Vitastatva, Vitastātva, Vitasta-tva: 2 definitions
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Vitastatva 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: academia.edu: La maternité adoptive de la déesse dans le SkandapurāṇaVitastātva (वितस्तात्व) refers to “having assumed the form of the Vitastā”, according to Kalhaṇa’s Rājataraṅgiṇī verse 1.29.—Accordingly, “There Gaurī, though she has assumed the form of the Vitastā (vitastātva), still keeps her wonted inclination. [For in her river-shape] she turns her face towards the ravine, just as [in her godlike form] she turns it towards [her son] Kumara; [in her river-shape] the mouths of the Nāgas drink her abundant water, just as [in her godlike form her] elephant-faced [son Gaṇeśa], drank her abundant milk”.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryVitastātva (वितस्तात्व):—[=vi-tastā-tva] [from vi-tastā > vi-tasta] n., [Rājataraṅgiṇī]
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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