Veshta, Veṣṭa: 9 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Veṣṭa can be transliterated into English as Vesta or Veshta, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryVeṣṭa (वेष्ट).—[veṣṭ-ghañ ac vā]
1) Surrounding, exclosing.
2) An enclosure, a fence.
3) A turban.
4) Gum, resin, exudation.
5) Turpentine.
6) A tooth-hole.
-ṣṭam the sky.
Derivable forms: veṣṭaḥ (वेष्टः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryVeṣṭa (वेष्ट).—m.
(-ṣṭaḥ) 1. A fence, an enclosure. 2. Surrounding, enclosing. 3. A turban. 4. Exudation, gum, resin, in general. 5. Turpentine. E. veṣṭ to surround, aff. ac or ghañ .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryVeṣṭa (वेष्ट).—[veṣṭ + a], m. 1. Surrounding. 2. An enclosure, a fence. 3. A turban. 4. Resin. 5. Turpentine.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryVeṣṭa (वेष्ट).—[masculine] snare, noose, knot.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Veṣṭa (वेष्ट):—[from veṣṭ] m. enclosing, an enclosure, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] a band, noose, [Kauśika-sūtra; Mahābhārata]
3) [v.s. ...] a tooth-hole, [Suśruta]
4) [v.s. ...] gum, resin, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
5) [v.s. ...] turpentine, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
6) [v.s. ...] n. (that which surrounds) Brahman or the sky, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Veṣṭa (वेष्ट):—(ṅa) vaṣṭate 1. d. To surround, to enclose.
2) (ṣṭaḥ) m. A fence, surrounding; a turban; turpentine; gum.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Veṣṭa (वेष्ट) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Pariāla, Viṃṭa, Veḍha.
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusVēṣṭa (ವೇಷ್ಟ):—[adjective] covered from all sides; encircled; surrounded.
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Vēṣṭa (ವೇಷ್ಟ):—
1) [noun] a fence, hedge, compound around something (as a piece of land, building, etc.).
2) [noun] any of various styles of head-dresses worn by men consisting of a length of cloth wound in folds about the head; a turban.
3) [noun] a sticky, colloidal carbohydrate found in certain trees and plants; gum.
4) [noun] a cavity in a tooth.
5) [noun] a tooth disease that causes cavity.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Starts with (+1): Veshtabhaksha, Veshtai, Veshtaka, Veshtakam, Veshtan, Veshtana, Veshtanai, Veshtanaka, Veshtanam, Veshtanaveshtaka, Veshtanem, Veshtanika, Veshtaniya, Veshtapala, Veshtapayati, Veshtasara, Veshtavamsha, Veshtavara, Veshtavya, Veshtayitavya.
Ends with (+13): Anaveshta, Anguliveshta, Anguriveshta, Anveshta, Aveshta, Dantapraveshta, Dantaveshta, Deveshta, Dveshta, Karnaveshta, Keshaveshta, Lakshmiveshta, Lataveshta, Madhaveshta, Nirveshta, Niveshta, Papadveshta, Pariveshta, Patraveshta, Pattraveshta.
Full-text (+28): Veshtavamsha, Dantaveshta, Shriveshta, Shalaveshta, Shalmaliveshta, Karnaveshta, Keshaveshta, Patraveshta, Vinta, Veshtasara, Veshka, Ramaveshta, Shiroveshta, Lakshmiveshta, Anguliveshta, Pariala, Vedha, Veshtita, Lataveshta, Praveshta.
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