Veshtavamsha, Veṣṭavaṃśa, Veshta-vamsha: 5 definitions

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Veshtavamsha 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 Veṣṭavaṃśa can be transliterated into English as Vestavamsa or Veshtavamsha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Veshtavamsha in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Veṣṭavaṃśa (वेष्टवंश).—a kind of bamboo.

Derivable forms: veṣṭavaṃśaḥ (वेष्टवंशः).

Veṣṭavaṃśa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms veṣṭa and vaṃśa (वंश).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Veṣṭavaṃśa (वेष्टवंश).—m.

(-śaḥ) A sort of bamboo, (Bambusa spinosa.) E. veṣṭa surrounding, vaṃśa a bamboo.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Veṣṭavaṃśa (वेष्टवंश):—[=veṣṭa-vaṃśa] [from veṣṭa > veṣṭ] m. Bambusa Spinosa, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Veṣṭavaṃśa (वेष्टवंश):—[veṣṭa-vaṃśa] (śaḥ) 1. m. Sort of bambu.

[Sanskrit to German]

Veshtavamsha in German

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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.

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