Mapashta, Mapaṣṭa: 5 definitions
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Mapashta 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 Mapaṣṭa can be transliterated into English as Mapasta or Mapashta, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Sanskrit dictionary
Mapaṣṭa (मपष्ट).—A kind of bean.
Derivable forms: mapaṣṭaḥ (मपष्टः).
See also (synonyms): mapuṣṭa, mapaṣṭaka, mapuṣṭaka.
Mapaṣṭa (मपष्ट).—m.
(-ṣṭaḥ) A sort of bean, (Phaseolus mungo;) also mapaṣṭaka, and mapuṣṭaka .
Mapaṣṭa (मपष्ट):—m. a kind of bean, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Mapaṣṭa (मपष्ट):—, mapaṣṭaka und mapuṣṭaka (auch [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 1174], v. l.) m. = makuṣṭaka, mayuṣṭaka eine Bohnenart [Bharata] zu [Amarakoṣa 2, 9, 17 im Śabdakalpadruma] mapuṣṭaka [COLEBR.] und [Loiseleur Deslongchamps] im Text.
Mapaṣṭa (मपष्ट):—, ka , mapuṣṭaka und mapuṣṭhaka m. eine Bohnenart.
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Starts with: Mapashtaka.
Full-text: Mapushta, Mapashtaka, Mapushtaka, Mayushtaka.
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Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
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