Adhishtha, Adhiṣṭhā: 6 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Adhiṣṭhā can be transliterated into English as Adhistha or Adhishtha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchAdhiṣṭha (अधिष्ठ):—n. scheinbar [Kathāsaritsāgara 120, 25], da svadhiṣṇyāni st. svādhiṣṭhāni zu lesen ist.
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), 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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Starts with (+5): Adhishthahati, Adhishthaka, Adhishthan, Adhishthana, Adhishthanadeha, Adhishthanadhikarana, Adhishthanadhishthita, Adhishthanagattu, Adhishthanagol, Adhishthanaka, Adhishthanamgattu, Adhishthanasharira, Adhishthanasutra, Adhishthanavant, Adhishthanem, Adhishthanika, Adhishthapana, Adhishthata, Adhishthatar, Adhishthatri.
Ends with: Anavadhishtha, Dradhishtha, Kradhishtha, Parivradhishtha, Sadhishtha, Samadhistha, Vyadhishtha.
Full-text: Ahittha, Adhishthana, Adhishthatri, Adhitishthati, Adhishthayaka, Adhishtheya, Adhishthita, Adhishthanadeha, Adhishthanasharira, Atishti, Samadhistha, Shayya, Adhitthana, Adhitthati, Alambana.
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Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
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The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 115 - Gotras of Sages < [Section 1 - Tīrtha-māhātmya]