Vastraputa, Vastra-puta, Vastrapūta: 7 definitions
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Vastraputa 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.
In Hinduism
Shyanika-shastra (the science of Hawking and Hunting)
Vastrapūta (वस्त्रपूत) refers to “passing ingredients through a piece of cloth” (used in the treatment of Hawks), according to the Śyainika-śāstra: a Sanskrit treatise dealing with the divisions and benefits of Hunting and Hawking, written by Rājā Rudradeva (or Candradeva) in possibly the 13th century.—Accordingly, [while discussing the treatment of hawks]: “[...] The treatment should be continued for three successive weeks. For twenty-one days the patients are to be given meat and the powder of long pepper, turmeric, gum-myrrh, mimāyī, pāṭalā and svarji, passed through a piece of cloth (vastrapūta), and mixed with goat’s milk. [...]”.
Shyanika-shastra (श्यैनिकशास्त्र, śyainikaśāstra) deals with ancient Indian skill of hawking/falconry (one of the ways of hunting) which were laid down in a systematic manner in various Sanskrit treatises. It also explains the philosophy behind how the pleasures derived from sense-experience could lead the way to liberation.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Rasashastra (Alchemy and Herbo-Mineral preparations)
Vastrapūta (वस्त्रपूत) refers to “filtering a liquid through a cloth”, according to the Vādakhaṇḍa section of the Rasaratnākara (lit. “jewel mine of mercury”): a 13th century alchemical work in Sanskrit written by Nityanātha.—Accordingly, while describing the recipe for Matsyakajjala (“fish black”): “Rub lac with four times its amount of water; take 4,8 litres of this liquid, filtered through a cloth (vastrapūta), and boil it in an earthen vessel on low heat, until a fourth of it remains. Add 48 g each of powdered Natron, Borax, and Lodhra. Heat it a bit. Then, once it has cooled down, pour it into a glass bottle. Cook the skin of a fat fish for a day and night with this water. When it has thickened, remove it. This is known as ‘fish black’”.
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Vastrapūta (वस्त्रपूत).—a. filtered through a cloth; वस्त्रपूतं पिवेज्जलम् (vastrapūtaṃ pivejjalam) Manusmṛti 6. 46.
Vastrapūta is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vastra and pūta (पूत).
Vastrapūta (वस्त्रपूत).—[adjective] purified by a cloth.
Vastrapūta (वस्त्रपूत):—[=vastra-pūta] [from vastra > vas] mfn. purified with a cl°, strained through a cl°, [Manu-smṛti vi, 46.]
Vastrapuṭa (वस्त्रपुट) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Vatthauḍa.
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.
Nepali dictionary
Vastrapūta (वस्त्रपूत):—adj. filtered through a cloth;
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.
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