Vistu, Vistū, Vishtu: 4 definitions
Introduction:
Vistu means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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.
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryvistū (विस्तू).—m (Properly vistava) Fire.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishvistū (विस्तू).—m (Properly vistava) Fire.
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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryVistu (विस्तु).—sing praises.
Vistu is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vi and stu (स्तु).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryViṣṭu (विष्टु):—[=vi-ṣṭu] (√stu) [Parasmaipada] -ṣṭauti, or -ṣṭavīti ([imperfect tense] vy-astaut or vy-aṣṭaut, [Pāṇini 8-3, 70]), to praise very much, extol with praises, [Mahābhārata]
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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A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
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