Varshasthala, Varṣasthāla, Varsha-sthala: 2 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Varṣasthāla can be transliterated into English as Varsasthala or Varshasthala, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryVarṣasthāla (वर्षस्थाल).—(nt.) or °lī, also varṣā-sthālī, lit. rain- receptacle (on a building, specifically a stūpa or caitya), i.e. doubtless gutter (so Feer); always as a place which the pious decorate with gems: °sthāle mahāmaṇiratnāni tāny āropitāni Divyāvadāna 244.13; (tan maṇiratnaṃ…) stūpa- varṣasthālyām upari nibaddhaṃ Avadāna-śataka i.370.4; (maṇirat- naṃ…) caitye varṣāsthālyāṃ samāropitaṃ Avadāna-śataka i.383.6.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryVarṣasthāla (वर्षस्थाल):—[=varṣa-sthāla] [from varṣa] n. a rain-vessel (?), [Divyāvadāna]
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