Basti: 13 definitions
Introduction:
Basti means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi, biology. 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
Ayurveda (science of life)
: Google Books: Essentials of AyurvedaBasti (बसà¥à¤¤à¤�, “urinary bladderâ€�) is the receptacle of urine which contains urine formed in vá¹›kka (‘kidneysâ€�) through the two ureters and releases it through urethra.
: archive.org: Vagbhata’s Ashtanga Hridaya Samhita (first 5 chapters)Basti (बसà¥à¤¤à¤�) refers to “clysterâ€�, and is mentioned in verse 1.25 of the ´¡á¹£á¹Äåá¹…g²¹³óá¹›d²¹²â²¹²õ²¹á¹ƒh¾±³ÙÄå (SÅ«trasthÄna) by ³ÕÄå²µ²ú³ó²¹á¹a.—The terms basti (“c±ô²â²õ³Ù±ð°ùâ€�), vireka (“catharticâ€�), and vamana (“vomitiveâ€�) have been paraphrased by ³¾²¹²õ-²ú³Ù²¹á¹� (“moving-downward drugâ€�), bkru-sman (“washing-off drugâ€�) and slon-sman (“thrusting-out drugâ€�) respectively. Instead of ³¾²¹²õ-²ú³Ù²¹á¹�, CD read ³¾²¹²õ-²µ³Ù´Çá¹� throughout.
: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of termsBasti (बसà¥à¤¤à¤�):—Bladder

Ä€yurveda (आयà¥à¤°à¥à¤µà¥‡à¤¦, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Ä€yurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Biology (plants and animals)
: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Basti in India is the name of a plant defined with Justicia adhatoda in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Adhatoda zeylanica Medik. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Journal of Cytology and Genetics (1978)
· CIS Chromosome Information Service (1976)
· Ethnobotany (2004)
· Plantae Asiaticae Rariores (Wallich) (1829)
· The Gardeners Dictionary (1754)
· Bangladesh Journal of Botany (1990)
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This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarybasti (बसà¥à¤¤à¤�).—f m S The hypogastric and pubic region, the lower belly. 2 or bastiyantra n ²ú²¹²õ³Ù¾±²Ô²¹±ô¾±°ìÄå f or bastÄ«cÄ« naḷÄ� f A clyster-pipe; a bag made of bladder or gut with a nozzle.
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bastÄ« (बसà¥à¤¤à¥€).—f A temple of the jaina sect. Ex. jarÄ«á¹� lÄgalÄ pÄá¹hÄ«á¹� hastÄ« tarÄ«á¹� na righÄvÄ“á¹� bastÄ«á¹�.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishbasti (बसà¥à¤¤à¤�).â€�f m The hypogastric and public region, the lower belly.
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bastÄ« (बसà¥à¤¤à¥€).â€�f A temple of jaina sect.
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
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryBasti (बसà¥à¤¤à¤�).â€�f. (q. v. ±¹²¹²õ³Ù¾±á¸�) The abdomen, the lower belly; 'मूतà¥à¤°à¤¾à¤¶à¤¯à¤ªà¥à¤Ÿà¥‹ बसà¥à¤¤à¤¿à¤ƒ (mÅ«trÄÅ›ayapuá¹o ²ú²¹²õ³Ù¾±á¸�)' RatnamÄlÄ; सà¥à¤µà¤°à¥à¤£à¤à¥à¤°à¥à¤µà¤‚ वारणबसà¥à¤¤à¤¿à¤•ोशमॠ(svarṇabhruvaá¹� vÄraṇabastikoÅ›am) (°ùÄåÂá²¹²õ³Ü³Ù²¹³¾) Bu. Ch.1.66; अकूपारà¥� बसà¥à¤¤à¤¿à¤¶à¥à¤šà¤°à¤£à¤®à¤ªà¤� पातालमितà¤� वै (akÅ«pÄro bastiÅ›caraṇamapi pÄtÄlamiti vai) Viṣṇumahimna 23.
