Dvashashta, Dvāṣaṣṭa, Dva-shashta: 5 definitions

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Dvashashta 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.

Dvashashta has 3 English definitions available.

The Sanskrit term Dvāṣaṣṭa can be transliterated into English as Dvasasta or Dvashashta, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

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[Deutsch Wörterbuch]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger Wörterbuch

Dvāṣaṣṭa (द्वाषष्ट):—(vom folg.) adj. f. ī

1) der 62ste [Mahābhārata 12] in der Unterschr. des Adhyāya. —

2) mit 62 verbunden: dvāṣaṣṭāni trīṇi śatāni [362] [The Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 11, 5, 2, 10.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer Fassung

Dvāṣaṣṭa (द्वाषष्ट):——

1) der 52ste.

2) mit 62 verbunden , 62.

context information

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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