Vishthabhu, Viṣṭhābhū, Vishtha-bhu: 4 definitions
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Vishthabhu 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 Viṣṭhābhū can be transliterated into English as Visthabhu or Vishthabhu, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryViṣṭhābhū (विष्ठाभू).—a worm living in ordure; नैकत्रास्ते सूतिवातैर्विष्ठाभूरिव सोदरः (naikatrāste sūtivātairviṣṭhābhūriva sodaraḥ) Bhāg. 3.31.1.
Derivable forms: viṣṭhābhūḥ (विष्ठाभूः).
Viṣṭhābhū is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms viṣṭhā and bhū (भू).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryViṣṭhābhū (विष्ठाभू):—[=viṣṭhā-bhū] [from viṣṭhā > viṣ] m. a worm living in ordure, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryViṣṭhābhū (विष्ठाभू):—a. Born in filth.
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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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Partial matches: Vishtha, Bhu.
Starts with: Vishthabhudaraka.
Ends with: Shravishthabhu.
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