Vastoshpati, Vāstoṣpati: 10 definitions
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Vastoshpati 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 Vāstoṣpati can be transliterated into English as Vastospati or Vastoshpati, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Kavya (poetry)
Source: OpenEdition books: Vividhatīrthakalpaḥ (Kāvya)Vāstoṣpati (वास्तोष्पति) in Sanskrit refers to a “tutelary divinity, protector of a place”, as is mentioned in the Vividhatīrthakalpa by Jinaprabhasūri (13th century A.D.): an ancient text devoted to various Jaina holy places (tīrthas).
Kavya (काव्य, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry’ and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry’.
General definition (in Hinduism)
Source: WikiPedia: HinduismVāstoṣpati (वास्तोष्पति, “house-protector”) is a Ṛgvedic deity that presides over the foundation of a house or homestead, addressed in Ṛgveda 7.55. Some claim it to be another name for Rudra, an avatar of Śiva. In modern-day Hinduism, he is regarded as the lord and protector of the household.
The Sanskrit word Vāstoṣpati is an inflected compound of vāstoḥ, the genitive of vāstu (“house”), and pati (“lord”).
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryVāstoṣpati (वास्तोष्पति).—
1) Name of a Vedic deity (supposed to preside over the foundation of a house) Ṛv.7.54; वास्तोष्पतीनां च गृहैर्वलभीभिश्च निर्मितम् (vāstoṣpatīnāṃ ca gṛhairvalabhībhiśca nirmitam) Bhāgavata 1.5.54.
2) Name of Indra.
Derivable forms: vāstoṣpatiḥ (वास्तोष्पतिः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryVāstoṣpati (वास्तोष्पति).—m.
(-tiḥ) A name of Indra. E. vāstu the site of a dwelling, in the sixth case, pati master.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryVāstospati (वास्तोस्पति).— (vāstos, gen. of vāstu), m. The deity of the house ([Mānavadharmaśāstra] 3, 89), a name of Indra.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryVāstoṣpati (वास्तोष्पति).—[masculine] the genius of the dwelling.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Vāstoṣpati (वास्तोष्पति):—[=vāstoṣ-pati] [from vāstava] m. ([from] vāstos [genitive case] of vāstu + p) ‘house-protector’, Name of a deity who presides over the foundation of a house or homestead (addressed in [Ṛg-veda vii, 54]), [Ṛg-veda; Atharva-veda; Pāraskara-gṛhya-sūtra; Manu-smṛti; Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
2) [v.s. ...] Name of Rudra, [Taittirīya-saṃhitā]
3) [v.s. ...] of Indra, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryVāstospati (वास्तोस्पति):—[vāsto+spati] (tiḥ) 2. m. Indra.
[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 corpusVāstōṣpati (ವಾಸ್ತೋಷ್ಪತಿ):—
1) [noun] the deity of the plots on which buildings are to be constructed or buildings themselves.
2) [noun] Indra.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Pati.
Starts with: Vastoshpatisukta, Vastoshpatiya.
Full-text: Vastoshpatiya, Vastoshpatya, Vastoshpatisukta, Vastupurusha, Indu, Amivahan.
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