The Sanskrit term Muṣṭiyuddha can be transliterated into English as Mustiyuddha or Mushtiyuddha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Dhanurveda (science of warfare)

Source: Journal of multidisciplinary studies in archaeology: Wrestling in Indian Literature

Muṣṭiyuddha (मुष्टियुद्ध, “boxing”).—The Vedic texts give stray references of Boxing or muṣṭi-yuddha. The Vedic texts mention that the enemies were defeated by blows of the fists. There are references that “of all the warriors the brave boxer is the chief”. Another reference says, “Let the brave boxer fighter among the vegetarians proceed to the big and strong cities for victory”.

Source: Knowledge Traditions & Practices of India: Martial Arts Traditions: A Survey

Muṣṭiyuddha (मुष्टियुद्ध) refers to a traditional form of boxing, defined according to ancient Indian martial arts (dhanurveda).—Varanasi was known since ancient times as a centre for wrestling and muṣṭiyuddha, a traditional form of boxing.

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Dhanurveda (धनुर्वेद) refers to the “knowledge of warfare” and, as an upaveda, is associated with the Ṛgveda. It contains instructions on warfare, archery and ancient Indian martial arts, dating back to the 2nd-3rd millennium BCE.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Muṣṭiyuddha (मुष्टियुद्ध).—a pugilistic encounter, boxing.

Derivable forms: muṣṭiyuddham (मुष्टियुद्धम्).

Muṣṭiyuddha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms muṣṭi and yuddha (युद्ध).

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

Muṣṭiyuddha (मुष्टियुद्ध).—[neuter] hatyā [feminine] a fight with fists, hand to hand engagement.

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

Muṣṭiyuddha (मुष्टियुद्ध):—[=muṣṭi-yuddha] [from muṣṭi > muṣ] n. a pugilistic encounter, [Mahābhārata]

[Sanskrit to German]

Mushtiyuddha 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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Muṣṭiyuddha (ಮುಷ್ಟಿಯುದ್ಧ):—[noun] a fight in which blows are exchanged with the fists; a pugilistic encounter.

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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)

Partial matches: Mushti, Yuddha.

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Search found 2 books and stories containing Mushtiyuddha, Mushti-yuddha, Muṣṭi-yuddha, Musti-yuddha, Muṣṭiyuddha, Mustiyuddha; (plurals include: Mushtiyuddhas, yuddhas, Muṣṭiyuddhas, Mustiyuddhas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

Gati in Theory and Practice (by Dr. Sujatha Mohan)

Gait identified in the martial arts of India < [Chapter 4 - Practice of Gati]

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Triveni Journal

The Forces in the Ramayana < [April - June 1972]

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