Pashcatya, Pāścātya: 9 definitions

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The Sanskrit term Pāścātya can be transliterated into English as Pascatya or Pashcatya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Pashchatya.

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

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Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)

Pāścātya (पाश्चात्य) refers to “(that fetter which the herdsman holds) behind (the elephant)”, according to the 15th century Mātaṅgalīlā composed by Nīlakaṇṭha in 263 Sanskrit verses, dealing with elephantology in ancient India, focusing on the science of management and treatment of elephants.—[Cf. chapter 10, “on the catching of elephants”]: “5. Gently and swiftly he shall bind the elephants with rather gentle though firm bonds around the girth, at the neck, and at the hind parts, and also bind the iron foot bonds upon them on the two (hind) feet. Then having fastened very long and stout ropes in front, leading them constantly forward by first-class elephant herders, he shall cause them slowly to proceed, after loosening the fetter behind (pāścātya-pāśa) [śithilīkṛtya pāścātyapāśam]”.

Source: archive.org: The Elephant Lore of the Hindus
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Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

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Pāścātya (पाश्चात्य).—a. [paścādbhavaḥ tyak]

1) Hinder.

2) Western; सङ्ग्रामस्तुमुलस्तस्य पाश्चात्यैरश्वसाधनैः (saṅgrāmastumulastasya pāścātyairaśvasādhanaiḥ) R.4.62; जित्वावाच्यांश्च पाश्चात्यान् प्राच्यांश्च भुजतेजसा (jitvāvācyāṃśca pāścātyān prācyāṃśca bhujatejasā) Śiva B.6.65.

3) Posterior, later.

4) Subsequent.

-tyam The hinder part.

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Pāścātya (पाश्चात्य).—[adjective] hinder, western, last.

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

Pāścātya (पाश्चात्य):—(or pāścāttya) mf(ā)n. ([from] paścāt or paścā) hinder, western, posterior, last, [Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa; Pañcatantra]

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

Pāścātya (पाश्चात्य):—[(tyaḥ-tyā-tyaṃ) a.] Behind; western; subsequent.

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

Pāścātya (पाश्चात्य) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Paccacchimilla, Paccatthima, Paccatthimilla, Pacchimilla, Pacchilla, Pacchillaya.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)
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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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Hindi dictionary

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Pāścātya (पाश्चात्य) [Also spelled paschaty]:—(a) western, belonging to the west.

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary
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Kannada-English dictionary

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Pāścātya (ಪಾಶ್ಚಾತ್ಯ):—

1) [adjective] at or toward the rear; behind.

2) [adjective] later; following after; subsequent; succeeding.

3) [adjective] of or characteristic of the Western countries or their culture.

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Pāścātya (ಪಾಶ್ಚಾತ್ಯ):—[noun] (masc.)a native of any of the Western countries.

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus
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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.

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Nepali dictionary

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Pāścātya (पाश्चात्य):—adj. 1. western; 2. hinder; rear; posterior; later;

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary
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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.

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