Svadishtha, Svādiṣṭha: 7 definitions
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Svadishtha 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 term Svādiṣṭha can be transliterated into English as Svadistha or Svadishtha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarysvādiṣṭha (स्वादिष्ठ).—a S pop. svādiṣṭa a also svādīka a Tasty, tasteful, sapid, savory.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishsvādiṣṭha (स्वादिष्ठ) [-ṣṭa, -ष्ट].—a Tasty, sapid, savoury.
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 dictionarySvādiṣṭha (स्वादिष्ठ).—a. Very sweet, sweetest (superl. of svādu q. v.); किं स्वादिष्ठं जगत्यस्मिन् सदा सद्भिः समागमः (kiṃ svādiṣṭhaṃ jagatyasmin sadā sadbhiḥ samāgamaḥ).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionarySvādiṣṭha (स्वादिष्ठ).—f.
(-ṣṭhā) Adj. Very sweet. E. Superlative of svādu .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Svādiṣṭha (स्वादिष्ठ):—[from svād] mf(ā)n. sweetest, very sweet or pleasant, [Ṛg-veda] etc. etc.
2) [v.s. ...] sweeter than ([ablative]), [Bhartṛhari]
[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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusSvādiṣṭha (ಸ್ವಾದಿಷ್ಠ):—[adjective] very tasty; very delicious.
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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