Masta, Mashta, Mas峁�: 16 definitions

Introduction
India history
Biology
Languages
1. Marathi
2. Sanskrit
3. Hindi
4. Kannada
5. Nepali
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Introduction:

Masta means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India, Marathi, Hindi, biology. 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.

India history and geography

Source: Wisdom Library: Teachers, Saints and Sages

Masta (啶じ啷嵿い) or Mastan膩tha refers to one of the eighty-four Siddhas (Siddh膩c膩ryas) mentioned in various sources as being representative teachers of Sahajiya Tantrism, Alchemy, Nath Sampradaya and other traditions having influence in the Indian subcontinent and the Himalayas.鈥擬any of these Mah膩siddhas [e.g., Masta-n膩tha] were historical figures whose lives and mystical powers were the subject of legends. They are often associated with teachings belonging to Hinduism, Buddhism, Ajivikism and Jainism and are evident of a caste-less interreligious spiritual society.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

Biology (plants and animals)

: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

Masta in Malaysia is the name of a plant defined with Garcinia mangostana in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Mangostana garcinia Gaertner.

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· Biochem. Pharmacol. (2002)
· Planta Medica (1996)
· De Fructibus et Seminibus Plantarum (1791)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2005)
· Regnum Vegetabile, or 鈥榓 Series of Handbooks for the Use of Plant Taxonomists and Plant Geographers鈥� (1993)
· Species Plantarum (1753)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Masta, for example diet and recipes, health benefits, chemical composition, pregnancy safety, side effects, extract dosage, have a look at these references.

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This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

masta (啶じ啷嵿い).鈥攁 ( P) Intoxicated, lit. fig., inflated, puffed up. 2 Fat, large, bulky. 3 (Low). Abundant, copious, plentiful. Pr. pa岣嵞搇a hasta tara pik膿la masta.

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mast膩 (啶じ啷嵿い啶�) [or 啶じ啷嵿い啷嵿く啶�, masty膩].鈥攁 ( P) That is commonly under the influence of intoxicating liquors or drugs. 2 fig. Rude, riotous, overbearing. 3 Excited or wrought up--a horse.

: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

masta (啶じ啷嵿い).鈥�a Intoxicated. Bulky. Plentiful.

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mast膩 (啶じ啷嵿い啶�) [-sty膩, -啶膏啶む啶ぞ].鈥�a Riotons, rude. Excited.

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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.

Sanskrit dictionary

: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Masta (啶じ啷嵿い).鈥擳he head; 啶じ啷嵿い啷� 啶︵啶冟じ啶灌さ啷囙う啶ㄠぞ啶曕さ啶侧た啶む (maste du岣ahavedan膩kavalite) Vi艣. Gu峁嘺. 539.

Derivable forms: mastam (啶じ啷嵿い啶).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

惭补峁ａ弓补 (啶し啷嵿).鈥�(ka) , see m膩峁ａ弓a(ka).

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M膩峁ａ弓a (啶ぞ啶粪啶�).鈥攁nd m膩峁ａ弓aka, nt., also in mss. ma峁ａ弓a(ka), and with 峁環 for 峁�, seems to mean something like con- struction, product, contrivance, ingenious device; usually in composition with prec. yantra-(yanta-, janta-, jantra-): 惭补丑腻惫补蝉迟耻 ii.475.7 ff., many times; in 476.3 m膩峁ａ弓ak膩ni alone, but v.l. jantra-m掳; seems to refer especially to toys: (anta岣urasya arth膩ye) n膩n膩prak膩r膩峁噄 janta-m膩峁ａ弓a-(mss. ma峁ａ弓a-, 掳峁環a-)- da峁囜笉ak膩ni kriyanti, kr墨岣嵞乸anak膩ni ca vividh膩ni ca janta- m膩峁ａ弓ak膩ni kriyanti, v墨janak膩ni pi jantam膩峁ａ弓膩ni kriyanti 475.7鈥�8; 膩sandik膩 pi jantam膩峁ａ弓a-p膩dak膩 9, etc.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Masta (啶じ啷嵿い).鈥攏.

(-蝉迟补峁�) The head; see the next.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Masta (啶じ啷嵿い).鈥� (perhaps vb. man), n. The head, [Lassen, Anthologia Sanskritica.] 70, 2 (at the end of a comp. adj.); cf. mas.

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

1) Masta (啶じ啷嵿い):鈥擺from mas] a mfn. measured, [Monier-Williams鈥� Sanskrit-English Dictionary]

2) [v.s. ...] n. (= mastaka) the head, [Dh奴rtasam膩gama]

3) b and taka, masti etc. See p.793.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Masta (啶じ啷嵿い):鈥�(蝉迟补峁�) 1. n. The head; the top.

: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Masta (啶じ啷嵿い) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Mattha, Matthaga, Matthaya.

[Sanskrit to German]

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Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), 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.

Hindi dictionary

: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Masta (啶じ啷嵿い) [Also spelled mast]:鈥�(a) intoxicated; intoxicated by passion; carefree, wanton; sexually excited; radiant with joy, in a lively frolic; ~[尘补耻濒腻] a lively and carefree person; ~[谤腻尘补] see ~[尘补耻濒腻].

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Kannada-English dictionary

: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Masta (嗖哺喑嵿菠):鈥擺noun] = 嗖哺喑嵿菠嗖� - [mastaka -] 1.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

Nepali dictionary

: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

1) Mas峁� (啶じ啷嵿啶�):鈥攏. the chief god of Khan-Brahmin of far western region;

2) Masta (啶じ啷嵿い):鈥攁dj. 1. carefree; unworried; contented; delighted; 2. intoxicated; drunk; 3. lost in joy and pride; 4. overflowing with youth;

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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

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