Tushta, Tuṣṭa, Tuṣṭā, Tūsta: 18 definitions

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Tushta means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi. 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 terms Tuṣṭa and Tuṣṭā can be transliterated into English as Tusta or Tushta, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Tusht.

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Tuṣṭa (तुष्ट) refers to “(becoming) pleased”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.23 (“Attempt of Himavat to dissuade Pārvatī”).—Accordingly, as Pārvatī said to her parents and others: “O father, O mother, O kinsmen, have all of you forgotten what I had said formerly. Even now listen to my vow. This great God by whom Kāma has been burnt in fury is detached (you say). I shall propitiate him, by means of penance. He is favourably disposed to His devotees. All of you please go to your respective abodes with delight. He will certainly be pleased [i.e., tuṣṭa]. You need not be anxious over. [...]”.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

1) Tuṣṭa (तुष्ट).—A son of Ugrasena.*

  • * Vāyu-purāṇa 96. 132.

2) Tuṣṭā (तुष्टा).—A river in Śālmalidvīpa.*

  • * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 19. 46.
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The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

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Yoga (school of philosophy)

Source: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason Birch

Tuṣṭa (तुष्ट) refers to “being content”, according to the Brahmayāmala-tantra (or Picumata), an early 7th century Śaiva text consisting of twelve-thousand verses.—Accordingly, [while describing a haṭha-sādhana (foreceful practice)]: “[...] On the eighth day, the Sādhaka sees the shadow of Aghorī. Thus content (tuṣṭa), she gives [a boon, saying to the Sādhaka], ‘Good, my dear! Choose a boon: either lord of the earth, immortality, levitation, [entry into the] nether-worlds, coming and going through the sky, invisibility, the elixir of mercury, the wish-fulfilling gem, the [magical] sword, the [seven-league] sandals or the [occult] eye collyrium’ [...]”

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Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as āsanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).

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Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

Tuṣṭa (तुष्ट) refers to “being pleased” (with someone’s offerings or worship), according to the Yogakhaṇḍa of the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—Accordingly, [while discussing the Hagiography of Siddha Bauddhadeva]: “[...] The girl said: ‘If you are pleased (tuṣṭa) with me O god, listen, O pervasive one, to my request. O causal ocean of destruction! Lord of the Universe! I have come to the Island of Jambu, O god, frightened with the fear of the ocean of transmigratory existence. O Great God, I who desire liberation have taken refuge in you. Destroy all the net of (binding) forces. You who are austerity (itself); (you) are my refuge!’ [...]”.

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Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.

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In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā

Tuṣṭa (तुष्ट) refers to “(having been) delighted”, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, “Then, the Lord went on to speak these verses: ‘(31) [The Bodhisattvas] always give a gift with the pure thought for the sake of awakening and they do not expect any reward (vipāka). They, having been pleased and delighted (hṛṣṭa-tuṣṭa), never feel regret about it, and they always give a gift after having been liberated [...]’”.

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Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.

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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

tuṣṭa (तुष्ट).—p S Pleased, gratified, satisfied.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

tuṣṭa (तुष्ट).—p Pleased, satisfied.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Tuṣṭa (तुष्ट).—p. p. [tuṣ kartari kta]

1) Pleased, satisfied, delighted, gratified, contented.

2) Contented with what one possesses and indifferent to everything else.

-ṣṭaḥ Name of Visnu.

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Tuṣṭa (तुष्ट).—See under तुष् (tuṣ).

See also (synonyms): tuṣṭi.

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Tusta (तुस्त).—

1) Dust.

2) Husk.

Derivable forms: tustam (तुस्तम्).

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Tūsta (तूस्त).—[tus bā° tān dīrghaśca]

1) Matted hair.

2) Dust.

3) Sin.

4) An atom, any minute particle.

Derivable forms: tūstam (तूस्तम्).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Tuṣṭa (तुष्ट).—mfn.

(-ṣṭaḥ-ṣṭā-ṣṭaṃ) Pleased, satisfied. E. tuṣ to be pleased, karttari kta. .

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Tusta (तुस्त).—n.

(-staṃ) Dust. E. tus to sound, affix ktaḥ see tūsta.

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Tūsta (तूस्त).—n.

(-staṃ) 1. Dust. 2. Clotted hair. 3. Sin. 4. An atom, a very thin or delicate substance. E. tūs to sound, Unadi affix tan, and the radical vowel made long.

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

Tūsta (तूस्त).—[neuter] dust.

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

1) Tuṣṭa (तुष्ट):—[from tuṣ] a mfn. satisfied, pleased, [Mahābhārata] etc.

2) [v.s. ...] m. Name of a prince, [Vāyu-purāṇa ii, 34, 122.]

3) b ṣṭi, ṣya See √tuṣ.

4) Tusta (तुस्त):—m. n. dust (= tūs), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc. [Scholiast or Commentator]]

5) Tūsta (तूस्त):—n. ([Pāṇini 3-1, 21]; ifc. [gana] cūrṇādi) dust, [iii, 1, 21; Kāśikā-vṛtti; Puruṣôtt.] ([Uṇādi-sūtra iii, 86 [Scholiast or Commentator]])

6) sin, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

7) an atom, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

8) a braid of hair, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

1) Tuṣṭa (तुष्ट):—[(ṣṭaḥ-ṣṭā-ṣṭaṃ) a.] Pleased, satisfied.

2) Tusta (तुस्त):—(staṃ) 1. n. Dust.

3) Tūsta (तूस्त):—(staṃ) 1. n. Dust; clotted hair; sin; an atom.

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

Tuṣṭa (तुष्ट) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Tuṭṭha.

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Tushta in German

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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

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Tuṣṭa (तुष्ट) [Also spelled tusht]:—(a) satisfied, gratified; contented.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Tuṣṭa (ತುಷ್ಟ):—[adjective] satisfied; contented; gratified.

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Tuṣṭa (ತುಷ್ಟ):—[noun] a satisfied, contented, gratified man.

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Tusta (ತುಸ್ತ):—

1) [noun] roasted meat.

2) [noun] the burnt exterior of roasted meat.

3) [noun] the husk or shell of a fruit.

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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

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Tuṣṭa (तुष्ट):—adj. 1. pleased; satisfied; delighted; contented; 2. contented with what one possesses and indifferent to everything else;

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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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