Dinakrandanastotra, Raghuvamsha.
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