Makushta, Makuṣṭa: 5 definitions
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Makushta means something in Jainism, Prakrit, 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.
Makushta has 3 English definitions available.
The Sanskrit term Makuṣṭa can be transliterated into English as Makusta or Makushta, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchMakuṣṭa (मकुष्ट):—m. = makuṣṭha [Bhāvaprakāśa im Śabdakalpadruma] makuṣṭaka m. dass. [RĀMĀŚR.] zu [Amarakoṣa] bei [Wilson’s Wörterbuch] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 1174.] [Rājanirghaṇṭa im Śabdakalpadruma]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungMakuṣṭa (मकुष्ट):—und ka m. = makuṣṭha. 2).
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: Makushtaka.
Ends with: Kushtamakushta.
Full-text: Makushtaka, Mukushta, Dhanya.
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