Kashtata, Kaṣṭatā: 4 definitions

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Kashtata 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.

Kashtata has 2 English definitions available.

The Sanskrit term Kaṣṭatā can be transliterated into English as Kastata or Kashtata, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

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

Kaṣṭatā (कष्टता):—(von kaṣṭa) f. in der Rhetorik Gezwungenheit, Unnatürlichkeit, unter den arthadoṣāḥ [Sāhityadarpana 576.] = kaṣṭārthatva (vgl. atrārthaḥ kaṣṭaḥ [239,

9) 227, 18.] saṃdhau kaṣṭatā Gezwungenheit, Härte in Betreff des Saṃdhi, unter den doṣā vākyamātragāḥ [575.] Beispiel: urvyasāvatra tarvālī marvante cārvavasthitiḥ [221, 17.] kaṣṭatva [18. 586.]

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

Kaṣṭatā (कष्टता):—f. und kaṣṭatva n. in der Rhet. Gezwungenheit , Unnatürlichkeit.

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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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