Oshthaputa, Oṣṭhapuṭa, Oshtha-puta: 4 definitions

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Oshthaputa 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 Oṣṭhapuṭa can be transliterated into English as Osthaputa or Oshthaputa, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Oṣṭhapuṭa (ओष्ठपुट).—the cavity made by opening the lips.

Derivable forms: oṣṭhapuṭam (ओष्ठपुटम्).

Oṣṭhapuṭa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms oṣṭha and puṭa (पुट).

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

Oṣṭhapuṭa (ओष्ठपुट).—m. or n. the cup-like lips, Cṛṅgārat. 7; [Śākuntala, (ed. Böhtlingk.)] [distich] 182 (in a comp. adj. having pale-red cup-like lips).

Oṣṭhapuṭa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms oṣṭha and puṭa (पुट).

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

Oṣṭhapuṭa (ओष्ठपुट):—[=oṣṭha-puṭa] [from oṣṭha] m. the space between the lips, [Mahābhārata; Śakuntalā etc.]

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Oshthaputa 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.

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