Tashtri, ղṣṭ�: 6 definitions
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Tashtri 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 ղṣṭ� can be transliterated into English as Tastr or Tashtri, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryղṣṭ� (तष्ट�).�m.
1) A carpenter in general; रथ� � तष्टेव तत्सिनाय (ratha� na taṣṭeva tatsināya) ṻ岹 1.61.4.
2) The architect of gods (ś첹)
3) One of the 12 Ādityas.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionaryղṣṭ� (तष्ट�).—m.
(-ṣṭ) 1. A carpenter. 2. A name of Viswakarma. 3. One of the twelve Adityas or suns; also ٲṣṭ�. E. ٲ� to pare, ṛc aff.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionaryղṣṭ� (तष्ट�).—[masculine] builder, carpenter.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) ղṣṭ� (तष्ट�):—[from ٲṣṭ] m. a carpenter, builder of chariots, [Ṛg-veda i, 61, 4; 105, 18; 130, 4]
2) [v.s. ...] [iii f., vii, x]
3) [v.s. ...] Viśva-karman (cf. ٱṣṭ�), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) [v.s. ...] Name of one of the 12 Ādityas, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionaryղṣṭ� (तष्ट�):�(ṣṭ) 4. m. A carpenter; Vishwakarma; of the 12 Adityas.
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusղṣṭ� (ತಷ್ಟ�):—[noun] a man who makes or repairs wooden articles or structures, as furniture, agricultural implements, building materials as windows, doors, etc.; a carpenter.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section CCLXXII < [Draupadi-harana Parva]
Section LVI < [Sanatsujata Parva]
Section XLIII < [Anugita Parva]
Ramayana of Valmiki (Shastri) (by Hari Prasad Shastri)
Chapter 70 - The Death of Devantaka, Trishiras, Mahodara and Mahaparshva < [Book 6 - Yuddha-kanda]
The Structural Temples of Gujarat (by Kantilal F. Sompura)
1. Early reference to architectural Canons < [Chapter 1 - Sources of architectural canons]