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Ceshtana, ṣṭԲ: 9 definitions

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Ceshtana 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 ṣṭԲ can be transliterated into English as Cestana or Ceshtana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Cheshtana.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Ceshtana in Sanskrit glossary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

ṣṭԲ (चेष्टन).�

1) Motion.

2) Effort, exertion.

3) Performing, doing.

Derivable forms: ṣṭԲ (चेष्टनम्).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ṣṭԲ (चेष्टन).—mfn.

(-Բ�--Բ�) Making effort, who or what acts or attempts any act. n.

(-Բ�) Effort, exertion. E. ṣṭ, and yuc or aff.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ṣṭԲ (चेष्टन).—[ṣṭ + ana], n. Motion, [Բ󲹰śٰ] 12, 120.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ṣṭԲ (चेष्टन).—[neuter] ṣṭ [feminine] the same; making, doing.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) ṣṭԲ (चेष्टन):—[from ṣṭ] n. making effort, [Horace H. Wilson]

2) [v.s. ...] motion, [Manu-smṛti xii, 120; Mahābhārata xii, 6363; Rāmāyaṇa; Bhāgavata-purāṇa]

3) [v.s. ...] ifc. performing, [Kapila’s Sāṃkhya-pravacana i, 3]

4) [v.s. ...] effort, exertion, [Horace H. Wilson]

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ṣṭԲ (चेष्टन):�(Բ�) 1. n. Effort, exertion.

: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

ṣṭԲ (चेष्टन) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: 侱ṭṭṇa.

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), 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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