Vakshahsthala, Vakṣaḥsthala, Vakshas-sthala: 7 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Vakṣaḥsthala can be transliterated into English as Vaksahsthala or Vakshahsthala, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationVakṣaḥsthala (वक्षःस्थल) refers to the “chest”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.33 (“The appeasement of Himavat”).—Accordingly, as Vasiṣṭha said to Himavat (Himācala): “[...] The primordial nature, born of Śiva, maintains threefold forms in the creative activity, partially out of sport with diverse digits. Vāṇī, the deity presiding over the activity of speech, is born of his mouth; Lakṣmī, in the form of riches, is born out of his chest (vakṣaḥsthala). Pārvatī manifested herself in the splendours of the gods. After killing all the demons she granted riches and glory to the gods. [...]”.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryVakṣaḥsthala (वक्षःस्थल).—
-vakṣa or -vakṣaḥ -sthalam the breast or bosom.
Derivable forms: vakṣaḥsthalam (वक्षःस्थलम्).
Vakṣaḥsthala is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vakṣas and sthala (स्थल).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryVakṣaḥsthala (वक्षःस्थल).—n.
(-laṃ) The breast, the heart. E. vakṣas and sthala place.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryVakṣaḥsthala (वक्षःस्थल).—n. breast, [Hitopadeśa] iv. [distich] 130.
— Cf. [Old High German.] stal, stall; [Anglo-Saxon.] stal, stael; [Old High German.] stullan; [Gothic.] ga-stalds; [Old High German.] stelza, stolz; also [Anglo-Saxon.] stillan, stille.
Vakṣaḥsthala is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vakṣas and sthala (स्थल).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryVakṣaḥsthala (वक्षःस्थल).—[neuter] sthalī [feminine] (the region of the) breast.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryVakṣaḥsthala (वक्षःस्थल):—[=vakṣaḥ-sthala] [from vakṣaḥ > vakṣ] n. the place of the breast, bosom, heart, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryVakṣaḥsthala (वक्षःस्थल):—[vakṣaḥ-sthala] (laṃ) 1. n. The breast.
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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