Vishastra, Viśastra: 7 definitions
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Vishastra 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 Viśastra can be transliterated into English as Visastra or Vishastra, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryViśastra (विशस्त्र).—a. Weaponless, unarmed, defenceless.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryViśastra (विशस्त्र).—mfn.
(-straḥ-strā-straṃ) Disarmed, unarmed. E. vi and śastra a weapon.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryViśastra (विशस्त्र).—adj. disarmed, unarmed.
— Cf. [Latin] castrare.
Viśastra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vi and śastra (शस्त्र).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryViśastra (विशस्त्र).—[adjective] weaponless.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Viśastra (विशस्त्र):—[=vi-śastra] [from vi] a mfn. weaponless, [Mahābhārata]
2) [=vi-śastra] b vi-śākha etc. See p.952.
3) Viṣāstra (विषास्त्र):—[from viṣa > viṣ] n. a poisoned arrow, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryViśastra (विशस्त्र):—[vi-śastra] (straḥ-strā-straṃ) a. Unarmed.
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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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Starts with: Vishastratva.
Ends with: Ekanujivishastra, Kasarajivishastra.
Full-text: Vaishastra, Vishastratva.
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