Vishtap, վṣṭ: 4 definitions
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Vishtap 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 վṣṭ can be transliterated into English as Vistap or Vishtap, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryվṣṭ (विष्टप�).�f.
1) A place, region, world.
2) Heaven.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionaryվṣṭ (विष्टप�).—[feminine] ṣṭ貹 [neuter] ([masculine]) highest part, surface, firmament, heaven.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionaryվṣṭ (विष्टप�):—[=-ṣṭ] [from -ṣṭ] f. top, summit, surface, highest part, height ([especially] of heaven), [Ṛg-veda; Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā; Pañcaviṃśa-brāhmaṇa; Āśvalāyana-śrauta-sūtra]
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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.
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Partial matches: Vi.
Starts with: Vishtapa, Vishtapaharin, Vishtapajana, Vishtapatraya, Vishtape, Vishtapura.
Full-text: Bradhna, Vishtape, Vishtapaharin, Vishtapatraya, Bradhnaloka, Vishtapa.
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Part 4 - Sadharanani (Sadharana) < [Chapter 3 - First Adhyaya (chapter) of the Nighantu (study)]
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