Vyushta, ղṣṭ: 10 definitions
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The Sanskrit term ղṣṭ can be transliterated into English as Vyusta or Vyushta, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopediaղṣṭ (व्युष्�).—A King of the dynasty of Dhruva. This King was the son of King Puśpārṇa, by his wife Prabhā. Pradoṣa, Niśītha and others were brothers of ղṣṭ. A son named Sarvatejas was born to this King. (Bhāgavata, Skandha 4).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1a) ղṣṭ (व्युष्�).—A son of Doṣ� and Pṣpārṇa; wife Pṣkariṇ� and son Sarvatejas.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa IV. 13. 14.
1b) A son of Vibhāvasu, and a Vasu.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa VI. 6. 16.

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.
Arthashastra (politics and welfare)
: archive.org: Kautilya’s Arthasastraղṣṭ (व्युष्�), synonymous with Vyṣṭi, Vyṣa, Uṣas, and cognate with Vyaucchat, seems to signify a new year’s day, but not an ordinary dawn, as usually interpreted. The Vārāha-śrauta-sūtra divides the night into four parts, and calls them (1) ṣa, (2) Ծś, (3) ܱ貹ṣa, and (4) ṣṭ. The literal meaning of the word ṣṭ is “lighted� or “dawned�. The Vedic people seem to have called the fourth division of the night, light or dawn (ṣa or ṣṭ), when early sunrise during the midsummer drove out darkness an hour or two earlier than usual; and nakta, when darkness lingered longer in winter. They seem to have also called the five longest days of midsummer ṣṭ, and the sixth day ṣṭ or ṣa, as recognised by their length.
There can be no doubt that during the time of Cāṇakya, ṣṭ, the new year’s day, began with the first lunar day of the white half of Śrāvaṇa (July-August), and the year ended with the new moon of Āṣāḍha. (see preface of Kautilya Arthashastra)

Arthashastra (अर्थशास्त्�, arthaśāstra) literature concerns itself with the teachings (shastra) of economic prosperity (artha) statecraft, politics and military tactics. The term arthashastra refers to both the name of these scientific teachings, as well as the name of a Sanskrit work included in such literature. This book was written (3rd century BCE) by by Kautilya, who flourished in the 4th century BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryղṣṭ (व्युष्�).�p. p.
1) Burnt.
2) Dawned, become day-light.
3) Become bright or clear; तत� रजन्या� व्युष्टाया� प्रभातेऽभ्युदिते रव� (tato rajanyā� vyṣṭāyā� prabhāte'bhyudite ravau) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 1.21.1.
4) Dwelt; सा व्युष्टा रजनी� तत्र पितुर्वेश्मन� भाविनी (sā vyṣṭā rajanī� tatra piturveśmani bhāvinī) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 3.69.28.
5) Passed.
-ṣṭam 1 Day-break, dawn; व्युष्टं प्रयाणम् (ṣṭ� prayāṇam) Śiśupālavadha 12.4.
2) Day.
3) Fruit, result.
4) The new year's day on श्रावण (ś屹ṇa); Kau. A.2.5.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionaryղṣṭ (व्युष्�).—mfn.
(-ṣṭ�-ṣṭ-ṣṭ�) 1. Burnt. 2. Dawned, become daylight or dawn. 3. Become clear. 4. Dwelt. n.
(-ṣṭ�) 1. Dawn, break of day. 2. Day. 3. Fruit, consequence. E. vi before vas to abide, aff. kta, and va changed to u; or vi before � to burn, kta aff. vā0 iḍabhāva�; or as derived from vy� to burn, &c., when it is more properly read ṣṭ .
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionaryղṣṭ (व्युष्�).—i. e. the ptcple. of the pf. pass. of vi- 2. vas, I. Dawned. Ii. n. 1. Dawn. 2. Day. 3. Fruit.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionaryղṣṭ (व्युष्�).—[adjective] shone up, grown bright; [locative] vyṣite at daybreak.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) ղṣṭ (व्युष्�):—[=vy-ṣṭa] [from vi-vas] a See 2. vy-√ṣ.
2) [=vy-ṣṭa] [from vi-vas] b See 2. vy-ṣita.
3) [from vy�] 1. ṣṭ mfn. (perhaps rather vy-ṣṭa, [from] �1. �; cf. above) burnt, [Horace H. Wilson]
4) [=vy-ṣṭa] [from vy-�] 2. vy-ṣṭa mfn. dawned, become daylight, grown bright or clear, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; Mahābhārata] etc.
5) [v.s. ...] n. daybreak, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
6) [v.s. ...] fruit, result (= phala), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
7) [v.s. ...] m. Daybreak personified (as a son of Kalpa, or as a son of Pṣpārṇa and Doṣ�, or as a son of Vibhā-vasu and Uṣas), [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
8) [=vy-ṣṭa] [from vy-ṣita] 3. vy-ṣṭa mfn. one who has passed or spent (Ჹī, a night), [Mahābhārata] (= pary-ṣita, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.])
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionaryղṣṭ (व्युष्�):—[(ṣṭa�-ṣṭā-ṣṭ�) n.] Dawn, day; consequence. a. Burned; dawned.
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Starts with: Vyushtadi, Vyushtatriratra.
Full-text: Avyushta, Vyushtatriratra, Suvyushta, Sarvatejas, Vaiyushta, Vyushita, Pradosha, Pushkarini, Sarvateja, Avyushti, Vyushtitriratra, Cakshumanu, Vutta-vela, Vyushtadi, Dosha, Usa, Vash.
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