Vastava, Vāstava, Vāstavā: 12 definitions
Introduction:
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.
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryvāstava (वास्तव).—a S Real, actual, true, having entity or real being. Hence 2 Solid or substantial: in contrad. from Shadowy, phantasmal, hollow &c.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishvāstava (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
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryVāstava (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.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryVāstava (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.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryVāstava (वास्तव).—and vāstavika i. e. vastu + a, or ika, adj. 1. Being anything in the true sense of the word; real, substantial. 2. Demonstrated.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryVāstava (वास्तव).—[feminine] ī real, true.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 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.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryVāstava (वास्तव):—[(vaḥ-vī-vaṃ)] 1. n. An appointment. a. Fixed, substantiated.
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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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryVāstava (वास्तव) [Also spelled vastav]:—(a) real, actual, factual; genuine; substantial; —[meṃ] really, actually, in reality, in fact.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusVāstava (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
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryVāstava (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.
Ends with: Avastava, Bhairavastava, Devastava, Kapilavastava, Mallavastava, Paramanandamadhavastava, Sauvastava, Shivastava, Srivastava, Upavastava, Vedasarashivastava, Viraraghavastava.
Full-text (+74): Vastavosha, Avastava, Vastavika, Vastavatva, Vastavam, Sauvastava, Vastushastra, Vastusara, Vastunirmana, Vastuvidhi, Vastushiromani, Vastvya, Vastuprayoga, Vastusamhita, Vastusamgraha, Vastusamuccaya, Vastusanatkumara, Vastupashama, Vastuvidya, Vastupashamana.
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Search found 18 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]
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]
5: Alaṃkāra-śāstra according to Rudraṭa (9th century) < [Chapter 2 - The concept of alaṃkāra in Sanskrit Poetics]
18: Definition of Dīpaka Alaṃkāra < [Chapter 4 - Arthālaṃkāras mentioned by Vāmana]
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)
The Tattvasangraha [with commentary] (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 2479 < [Chapter 24b - Arguments against the reliability of the Veda (the Revealed Word)]
Verse 1047 < [Chapter 16 - Examination of the Import of Words]
Verse 1122 < [Chapter 16 - Examination of the Import of Words]
Vakyapadiya of Bhartrihari (by K. A. Subramania Iyer)
Verse 3.1.81-82 < [Book 3 - Pada-kāṇḍa (1): Jāti-samuddeśa (On the Universal)]