Vitasti: 18 definitions
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Vitasti means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi, Tamil. 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.
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchVitasti (वितस्ति):—(wohl von 1. tan mit vi) [Uṇādisūtra 4, 181] (oxyt.). m. f. (das m. nicht zu belegen) Spanne, als Maass verschieden definirt: wirkliche Spannbreite; Länge vom Handgelenk bis zur Fingerspitze; zwölf Aṅguli [Amarakoṣa.2,6,2,35.3,4,1,7.] [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa.2,2,3.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 595.] [Halāyudha.2,383.] [HIOUENTHSANG] [?I,60. The Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 10,2,2,8.3,11. 14. ĀŚV. GṚHY.4,1,11. Kauśika’s Sūtra zum Atuarvaveda 85. CARAṆAVYŪHA in Weber’s Indische Studien.3,280. MAHĀNĀR. Upakośā ebend.2,92. Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 26,9. Rājataraṅgiṇī.4,600. Mārkāṇḍeyapurāṇa 49,38. fg. Bhāgavatapurāṇa.2,6,15. PAÑCAR.3,12,3. Oxforder Handschriften 93,b, Nalopākhyāna] Accent eines auf vi ausgehenden comp. mit vorangehendem Zahlworte [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 6, 2, 31.]
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Starts with: Vitastideshya, Vitastimatra.
Full-text (+30): Angula, Vitastideshya, Vaitastika, Kudishti, Kishku, Vitasta, Pradesha, Vitastimatra, Vihatthi, Dhanvantara, Yoni, Deshya, Vidatthi, Dhanus, Hasta, Khanabal, Shulaghata, Gavyuti, Alidha, Angushtha.
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Search found 27 books and stories containing Vitasti, Vi-tasti, Vidasdi, Vidhasdhi, Vithasthi; (plurals include: Vitastis, tastis, Vidasdis, Vidhasdhis, Vithasthis). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Kashyapa Shilpa-shastra (study) (by K. Vidyuta)
4. Technicalities (a): Mānāṅgula Measurements < [Chapter 2 - Author and his Works]
Kautilya Arthashastra (by R. Shamasastry)
Chapter 20 - Measurement of Space and Time < [Book 2 - The duties of Government Superintendents]
Manasara (English translation) (by Prasanna Kumar Acharya)
Chapter 2 - The Qualifications of Architects and the system of Measurement
Chapter 19 - The one-storeyed buildings (ekatala or ekabhūmi)
Vakyapadiya of Bhartrihari (by K. A. Subramania Iyer)
Verse 3.9.2 < [Book 3 - Pada-kāṇḍa (9): Kāla-samuddeśa (On Time)]
The Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)
Chapter 249 - The science of archery (dhanurveda)
Chapter 364 - Words denoting men and the four classes of men
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 227 - Special Injunctions regarding the Pilgrimage < [Section 3 - Revā-khaṇḍa]
Chapter 187 - Greatness of Rākṣasaprāpya Śrāddha < [Section 1 - Tīrtha-māhātmya]
Chapter 17 - Procedure of Worship (of the Sun-God) < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]
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