Vishvasta, Viśvasta: 11 definitions
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Vishvasta means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi. 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 Viśvasta can be transliterated into English as Visvasta or Vishvasta, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Vishwast.
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryviśvasta (विश्वस्त).—p S Trusted or relied upon. 2 That reposes trust or reliance.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryViśvasta (विश्वस्त).—p. p.
1) Believed in, trusted, relied on.
2) Confiding, relying on.
3) Fearless, confident.
4) Trustworthy, reliable.
-stā A widow; सुचिरं सह सर्वसात्वतैर्भव विश्वस्तविलासिनीजनः (suciraṃ saha sarvasātvatairbhava viśvastavilāsinījanaḥ) Śiśupālavadha 16.14 [here sense (3) also is intended].
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryViśvasta (विश्वस्त).—mfn.
(-staḥ-stā-staṃ) Trusted, confided in, faithful. f.
(-stā) A widow. E. vi implying kind or sort, or in the fem. form, privation, and śvas to live or breathe, aff. kta .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryViśvasta (विश्वस्त).—[adjective] confident, fearless, trusting in ([genetive]); [neuter] [adverb]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Viśvasta (विश्वस्त):—[=vi-śvasta] [from vi-śvas] mfn. full of confidence, fearless, bold, unsuspecting, [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature] etc.
2) [v.s. ...] trusted, confided in, faithful, [Horace H. Wilson]
3) Viśvastā (विश्वस्ता):—[=vi-śvastā] [from vi-śvasta > vi-śvas] f. a widow, [Harṣacarita]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryViśvasta (विश्वस्त):—[(staḥ-stā-staṃ) a.] Trusted, faithful. f. A widow.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Viśvasta (विश्वस्त) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Vissasia, Vīsattha.
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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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryViśvasta (विश्वस्त) [Also spelled vishwast]:—(a) see [viśvasanīya]; confidential; confidant; —[anucara] a reliable follower/attendant; ~[tā] see [viśvasanīyatā] (under [viśvasanīya]); —[sūtra] a reliable source.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusViśvasta (ವಿಶ್ವಸ್ತ):—
1) [adjective] deserving of trust or confidence; dependable; reliable; trustworthy.
2) [adjective] fearless; daring; brave.
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Viśvasta (ವಿಶ್ವಸ್ತ):—[noun] a man who is trustworthy, dependable.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryViśvasta (विश्वस्त):—adj. 1. trustworthy; reliable; faithful; 2. full of confidence; bold; 3. unsuspecting;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
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