Oshthaya, Ōṣṭhaya, Oṣṭhaya: 3 definitions
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Oshthaya means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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 terms Ōṣṭhaya and Oṣṭhaya can be transliterated into English as Osthaya or Oshthaya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)
Source: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammarOṣṭhaya (ओष्ठय).—lit. produced upon the lip: a letter ofthe labial class;letters उ,ऊ, ओ, औ, प्, फ्, ब्, भ्, म् (u, ū, o, au, p, ph, b, bh, m) and व् (v) are given as ओष्ठय (oṣṭhaya) letters in the Ṛk Prātiśākhya, cf. R. Pr. I. 20. See the word ओष्ठ (oṣṭha) above. For the utterance of the letter व् (v) tips of the teeth. are also employed; hence the letter व् (v) is said to have दन्तौष्ठ (dantauṣṭha) as its स्थान (sthāna).. ओस् (os) the case affix ओस् (os) of the gen. and the loc, dual.
Vyakarana (व्याकरण, vyākaraṇa) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryōṣṭhaya (ओष्ठय).—a (S) Labial;--used of the letters pa, pha, ba, bha, ma.
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
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryOṣṭhaya (ओष्ठय).—[adjective] being at or belonging to the lips, labial; [masculine] labial sound.
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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