Saushthava, Sauṣṭhava: 13 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Sauṣṭhava can be transliterated into English as Sausthava or Saushthava, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Saushthav.
In Hinduism
Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
Source: archive.org: Natya ShastraSauṣṭhava (सौष्ठव).—Those performing exercises [in aṅgahāras] should take care of the sauṣṭhava, for the limbs without it (sauṣṭhava) create no beauty (lit. do not shine) in drama or dance. The sauṣṭhava of limbs is to be presented by being still, unbent, at ease, not very upright and not much bent. When the waist and the ears as well as the elbow, the shoulder and the head are in their natural position (sama) and the breast is raised, it will be the sauṣṭhava [of the body].
Natyashastra (नाट्यशास्त्र, nāṭyaśāstra) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya—theatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).
Sports, Arts and Entertainment (wordly enjoyments)
Source: archive.org: Syainika Sastra of Rudradeva with English Translation (art)Sauṣṭhava (सौष्ठव) refers to the “style (of flying)” (of hawks), according to the Śyainika-śāstra: a Sanskrit treatise dealing with the divisions and benefits of Hunting and Hawking, written by Rājā Rudradeva (or Candradeva) in possibly the 13th century.—Accordingly, [while discussing the training of hawks]: “[...] Of the two classes, the females are more important in respect of their make, courage, value and their style (sauṣṭhava) of flying. Vāja and others being pre-eminent are spoken of in the masculine”.
This section covers the skills and profiencies of the Kalas (“performing arts”) and Shastras (“sciences”) involving ancient Indian traditions of sports, games, arts, entertainment, love-making and other means of wordly enjoyments. Traditionally these topics were dealt with in Sanskrit treatises explaing the philosophy and the justification of enjoying the pleasures of the senses.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishsauṣṭhava (सौष्ठव).—n Goodness; excess.
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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionarySauṣṭhava (सौष्ठव).—[suṣṭhu bhadraṃ tasya bhāvaḥ aṇ]
1) Excellence, goodness, beauty, elegance, superior beauty; सर्वाङ्गसौष्ठवाभिव्यक्तये विरलनेपथ्ययोः पात्रयोः प्रवेशोऽस्तु (sarvāṅgasauṣṭhavābhivyaktaye viralanepathyayoḥ pātrayoḥ praveśo'stu) M.1; शरीरमसौष्ठवम् (śarīramasauṣṭhavam) Mālatīmādhava (Bombay) 1.17 'not in good trim'; Kirātārjunīya 1.3.
2) Extreme skilfulness, cleverness; स सायकान् साध्वसविप्लुतानां क्षिपन् परेषामतिसौष्ठवेन (sa sāyakān sādhvasaviplutānāṃ kṣipan pareṣāmatisauṣṭhavena) Kirātārjunīya 17.21.
3) Excess.
4) Suppleness, lightness.
5) A particular position of the body (as in dancing).
Derivable forms: sauṣṭhavam (सौष्ठवम्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionarySauṣṭhava (सौष्ठव).—n.
(-vaṃ) 1. Excess, exceedingness, much. 2. Excellence. 3. A part of a drama. 4. Lightness, fleetness, suppleness. 5. Cleverness. E. suṣṭhu excellent, &c., and aṇ aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionarySauṣṭhava (सौष्ठव).—i. e. suṣṭhu + a, n. 1. Excellence, beauty, [Mālavikāgnimitra, (ed. Tullberg.)] 20, 3. 2. Excess. 3. Fleetness, Mahābhārata 1, 5368 (read sauṣṭhavena); lightness, suppleness, [Mālavikāgnimitra, (ed. Tullberg.)] 14, 9. 4. A part of a drama.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionarySauṣṭhava (सौष्ठव).—[neuter] good condition, excellence.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Sauṣṭhava (सौष्ठव):—n. ([from] su-ṣṭhu) excellence, superior goodness or beauty, extreme skilfulness, cleverness, [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature] etc.
2) a [particular] position of the body (also in dancing; often with lāghava), [ib.; Saṃgīta-sārasaṃgraha]
3) self-confidence, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) a [particular] division of dramatic composition, [Horace H. Wilson]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionarySauṣṭhava (सौष्ठव):—(vaṃ) 1. n. Excess, excellence; part of a drama; lightness; fleetness.
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionarySauṣṭhava (सौष्ठव) [Also spelled saushthav]:—(nm) grace, elegance, charm.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusSauṣṭhava (ಸೌಷ್ಠವ):—
1) [noun] excellence; superior goodness.
2) [noun] marvelous beauty.
3) [noun] the quality of being capable; practical ability; capability.
4) [noun] the quality of being fit, proper, appropriate.
5) [noun] extreme skilfulness or cleverness.
6) [noun] absence of flaw, defect etc.; flawlessness.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionarySauṣṭhava (सौष्ठव):—n. 1. excellence; goodness; beauty; elegance; grace; charm; 2. extreme skillfulness; cleverness; 3. suppleness; lightness;
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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