Hasta, Hastā: 45 definitions
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Hasta means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, the history of ancient India, Marathi, Hindi. 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.
Hasta has 45 English definitions available.
Alternative spellings of this word include Hast.
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchHasta (हस्त):—
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Hāsta (हास्त):—(von hasta) adj. mit den Händen gebildet: mukula so v. a. añjali [NALOD. 1, 38.]
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 (+210): Hasta-bham, Hasta-lasta, Hasta-prakshepa, Hasta-prana, Hastabandha, Hastabharana, Hastabhinaya, Hastabhramshin, Hastabhrashta, Hastabhushana, Hastabhyasa, Hastabimba, Hastacapa, Hastacapalya, Hastacarana, Hastacchate, Hastacchedana, Hastachapalya, Hastachchhedana, Hastachedana.
Ends with (+371): Abhayahasta, Abhinayahasta, Abhishasta, Abhishuhasta, Abjahasta, Adanahasta, Adhasta, Adhishasta, Agastyashasta, Agrahasta, Ahasta, Ahishirshahasta, Aishikihasta, Ajnahasta, Akravihasta, Akshasutrahasta, Alapadmahasta, Alapallavahasta, Alinganahasta, Ambuhasta.
Full-text (+1552): Muktahasta, Pratihasta, Hastasthita, Hastadharana, Hastapuccha, Cakrahasta, Liptahasta, Abjahasta, Apahasta, Galahasta, Kritahasta, Sthulahasta, Hastatala, Dandahasta, Gabhastihasta, Antarhastam, Nrittahasta, Kacahasta, Hastahastika, Hastastha.
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Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 5.8.26 < [Chapter 8 - The Killing of Kaṃsa]
Verses 2.16.21-25 < [Chapter 16 - The Worship of Tulasī]
Verse 1.12.16 < [Chapter 12 - Description of Śrī Nanda’s Festival]
Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Kashyapa Shilpa-shastra (study) (by K. Vidyuta)
3. The Breadth, Length and Height of the Gopuras < [Chapter 5 - Gopura Lakṣaṇa]
3. Pañcaprākāra (Five types of Prākāras) < [Chapter 3 - Prākāra Lakṣaṇa]
3. Description of Pillars in the Maṇḍapas < [Chapter 4 - Maṇḍapa Lakṣaṇa]
Gati in Theory and Practice (by Dr. Sujatha Mohan)
Observations based on Nāṭyaśāstra < [Chapter 5 - Conclusion]
Elements of Āṅgika-abhinaya in Nāṭyaśāstra < [Chapter 1 - Nāṭya]
Description of Gati in Abhinayadarpaṇa < [Chapter 2 - Concept and technique of Gati]
Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 2.16.124 < [Chapter 16 - The Lord’s Acceptance of Śuklāmbara’s Rice]
Verse 2.1.16 < [Chapter 1 - The Beginning of the Lord’s Manifestation and His Instructions on Kṛṣṇa-saṅkīrtana]
Verse 1.8.155 < [Chapter 8 - The Disappearance of Jagannātha Miśra]
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