Neshtra, Neṣṭra: 4 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Neṣṭra can be transliterated into English as Nestra or Neshtra, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryNeṣṭra (नेष्ट्र).—[neuter] the Soma vessel or office of the Nestr (cf. [preceding]).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Neṣṭra (नेष्ट्र):—[from neṣa] n. the Soma vessel of the Neṣṭṛ, [Ṛg-veda] (cf. [Nirukta, by Yāska viii, 3])
2) [v.s. ...] the office of the N°, [Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra]
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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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Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Warfare and Military System in Vedic Literature (by Rinki Deka)
The Royal Priest and the Priestly Class < [Chapter 3 - The Religious observances and other Beliefs related to the Warfare]
The Markandeya Purana (Study) (by Chandamita Bhattacharya)
Divisions of Āśrama (Introduction) < [Chapter 2]