Vaishastya, Vaiśāstya: 3 definitions

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Vaishastya 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 Vaiśāstya can be transliterated into English as Vaisastya or Vaishastya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Vaishastya in Sanskrit glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Vaiśāstya (वैशास्त्य).—(nt.; perhaps hyper-Sanskrit to deriv. of AMg. visaṭṭa = vikasita, blooming; extensive), full bloom, state of full development: dṛṣṭā te tathāgatapraṇidhi-°stya- vaiśeṣikatā Gaṇḍavyūha 524.7—8.

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

Vaiśastya (वैशस्त्य):—[from vaiśasa] n. ([from] vi-śasti), [Gaṇaratna-mahodadhi]

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Vaishastya 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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