Vishtarastha, Viṣṭarastha: 3 definitions

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Vishtarastha 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 Viṣṭarastha can be transliterated into English as Vistarastha or Vishtarastha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

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

Viṣṭarastha (विष्टरस्थ).—mfn.

(-sthaḥ-sthā-sthaṃ) Sitting on a seat, or reclining on a bed of leaves. E. viṣṭara and stha who stays.

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

Viṣṭarastha (विष्टरस्थ):—[=vi-ṣṭara-stha] [from vi-ṣṭara] mfn. sitting on a seat, reclining on a bed (of leaves etc.), [Horace H. Wilson]

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

Viṣṭarastha (विष्टरस्थ):—[viṣṭara-stha] (sthaḥ-sthā-sthaṃ) a. Sitting on a seat or bed.

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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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