Shistadeva, Śistadeva, Shista-deva: 1 definition

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Shistadeva 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 Śistadeva can be transliterated into English as Sistadeva or Shistadeva, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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[«previous next»] — Shistadeva in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Śistadeva (शिस्तदेव).—a lustful or unchaste man (sporting with the penis); मा शिश्नदेवा अपि गुर्ऋतं नः (mā śiśnadevā api gurṛtaṃ naḥ) Ṛv.7.21.5;1.99.3.

Derivable forms: śistadevaḥ (शिस्तदेवः).

Śistadeva is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śista and deva (देव). See also (synonyms): śiśnadeva.

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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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