Vicesht, Viceṣṭ: 3 definitions
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Vicesht 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 Viceṣṭ can be transliterated into English as Vicest or Vicesht, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Vichesht.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryViceṣṭ (विचेष्ट्).—1 Ā.
1) To stir, move, be in motion, move about.
2) To act, behave.
3) To exert oneself, strive, try.
4) To roll, wallow, struggle, writhe.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryViceṣṭ (विचेष्ट्).—move the limbs, writhe, struggle, stir, be active or busy, act or behave towards ([locative]), effect, produce.
Viceṣṭ is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vi and ceṣṭ (चेष्ट्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryViceṣṭ (विचेष्ट्):—[=vi-√ceṣṭ] [Parasmaipada] [Ātmanepada] -ceṣṭati, te, to move the limbs about, writhe, wallow, struggle, [Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa; Harivaṃśa];
—to bestir or exert one’s self, be active or busy, [Kaṭha-upaniṣad; Rāmāyaṇa; Suśruta];—act or proceed against, deal with ([locative case]), [Manu-smṛti; Mahābhārata] etc.:
—[Causal] -ceṣṭayati, to set in motion, rouse to action, [Kathāsaritsāgara]
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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Starts with: Viceshta, Viceshtana, Viceshte, Viceshtita, Viceshtitar, Viceshtitri.
Ends with: Pravicesht.
Full-text: Viceshta, Pravicesht, Viceshtitri, Viceshtana, Viveshtati, Viceshtita.
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