Masta, Mashta, Masṭā: 16 definitions
Introduction:
Masta means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India, Marathi, Hindi, biology. 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.
India history and geography
Masta (मस्त) or Mastanātha refers to one of the eighty-four Siddhas (Siddhācāryas) mentioned in various sources as being representative teachers of Sahajiya Tantrism, Alchemy, Nath Sampradaya and other traditions having influence in the Indian subcontinent and the Himalayas.—Many of these Mahāsiddhas [e.g., Masta-nātha] were historical figures whose lives and mystical powers were the subject of legends. They are often associated with teachings belonging to Hinduism, Buddhism, Ajivikism and Jainism and are evident of a caste-less interreligious spiritual society.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Biology (plants and animals)
Masta in Malaysia is the name of a plant defined with Garcinia mangostana in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Mangostana garcinia Gaertner.
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Biochem. Pharmacol. (2002)
· Planta Medica (1996)
· De Fructibus et Seminibus Plantarum (1791)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2005)
· Regnum Vegetabile, or ‘a Series of Handbooks for the Use of Plant Taxonomists and Plant Geographers’ (1993)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Masta, for example diet and recipes, health benefits, chemical composition, pregnancy safety, side effects, extract dosage, have a look at these references.
This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
masta (मस्त).—a ( P) Intoxicated, lit. fig., inflated, puffed up. 2 Fat, large, bulky. 3 (Low). Abundant, copious, plentiful. Pr. paḍēla hasta tara pikēla masta.
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mastā (मस्ता) [or मस्त्या, mastyā].—a ( P) That is commonly under the influence of intoxicating liquors or drugs. 2 fig. Rude, riotous, overbearing. 3 Excited or wrought up--a horse.
masta (मस्त).—a Intoxicated. Bulky. Plentiful.
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mastā (मस्ता) [-styā, -स्त्या].—a Riotons, rude. Excited.
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
Masta (मस्त).—The head; मस्ते दुःसहवेदनाकवलिते (maste duḥsahavedanākavalite) Viś. Guṇa. 539.
Derivable forms: mastam (मस्तम्).
Maṣṭa (मष्ट).—(ka) , see māṣṭa(ka).
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Māṣṭa (माष्ट).—and māṣṭaka, nt., also in mss. maṣṭa(ka), and with ṭh for ṭ, seems to mean something like con- struction, product, contrivance, ingenious device; usually in composition with prec. yantra-(yanta-, janta-, jantra-): Mahāvastu ii.475.7 ff., many times; in 476.3 māṣṭakāni alone, but v.l. jantra-m°; seems to refer especially to toys: (antaḥpurasya arthāye) nānāprakārāṇi janta-māṣṭa-(mss. maṣṭa-, °ṭha-)- daṇḍakāni kriyanti, krīḍāpanakāni ca vividhāni ca janta- māṣṭakāni kriyanti, vījanakāni pi jantamāṣṭāni kriyanti 475.7—8; āsandikā pi jantamāṣṭa-pādakā 9, etc.
Masta (मस्त).—n.
(-staṃ) The head; see the next.
Masta (मस्त).— (perhaps vb. man), n. The head, [Lassen, Anthologia Sanskritica.] 70, 2 (at the end of a comp. adj.); cf. mas.
1) Masta (मस्त):—[from mas] a mfn. measured, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
2) [v.s. ...] n. (= mastaka) the head, [Dhūrtasamāgama]
3) b and taka, masti etc. See p.793.
Masta (मस्त):—(staṃ) 1. n. The head; the top.
Masta (मस्त) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Mattha, Matthaga, Matthaya.
[Sanskrit to German]
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
Masta (मस्त) [Also spelled mast]:—(a) intoxicated; intoxicated by passion; carefree, wanton; sexually excited; radiant with joy, in a lively frolic; ~[maulā] a lively and carefree person; ~[rāma] see ~[maulā].
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Kannada-English dictionary
Masta (ಮಸ್ತ):—[noun] = ಮಸ್ತಕ - [mastaka -] 1.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
1) Masṭā (मस्टा):—n. the chief god of Khan-Brahmin of far western region;
2) Masta (मस्त):—adj. 1. carefree; unworried; contented; delighted; 2. intoxicated; drunk; 3. lost in joy and pride; 4. overflowing with youth;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+11): Mastaba, Mastadaru, Mastagi-desi, Mastai, Mastak, Mastaka, Mastakabhisheka, Mastakadi, Mastakadvitaya, Mastakajvara, Mastakakhya, Mastakalunga, Mastakam, Mastakamulaka, Mastakapatti, Mastakapindaka, Mastakarecana, Mastakashula, Mastakasneha, Mastakatala.
Full-text (+10): Chinnamasta, Mastadaru, Madanamasta, Mastamulaka, Yantramashta, Chinnamastaka, Mastalunga, Mast, Mattha, A-patamattam, Vimastakita, Mastishka, Mastakamulaka, Matthaga, Mastavanem, Mastaka, Matthaya, Maula, Mastanatha, Mastu.
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