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Mushtikakathana, Mushtika-kathana, ѳṣṭ첹ٳ󲹲Բ: 3 definitions

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Mushtikakathana 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 ѳṣṭ첹ٳ󲹲Բ can be transliterated into English as Mustikakathana or Mushtikakathana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Kama-shastra (the science of Love-making)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Mushtikakathana in Kamashastra glossary
: Shodhganga: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the Visnudharmottarapurana (kama)

ѳṣṭ첹ٳ󲹲Բ (मुष्टिकाकथ�) refers to “understanding of code words�.—Cf. ṣaṣṭ첹ٳ󲹲Բ which refers to “writing and understanding of code words and words in particular way�, representing one of the “sixty four kinds of Art�, according to the Kāmasūtra of Vātsyāyaṇa.—Indian tradition, basically includes sixty four Art forms are acknowledged. The references of sixty four kinds of are found in the Bhāgavatapurāṇa, Śaiva-Tantras, Kāmasūtra of Vātsyāyaṇa etc.

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Kamashastra (कामशास्त्र, 峾śٰ) deals with ancient Indian science of love-making, passion, emotions and other related topics dealing with the pleasures of the senses.

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Sanskrit dictionary

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

ѳṣṭ첹ٳ󲹲Բ (मुष्टिकाकथ�).—talking with the fingers.

Derivable forms: ṣṭ첹ٳ󲹲Բ (मुष्टिकाकथनम�).

ѳṣṭ첹ٳ󲹲Բ is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ṣṭ and kathana (कथ�).

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

ѳṣṭ첹ٳ󲹲Բ (मुष्टिकाकथ�):—[=ṣṭ-kathana] [from ṣṭ > mu�] n. talking with the fingers, [Catalogue(s)]

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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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