Proshta, Proṣṭa: 1 definition
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Proshta 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.
The Sanskrit term Proṣṭa can be transliterated into English as Prosta or Proshta, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryProṣṭa (प्रोष्ट).—ppp. (of pra- plus uṣ, burn, this [compound] un-recorded), burnt: must be read for ploṣṭa-, which is sense- less (pluṣṭa- would be possible) and is recorded from only one ms., while one has the correct proṣṭa- (the others vary; WT keep ploṣṭa- without note): kumbhāṇḍakāḥ proṣṭamukhā bhramanti Saddharmapuṇḍarīka 85.9 (verse); confirmed in Tibetan, gdoṅ tshig, burnt face.
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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The Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
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