Pastya, Pāstya, Pastyā: 8 definitions
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General definition (in Hinduism)
Source: archive.org: Vedic index of Names and SubjectsPastyā (पस्त्या) (fem. pl.) is a word occurring in several passages of the Ṛgveda. Roth ascribes to it the meaning of “house” or “dwelling”, in the wide sense of the term, as well as that of the “family” living in the house; and this view is accepted by Zimmer. On the other hand, Pischel finds in two of the passages usually referred to Pastyā the neuter Pastya, which appears in Pastya-sad and in Pastyā-vant (where the length of the second syllable is not primitive), and which is certainly found in the Ṛgveda in the metaphorical sense of “dwelling”, ascribed to it in the Naighaṇṭuka.
In the other passages he thinks the word [patsyā] means “rivers” or “waters”; in particular, where Soma in the middle of the Pastyās is spoken of, he sees a reference to Kurukṣetra, with its several rivers, Āpayā, Dṛṣadvatī, and Sarasvatī (cf. 2. Pastyāvant). In some passages he sees in Pastyā the proper name of a stream, just as Sindhu primarily means “river”, then the “Indus”.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPastya (पस्त्य).—
1) A house, habitation, abode; पस्त्यं प्रयातुमथ तं प्रभुरापपृच्छे (pastyaṃ prayātumatha taṃ prabhurāpapṛcche) Kīr. K.9.74.
2) Household, family.
3) Ved. Divine progeny.
4) A man.
5) A priest.
-styā The goddess presiding over domestic affairs; प्र पस्त्याम- दितिं सिन्धुमर्कैः स्वस्तिमीळे सख्याय देवीम् (pra pastyāma- ditiṃ sindhumarkaiḥ svastimīḷe sakhyāya devīm) Ṛgveda 4.55;3;8.27.5.
Derivable forms: pastyam (पस्त्यम्).
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Pāstya (पास्त्य).—a. Ved. Dwelling in a house; cf. Ṛgveda 4.21.6.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPastya (पस्त्य).—n. (styaṃ) A house, E. pas-bhāve ktin, tatra sādhu yat .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryPastya (पस्त्य).—[neuter] habitation, stall, stable; [feminine] ā [plural] house, dwelling, family, sgl. the goddess of a house.
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Pāstya (पास्त्य).—[adjective] belonging to a house, as [substantive] domestic affairs.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Pastya (पस्त्य):—n. ([from] pas and tya [?]; cf. paś-ca), a stall, stable (as the back-building? but cf. also [Latin] postis), [Ṛg-veda]
2) Pastyā (पस्त्या):—[from pastya] a f. See below.
3) [from pastya] b f. homestead, dwelling, household (also [plural]), [Ṛg-veda]
4) [v.s. ...] [dual number] the 2 halves of the Soma-press, [ib. x, 96, 10]
5) [v.s. ...] sg. the goddess of domestic affairs, [ib. iv, 55, 3; viii, 27, 5.]
6) [v.s. ...] [according to] to some also, ‘river or Name of a river’
7) Pāstya (पास्त्य):—mfn. belonging to a house, domestic
8) n. (?) household, [Ṛg-veda iv, 21, 6.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryPastya (पस्त्य):—(styaṃ) 1. n. A house.
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Pastyasad, Pastyavant, Pastyavat.
Ends with: Ashvapastya, Tripastya, Vaispashtya, Vajapastya, Virapastya.
Full-text: Vastya, Pastyavat, Pastyasad, Tripastya, Vajapastya, Ashvapastya, Vajabastya, Grihastha, Grihin, Griha, Shash.
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