Adhyushta, ṣṭ: 8 definitions
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Adhyushta 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 ṣṭ can be transliterated into English as Adhyusta or Adhyushta, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Kavya (poetry)
: archive.org: Naisadhacarita of Sriharsaṣṭ (अध्युष्ट) refers to the “number three and a half� and is mentioned in the Naiṣadha-carita 12.10.

Kavya (काव्�, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry� and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry�.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantramṣṭ (अध्युष्ट) refers to the “three and a half� (measures of Speech), according to the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—Accordingly, “[...] The Seat of Yoga, which is the Heart of the Goddess (AI�), (is formed) by (their) conjunction. Pure, it consists of the three and a half measures (of Speech) [i.e., ṣṭ-ٰ]. In the middle is the seat of O�, which is that of the divine syllable of the Mothers, ḌĀ (Ḍākinī), RĀ (Rākinī), LĀ (Lākinī), KĀ (Kākinī), SĀ (Sākinī), HĀ (Hākinī) and YĀ (Yākinī). (The seed-syllable of) Māyā (HRĪ�), called Jālandhara, is the manifest energy of the Age of Strife and the descent (into the world) of the Seat of Knowledge. That mantra (ŚRĪ�) which is in Pūrṇagiri is in the abode of Śiva’s energy and is the treasure of mantras that has been filled (with it)�.

Shakta (शाक्�, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryṣṭ (अध्युष्ट).�a. (Ety?) Coiled up three and a half times; °वलयः (ⲹ�) a snake forming a ring coiled up three and a half times; अवाप्य स्वा� भूमि� भुजकनिभमध्युष्टवलय� स्वमात्मान� कृत्वा (avāpya svā� bhūmi� bhujakanibhamadhyuṣṭavalaya� svamātmāna� kṛtvā) A. L.1.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionaryṣṭ (अध्युष्ट).�(var. ardhuṣṭa, so Mironov), m., (= Pali aḍḍhuḍḍha, AMg. ṭṭ; false Sanskrit instead of ar- dhacaturtha), three and a half: Ѳ屹ܳٱ貹ٳپ 8172.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionaryṣṭ (अध्युष्ट):—[=-ṣṭ] mfn. (invented as the Sanskṛt representative of the Prākṛt ṭṭ, which is derived from ardha-caturtha), three and a half.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English Dictionaryṣṭ (अध्युष्ट):—[tatpurusha compound] m. f. n.
(-ṣṭ�-ṣṭ-ṣṭ) Bound or tied over, coiled up. See the following. E. ucch with adhi, kṛt aff. kta.
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), 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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Ushta.
Starts with: Adhyushtavalaya.
Full-text: Adhyushtavalaya, Ardhushta, Ardhacaturtha.
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