Mastaka: 22 definitions

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Mastaka means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, 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.

Mastaka has 21 English definitions available.

Alternative spellings of this word include Mastak.

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Sanskrit dictionary

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

Mastaka (मस्तक):—m. n. [UJJVAL.] zu [Uṇādisūtra 3, 148.] gaṇa ardharcādi zu [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher.2,4,31.] [Siddhāntakaumudī 249,a,1.]

1) Kopf, Schädel [Amarakoṣa 2, 6, 2, 46.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 566.] [Halāyudha 2, 363. 5, 61.] [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 11, 43.] [Yājñavalkya’s Gesetzbuch 3, 106.] [Mahābhārata 5, 2046. 7, 4564. 12, 474. 13, 6109. 6149.] [Harivaṃśa 4476.] [Rāmāyaṇa 5, 17, 29.] [Suśruta 1, 126, 8. 9. 337, 6.] [Spr. 166.] [Kathāsaritsāgara 50, 22. 60, 201.] [Mārkāṇḍeyapurāṇa 14, 78.] [Pañcatantra 222, 4. 246, 14.] [Hitopadeśa 85, 13.] [Vetālapañcaviṃśati]in [Lassen’s Anthologie (II) 5, 21. 25, 22.] kaṭa adj. eine Matte auf dem Kopfe habend [PAÑCAR. 1, 6, 55. 60.] yasyaiva yadabhipretaṃ sa eva tatpralīnaśākhāmastake nikṣipya pramāṇīkuryāt [MÜLLER, SL. 104.] —

2) Gipfel von Bergen, Bäumen, überh. der obere Theil eines Gegenstandes: parvata [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 4, 47.] [Spr. 2720. 3658.] taru [Harivaṃśa 8789.] [Rāmāyaṇa 5, 9, 9.] skandhaḥ prakāṇḍamastake [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 1119.] die gipfelförmigen Blattknospen verschiedener Palmarten, Palmkohl: tālanālikerakharjūraprabhṛtīnāṃ mastakamajjānaḥ [Suśruta 1, 226, 6.] kharjūrī [2, 393, 4.] cullīmastakamāropya so v. a. auf den Heerd, auf’s Feuer [Pañcatantra 262, 17.] — Vielleicht verwandt mit mastu . Vgl. kukkuṭa, nirvāṇa, pīta, madhu .

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Mastaka (मस्तक):—

1) Kopf, Bez. einer best. Form, in der man sich Śiva denkt, [SARVADARŚANAS. 83, 9. 17.]

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

Mastaka (मस्तक):—m. n.

1) Kopf , Schädel.

2) Gipfel von Bergen , Bäumen , überh. der obere Theil eines Gegenstandes. cullīmastakamāropya so v.a. auf den Heerd — , auf’s Feuer stellend.

3) die gipfelförmingen Blattknospen verschiedener Palmarten , Palmkohl.

4) Kopf , Bez. einer best. Form , in der man sich Śiva denkt.

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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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