Vastri, Vastṛ: 2 definitions
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Vastri 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 Vastṛ can be transliterated into English as Vastr or Vastri, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryVastṛ (वस्तृ).—[adjective] lighting up, [masculine] illuminer.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Vastṛ (वस्तृ):—[from vas] 1. vastṛ mfn. (for 2. See p. 932, col. 1) shining, illumining (See doṣāand prātar-v).
2) [from vas] 2. vastṛ mfn. (for 1. See p.931; for 3. p. 933) clothing, covering, [Ṛg-veda iii, 49, 4] ([Sāyaṇa])
3) [v.s. ...] putting on (clothes), [Kauśika-sūtra]
4) [from vas] a (for 2. See p. 931, col. 3) mfn. (only in [superlative degree] vastṛ-tama, ‘dwelling most’, used in giving an etymology), [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa]
5) b 1. 2. 3. vastṛ. See pp. 931, 932, and [column] 1.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Vastrika, Vastrin.
Full-text: Upavastri, Doshavastri, Samavastri, Pratarvastri, Upavastradi.
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Satapatha-brahmana (by Julius Eggeling)
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