Vastava, Vāstava, Vāstavā: 13 definitions
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Vastava means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi. 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Vastav.
In Hinduism
Vedanta (school of philosophy)
Vāstava (वास्तव) refers to “that which exists (in reality)”, according to the Aṣṭāvakragītā (5th century BC), an ancient text on spirituality dealing with Advaita-Vedānta topics.—Accordingly, [as Janaka says to Aṣṭavakra]: “[...] So now abandoning the body and everything else, by some good fortune or other my true self becomes apparent. [...] Knowledge, what is to be known, and the knower—these three do not exist in reality (vāstava) [jñānaṃ jñeyaṃ tathā jñātā tritayaṃ nāsti vāstavam]. I am the spotless reality in which they appear because of ignorance. Truly dualism is the root of suffering. There is no other remedy for it than the realization that all this that we see is unreal, and that I am the one stainless reality, consisting of consciousness. [...]”.
Vedanta (वेदान्त, vedānta) refers to a school of orthodox Hindu philosophy (astika), drawing its subject-matter from the Upanishads. There are a number of sub-schools of Vedanta, however all of them expound on the basic teaching of the ultimate reality (brahman) and liberation (moksha) of the individual soul (atman).
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
vāstava (वास्तव).—a S Real, actual, true, having entity or real being. Hence 2 Solid or substantial: in contrad. from Shadowy, phantasmal, hollow &c.
vāstava (वास्तव).—a Real, true. Solid.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Vāstava (वास्तव).—a. (-vī f.) [वस्त्वेव-अण् (vastveva-aṇ)]
1) Real, true, substantial; वेद्यं वास्तवमत्र वस्तु शिवदं तापत्रयोन्मूलनम् (vedyaṃ vāstavamatra vastu śivadaṃ tāpatrayonmūlanam) Bhāg. 1.1.2.
2) Determined, fixed.
-vam Anything fixed or determined.
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Vāstavā (वास्तवा).—Dawn.
Vāstava (वास्तव).—mfn.
(-vaḥ-vī-vaṃ) 1. Determined, demonstrated, fixed, substantiated. 2. Real, substantial. n.
(-vaṃ) An appointment, anything fixed. f.
(-vā) Dawn. E. vastu thing, substance, aṇ aff.
Vāstava (वास्तव).—and vāstavika i. e. vastu + a, or ika, adj. 1. Being anything in the true sense of the word; real, substantial. 2. Demonstrated.
Vāstava (वास्तव).—[feminine] ī real, true.
1) Vāstava (वास्तव):—mf(ī)n. ([from] 2. vastu, √5. vas) substantial, real, true, genuine, being anything in the true sense of the word, [Golādhyāya; Bhāgavata-purāṇa; Pañcarātra]
2) fixed, determined, demonstrated, [Horace H. Wilson]
3) n. an appointment, [ib.]
Vāstava (वास्तव):—[(vaḥ-vī-vaṃ)] 1. n. An appointment. a. Fixed, substantiated.
Vāstava (वास्तव):—(von vastu) adj. (f. ī) wirklich, wahr, real [GOLĀDHY. 3, 53.] [Bālabodhanī 34.] [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 1, 1, 2. 11, 11, 2.] [PAÑCAR. 1, 14, 49.] [Mallinātha] zu [Śiśupālavadha 3, 51] (Gegens. kṛtrima) . [Scholiast] zu [Kapila 1, 91.] [Kullūka] zu [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 2, 9.] [WILSON, SĀṂKHYAK. S. 75.] [KUSUM. 38, 12.] [MUIR, Stenzler IV, 319, Nalopākhyāna 284.] [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 5, 1, 21, Vārttika von Kātyāyana., Scholiast] yoṣit ein wahres Weib, ein Weib wie es sein soll [PAÑCAR. 1, 14, 112.] a [Nīlakaṇṭha 97.]
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.
Hindi dictionary
Vāstava (वास्तव) [Also spelled vastav]:—(a) real, actual, factual; genuine; substantial; —[meṃ] really, actually, in reality, in fact.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Vāstava (ವಾಸ್ತವ):—[adjective] existing or happening as or in fact; actual, true, etc.; not merely seeming but real.
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Vāstava (ವಾಸ್ತವ):—
1) [noun] anything that actually exists; the real; reality.
2) [noun] the true sense of the world (as diff. from its idiomatic, figurative or hyperbolic sense).
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Vāstava (वास्तव):—n. 1. reality; truth; fact; adj. actual; true; real; substantial; genuine; n. reality; truth;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Vastavam, Vastavani, Vastavatva.
Full-text (+78): Avastava, Sauvastava, Vastavam, Mallavastava, Vastavatva, Vastavosha, Vastavika, Upavastava, Vastav, Vastvya, Vastupashamana, Vastupashama, Vastuvidya, Vastave, Vastuprakarana, Vastupujana, Vastuvidhana, Vastva, Vastucakra, Vastucandrika.
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Search found 33 books and stories containing Vastava, Vāstava, Vāstavā; (plurals include: Vastavas, Vāstavas, Vāstavās). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 5 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 7 - Vatula-tantra < [Chapter XXXIV - Literature of Southern Śaivism]
Dictionaries of Indian languages (Kosha)
Page 215 < [Hindi-Malayalam-English Volume 3]
Page 309 < [Hindi-English-Nepali (1 volume)]
Page 382 < [Telugu-English-Malayalam (1 volume)]
Alamkaras mentioned by Vamana (by Pratim Bhattacharya)
3: The classification of poetic figures < [Chapter 5 - A Comparative study of the different alaṃkāras mentioned by Vāmana]
18: Definition of Dīpaka Alaṃkāra < [Chapter 4 - Arthālaṃkāras mentioned by Vāmana]
5: Alaṃkāra-śāstra according to Rudraṭa (9th century) < [Chapter 2 - The concept of alaṃkāra in Sanskrit Poetics]
Kavyamimamsa of Rajasekhara (Study) (by Debabrata Barai)
Part 2 - Alaṃkāra theory and position of the Kāvyamīmāṃsā < [Chapter 4 - Position of the Kāvyamīmāṃsā in Sanskrit Poetics]
Appendix 1 - Ācārya, Kavi and important persons mentioned in the Kāvyamīmāṃsā
Vivekachudamani (by Shankara)
Tattvasangraha [with commentary] (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 1122 < [Chapter 16 - Examination of the Import of Words]
Verse 661-663 < [Chapter 11 - On ‘Quality’ as a Category]
Verse 1047 < [Chapter 16 - Examination of the Import of Words]