Vashatkara, ղṣaṭk, ղṣaṭk, Vashat-kara: 13 definitions
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Vashatkara 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 terms ղṣaṭk and ղṣaṭk can be transliterated into English as Vasatkara or Vashatkara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Wisdom Library: The Matsya-purāṇaղṣaṭk (वषट्कारा) is the name of a mind-born ‘divine mother� (�), created for the purpose of drinking the blood of the Andhaka demons, according to the Matsya-purāṇa 179.8. The Andhaka demons spawned out of every drop of blood spilled from the original Իܰ (Andhaka-demon). According to the Matsya-purāṇa 179.35, “Most terrible they (e.g., ղṣaṭk) all drank the blood of those Andhakas and become exceedingly satiated.�
The Matsyapurāṇa is categorised as a Mahāpurāṇa, and was originally composed of 20,000 metrical verses, dating from the 1st-millennium BCE. The narrator is Matsya, one of the ten major avatars of Viṣṇu.
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translationղṣaṭk (वषट्का�) refers to an epithet of Śiva, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.2.41.—Accordingly, as Viṣṇu and others eulogized Śiva:—“[...] obeisance to Thee the blue-necked, the creator, the supreme soul, the universe, the seed of the universe and the cause of the bliss of the universe. You are Oṃ�, ղṣaṭk, the initiator of enterprises, Hanta, Svadhā and the partaker of Havya and Kavya offerings always�.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1a) ղṣaṭk (वषट्का�).—Is Śiva.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 26. 34; III. 1. 22.
1b) Sacrifices (Vedic); neglect of, before Pṛthu's advent (see Vaṣaṭkriyā);1 call to gods.2
2) ղṣaṭk (वषट्कारा).—A mind-born mother.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 179. 20.
ղṣaṭk (वषट्का�) refers to one of the names for the “sun� [viz., ūⲹ], according to the eulogy of the Sun by Manu in the 10th century ܰܰṇa: one of the various Upapurāṇas depicting Śaivism.—Accordingly, the ܰܰṇa which is purely a Śaivite work, though it purports to be revealed by the Sun, contains some references to practices of Saura Sects, and here and there it identifies Śiva with the Sun. From the eulogy of the Sun by Manu it appears that the sun is the Supreme deity. He is [viz., ղṣaṭk] [...] In another passage Manu while eulogizing the Sun god expresses that the Sun is another form of Lord Śiva. [...]

The Purana (पुरा�, 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.
Dharmashastra (religious law)
: Sacred Texts: The Grihya Sutras, Part 2 (SBE30)ղṣaṭk (वषट्का�) according to the Ā貹ٲ-ⲹñ-貹ṣ�-ūٰ.—Ĝwٳ ܳپ one should let the act (the pouring out) take place after the ղṣaṭk has been made, or while it is being made�. Commentary: The ղṣaṭk consists in the word Vaṣa�, to be uttered by the Hot�-priest. The five sacrificial interjections are, , ṣa�, ṣa�, ṣa�, and .

Dharmashastra (धर्मशास्त्�, dharmaśāstra) contains the instructions (shastra) regarding religious conduct of livelihood (dharma), ceremonies, jurisprudence (study of law) and more. It is categorized as smriti, an important and authoritative selection of books dealing with the Hindu lifestyle.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryղṣaṭk (वषट्का�).—the formula or exclamation वषट् (ṣa�).
Derivable forms: ṣaṭḥ (वषट्कारः).
ղṣaṭk is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ṣa� and (का�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionaryղṣaṭk (वषट्का�).—m.
(-�) 1. The formula ṣa�. 2. An oblation made with the exclamation ṣa�. E. ṣa� the exclamation used on this occasion, and making.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionaryղṣaṭk (वषट्का�).—[ṣa�-], m. Oblation with fire, [Harivaṃśa, (ed. Calc.)] 11187.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionaryղṣaṭk (वषट्का�).—[masculine] = [preceding] [masculine]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionaryղṣaṭk (वषट्का�):—[=ṣa�-] [from ṣa�] m. the exclamation V° (also personified as a deity), [Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā; Atharva-veda; Brāhmaṇa] etc.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionaryղṣaṭk (वषट्का�):—[vaṣa-ṭ�] (�) 1. m. Burnt-offering.
[Sanskrit to German]
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 corpusղṣaṭk (ವಷಟ್ಕಾ�):�
1) [noun] an exclamation uttered by the main priest in a sarifice, on hearing of which the sacrificer casts the oblations offered to the deity into the fire.
2) [noun] (fig.) a scolding in abusive language.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Vashat, Kara, Vaca, Vassa.
Starts with: Vashatkarakriya, Vashatkarana, Vashatkaranidhana.
Full-text (+18): Anuvashatkara, Avashatkara, Vashatkaranidhana, Vashatkarakriya, Yathavashatkaram, Vashatkriti, Dhamacchad, Vashatkarin, Prathamavashatkara, Nihsvadhyayavashatkara, Svahakaravashatkara, Uccaih, Uccaistaram, Avashatkrita, Nirvashatkaramangala, Ahuti, Vashatkriya, Svadhakara, Hantakara, Uccaistara.
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