Kroshta, ṣṭ, ṣṭ: 6 definitions
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Kroshta 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 ṣṭ and ṣṭ can be transliterated into English as Krosta or Kroshta, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopediaṣṭ (क्रोष्टा).—A son of Yadu. Sahasrada, Payoda, ṣṭ, Nīla and Ājika were the five sons of Yadu. (Harivaṃśa, Chapter 38).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1a) ṣṭ (क्रोष्�).—Ārṣeya pravara (Aṅgiras).*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 196. 8.
1b) A son of Yadu, and father of Vṛjinavat.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa IX. 23. 20 and 30.
ṣṭ (क्रोष्टा) refers to one of the sons of Yadu and grandson of ٱ𱹲ī (the daughter of Śukra) and ۲پ, according to the ղṃśānܳٲ section of the 10th century ܰܰṇa: one of the various Upapurāṇas depicting Śaivism.—Accordingly, [...] Nahuṣa married Virajā (the daughter of Pit�) and was blessed with five sons of whom ۲پ was the most famous. ۲پ had two wives—ٱ𱹲� and Śarmiṣṭhā. ٱ𱹲ī gave birth to Yadu and Turvasu. [...] The Son of Yadu was ṣṭ in whose race the most glorious kings were born. The text only names them as Kratha, Vidarbha, Kośala, Sāttvata, Mahābhoja, Bhoja, Satyavāk, Satyaka, Sātyaki, Krathaka, Suṣeṇa, Subhoja, Naravāhana, Āhūka, Devaka, Śrīdeva, Devasuvrata, Ugrasena, Kaṃsa, Vasudeva.

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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionaryṣṭ (क्रोष्�):�m. Name of a man, [Pravara texts]
[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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Kroshtakshi, Kroshtangi, Kroshtar.
Full-text (+17): Kroshtekshu, Kroshtangi, Visvan, Vrijinivan, Bhoja, Naravahana, Satyaki, Devaki, Vidarbha, Ahuka, Kratha, Krathaka, Mahabhoja, Satyaka, Satyavak, Samkarshana, Subhoja, Devasuvrata, Kamsa, Devaka.
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Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Rig Veda 10.28.4 < [Sukta 28]
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Page 211 < [Volume 3 (1906)]
Amarakoshodghatana of Kshirasvamin (study) (by A. Yamuna Devi)
Fauna (4): Wild animals < [Chapter 5 - Aspects of Nature]
Etymological Derivations of Kṣīrasvāmin < [Chapter 6 - Grammatical Aspects]
Historical Elements in the Matsya Purana (by Chaitali Kadia)
Lineages of Aṅgirā < [Chapter 6 - Human history in the Matsya-Purāṇa]
Brahma Purana (critical study) (by Surabhi H. Trivedi)