Nashtaceshta, Naṣṭaceṣṭa, Nashta-ceshta: 7 definitions
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Nashtaceshta 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.
Nashtaceshta has 5 English definitions available.
The Sanskrit term Naṣṭaceṣṭa can be transliterated into English as Nastacesta or Nashtaceshta, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Nashtacheshta.
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchNaṣṭaceṣṭa (नष्टचेष्ट):—(naṣṭa + ceṣṭā) adj. der sich nicht bewegen kann; davon nom. abstr. tā Starrkrampf, Ohnmacht [Amarakoṣa 1, 1, 7, 33.]
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Naṣṭaceṣṭa (नष्टचेष्ट):—regungslos: svargāllokādbhraśyati naṣṭaceṣṭaḥ [Mahābhārata 5, 387.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungNaṣṭaceṣṭa (नष्टचेष्ट):—Adj. (f. ā) regungslos geworden [118,4.] Nom.abstr. tā f. Starrkrampf , Ohnmacht.
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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Partial matches: Ceshta, Nashta.
Starts with: Nashtaceshtata, Nashtaceshtate.
Full-text: Nashtaceshtata, Nashtacetana, Nashtasamjna.
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