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Ceshtaka, Cēṣṭaka, ṣṭ첹: 6 definitions

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Ceshtaka means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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 Cēṣṭaka and ṣṭ첹 can be transliterated into English as Cestaka or Ceshtaka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Cheshtaka.

In Hinduism

Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Ceshtaka in Shaktism glossary
: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

ṣṭ첹 (चेष्टक) or Praticāraka refers to “male servants� or Yoginīs, associated with the sacred seats (īṻ), according to the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—The eight seats described in the Yogakhaṇḍa include male servants (there called ṣṭ첹, not پ첹 as here) and female attendants. In the Yogakhaṇḍa the latter are called �ūī’—the name also given to the partner in rites of union. In other setups such attendants are not normally listed.

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Shakta (शाक्�, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.

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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Ceshtaka in Marathi glossary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

cēṣṭaka (चेष्टक).—a (ŧṣṭ) That teases, worries, mocks &c.; that excites or stirs up.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Ceshtaka in Sanskrit glossary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

ṣṭ첹 (चेष्टक).�a. [ṣṭ-ṇvܱ] Making efforts.

-첹� A particular mode of sexual enjoyment or coitus.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) ṣṭ첹 (चेष्टक):—[from ṣṭ] mfn. making effort or exertion, [Horace H. Wilson]

2) [v.s. ...] m. a kind of fish (= ṭa), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

3) [v.s. ...] a kind of coitus.

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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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