Derivable forms: ²ú²¹²õ³Ù¾±á¸� (बसà¥à¤¤à¤¿à¤ƒ).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryBasti (बसà¥à¤¤à¤�).—v. vasti.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryBasti (बसà¥à¤¤à¤�):—etc. See vasti.
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Sanskrit, also spelled संसà¥à¤•ृतमà¥� (²õ²¹á¹ƒs°ìá¹›t²¹³¾), 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
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryBastÄ« (बसà¥à¤¤à¥€):â€�(nf) a settlement; satellite town; colony; inhabitation; population.
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Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusBasti (ಬಸà³à²¤à²�):—[noun] = ಬಸದಿ [basadi].
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Basti (ಬಸà³à²¤à²�):â€�
1) [noun] a small device consisting of a glass, metal or hard rubber tube, with a narrow tip, and fitted with either a piston or a rubber bulb for drawing in a quantity of fluid or for ejecting fluid in a stream; a syringe.
2) [noun] an injecting of a fluid into the rectum to cause a bowel movement; enema.
3) [noun] the portion of the human body just below the navel.
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BÄsti (ಬಾಸà³à²¤à²¿):â€�
1) [noun] the jasmine plant Jasminum multiflorum ( = J. pubescens) of Oleaceae family.
2) [noun] its flower.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryBastÄ« (बसà¥à¤¤à¥€):—n. village; collection of houses in an area; settlement;
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Bashtige, Bastici-nali, Bastika, Bastikarman, Bastimallige, Bastinibhodara, Bastishirsha, Bastishodhana, Bastishuddhi, Bastivala, Bastivedana, Bastiyantra.
Full-text (+72): Bastikarman, Bastimallige, Indravasti, Sharanarthi-basti, Sukumvasi-basti, Akhiri-basti, Niruhabasti, Sharnaarthi-basti, Aakhri-basti, Matra-basti, Asthapanopaga, Niruha, Asthapanadravya, Anuvasanadravya, Anuvasanopaga, Bastici-nali, Piprahwa, Vatsi, Bastishuddhi, Bastishodhana.
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Search found 49 books and stories containing Basti, BastÄ«, BÄsti; (plurals include: Bastis, BastÄ«s, BÄstis). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
International Ayurvedic Medical Journal
A critical review of logic behind use of asthapanopaga gana in various niruha bastis < [2017, Issue XI November,]
A critical review of the application of basti in prameha from classical point of view < [2017, Issue XI November,]
The effect of chaturbhadra kalpa basti in the management of katigraha < [2020, Issue 2, February]
World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research
"Basti Karma in managing Amavata: A review on rheumatoid arthritis." < [2023: Volume 12, June issue 9]
Review of basti < [2023: Volume 12, November issue 19]
Efficacy evaluation of treatment protocol in Gridhrasi: a trial < [2022: Volume 11, July issue 9]
Brihat Jataka by Varahamihira [Sanskrit/English] (by Michael D Neely)
Contribution of vangasena in the field of panchakarma < [Volume 3, issue 3: May- June 2016]
Management of Amavata Through Vaitarana Basti w.s.r to Rheumatoid Arthritis < [Volume 10, Issue 6: November-December 2023]
Panchakarma Intervention in the Management of Multiple System Atrophy < [Volume 10, Issue 6: November-December 2023]
A case study on the Ayurvedic management of cerebral palsy < [Volume 34 (issue 3), Jan-Mar 2015]
Maternal Health, Supraja (Eugenics) and Ayurveda < [Volume 28 (issue 1), Jul-Sep 2008]
Evaluating the pharmacokinetics of Lekhana Basti enema. < [Volume 31 (issue 2), Oct-Dec 2011]
Journal of Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine
"Resolution of lumbar disc sequestration: A case report on Ayurveda" < [Volume 14 (issue 6), Nov-Dec 2023]
An Ayurvedic personalized prophylactic protocol in COVID-19 < [Volume 13 (issue 1), Jan-Mar 2022]
Ayurvedic management in limb girdle muscular dystrophy � A case report < [Volume 13 (issue 1), Jan-Mar 2022]
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