Yasta, Yashta, Yastā: 4 definitions
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Yasta 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.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryYasta (यस्त).—a. Entrusted, deposited.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryYaṣṭa (यष्ट).—ppp. and subst. (= Sanskrit iṣṭa; AMg. jaṭṭha, Pischel 565, compare ger. jaṭṭhā = Sanskrit iṣṭvā, [Ardha-Māgadhī Dictionary]; Pali yiṭṭha, blend of Sanskrit and MIndic), as ppp., see § 34.13; as subst., sacrifice: tasmān na yaṣṭe na hute ramāmi Mahāvastu iii.445.5 (verse; same verse in Pali Vin. i.36.28, yiṭṭhe). See also next.—On Lalitavistara 112.11 -mahāyajña-yaṣṭaḥ see § 13.5.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryYasta (यस्त):—[from yas] mfn. entrusted, deposited, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.] (cf. ā-, pray etc.)
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.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryYastā (यस्ता):—adj. pl. of यस्तो [yasto]
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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Starts with: Yashtahva, Yashtakuli, Yashtar, Yashtave, Yashtavya, Yastari.
Ends with (+48): Abhayasta, Abhyasta, Adhyasta, Anabhyasta, Anamyasta, Antarnyasta, Anupanyasta, Asamnyasta, Asannyasta, Astavyasta, Ativyasta, Atyasta, Avadhvasta, Avinyasta, Avyasta, Ayasta, Badhyasta, Chitranyasta, Citranyasta, Durnyasta.
Full-text: Yas, Prayasta, Ayasta, Samayasta, Brahmadvara, Urdhvamula, Sathah, Yaj, Svid, Uru, Anya.
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Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Rig Veda 3.53.22 < [Sukta 53]
Chandogya Upanishad (english Translation) (by Swami Lokeswarananda)
Verse 2.24.2 < [Section 2.24]
Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 11.265 < [Section XXXII - Expiation of Secret Sins]
The Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)
Taittiriya Upanishad Bhashya Vartika (by R. Balasubramanian)
Verse 2.287 < [Book 2 - Brahmavallī]
Vrikshayurveda (and environmental philosophy) (by Beenapani Mishra)
4. Religious Importance of Ashvattha < [Chapter 5 - Religious Significance of Plantation and Rearing of Trees]