Vasayashti, Vāsayaṣṭi, Vasa-yashti: 6 definitions
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Vasayashti 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 Vāsayaṣṭi can be transliterated into English as Vasayasti or Vasayashti, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryVāsayaṣṭi (वासयष्टि).—f. a roosting perch, a rod for a bird to perch on; उत्कीर्णा इव वासयष्टिषु निशानिद्रालसा बर्हिणः (utkīrṇā iva vāsayaṣṭiṣu niśānidrālasā barhiṇaḥ) V.3.2; Meghadūta 81.
Derivable forms: vāsayaṣṭiḥ (वासयष्टिः).
Vāsayaṣṭi is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vāsa and yaṣṭi (यष्टि).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryVāsayaṣṭi (वासयष्टि).—f. a column for a bird to perch on, [Meghadūta, (ed. Gildemeister.)] 77.
Vāsayaṣṭi is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vāsa and yaṣṭi (यष्टि).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryVāsayaṣṭi (वासयष्टि).—[feminine] pole for a bird to perch on.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryVāsayaṣṭi (वासयष्टि):—[=vāsa-yaṣṭi] [from vāsa] f. a pole or stick serving as a perch for tame birds to rest upon, a roosting perch, [Meghadūta]
[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 corpusVāsayaṣṭi (ವಾಸಯಷ್ಟಿ):—[noun] a stick hung with two strings, cords, etc. on both sides, for birds to sit on.
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: Yashti, Vasa, Vaca.
Full-text: Yashtinivasa, Kancana, Yashti, Phalaka.
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