Pishitasha, Piśitāśa, Pishita-asha: 7 definitions
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Pishitasha 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.
Pishitasha has 5 English definitions available.
The Sanskrit term Piśitāśa can be transliterated into English as Pisitasa or Pishitasha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchPiśitāśa (पिशिताश):—(pi + āśa) adj. dass.; m. Bez. fleischessender Dämonen, wie der Rakṣas ( [Rājataraṅgiṇī 3, 76]) und Piśāka [?(Harivaṃśa 14693. 14719).]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungPiśitāśa (पिशिताश):——
1) m. ein fleischfressender Dämon , ein Piśāca oder Rakṣas. —
2) f. ā Nomen proprium einer Yoginī [Hemādri’s Caturvargacintāmaṇi 2,a.100,6,7,]
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: Pisita, Asha, Aca.
Starts with: Pishitashana.
Full-text: Pishitashin, Sopara, Pishitabhuj, Pishitashana, Agnivaktra.
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