Pusta, Pushta, Pust腻: 24 definitions
Introduction:
Pusta means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, the history of ancient India, Marathi, Hindi. 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Pusht.
In Hinduism
Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
Source: Wisdom Library: N腻峁瓂a-艣腻straPusta (啶啶膏啶�) refers to 鈥渕odel work鈥� and represents one of the categories of nepathya, or 鈥渃ostumes and make-up鈥�, according to N腻峁瓂a艣腻stra chapter 23. The perfection of Nepathya forms the main concern of the 膧h腻ry腻bhinaya, or 鈥渆xtraneous representation鈥�, a critical component for a successful dramatic play.
Pusta (model work) is of three different types:
- sandhima (the joined object),
- 惫测腻箩颈尘补 (the indicating object),
- 肠别峁ａ弓颈尘补 (moving object).
According to the N腻峁瓂a艣腻stra, 鈥渉ills, carriages, lofty palaces, shields, armours, banner-staffs and elephants which are constructed for use in a dramatic performance are called 鈥榤odel works鈥� (pusta)鈥�.
Natyashastra (啶ㄠぞ啶熰啶ざ啶距じ啷嵿い啷嵿ぐ, 苍腻峁瓂补艣腻蝉迟谤补) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya鈥攖heatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram1) Pusta (啶啶膏啶�) refers to the 鈥渋mage鈥� (made of papier-m芒ch茅), according to Abhinava鈥檚 Tantr腻loka verse 6.2-4.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淭he places are said to be of three kinds: in the vital breath, in the body and outside (the body). The breath is five-fold in the body. (Thus, place) is of two kinds, according to whether it is outside (the body) or within (it). The external (places) are the 尘补峁囜笉补濒补, the sacrificial ground (蝉迟丑补峁囜笉颈濒补), the (sacrificial) vessel (辫腻迟谤补), the rosary (补办峁蝉奴迟谤补), the book (pustaka), the Li峁単a, the skull (迟奴谤补), the cloth (辫补峁璦), the image (made of papier-m芒ch茅) (pusta), the idol (辫谤补迟颈尘腻), and the divine effigy (尘奴谤迟颈). Thus the outer (place) is of eleven kinds (each which are of) countless varieties. 鈥�.
2) Pusta (啶啶膏啶�) refers to the 鈥渂ook鈥� and as one of the weapons (attributes) of Goddess Kubjik腻 symbolizes 鈥渃orrect understanding of the scriptures鈥�, according to the Manth腻nabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjik腻.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥�(Now) I will tell (you about) the great weapons of that (goddess) Kubjik腻. [...] A correct knowledge of mantra arises by means of the bell and a correct understanding of the scriptures from the book [i.e., pusta]. Control (of others is acquired) by means of the bow and the great accomplishment of (all) the weapons in the Mah腻mata by means of the skull鈥�.
Shakta (啶多ぞ啶曕啶�, 艣腻kta) or Shaktism (艣腻ktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by Varahamihira笔耻峁ａ弓补 (啶啶粪啶�) refers to 鈥済ood鈥� (e.g., 鈥榯hat which brings good rain鈥�), according to the B峁沨atsa峁僪it腻 (chapter 9), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Var腻hamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyoti峁).鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淚f Venus should enter the constellation of M峁沢a艣墨r峁, juice and crops will suffer; if she should enter the constellation of 膧rdr腻, the people of Ko艣ala and of Kali峁単a will suffer and there will be abundance of rain. If Venus should enter the constellation of Punarvasu, the people of A艣maka and of Vidarbha will become lawless. If Venus should enter the constellation of Pu峁a, there will be good rain [i.e., 辫耻峁ａ弓补-惫峁涐梗峁璱鈥�辫耻峁ａ弓腻 v峁涐梗峁璱r...]; singing and dancing parties will suffer鈥�.
Jyotisha (啶溹啶啶むた啶�, 箩测辞迟颈峁 or jyotish) refers to 鈥榓stronomy鈥� or 鈥淰edic astrology鈥� and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
: SOAS University of London: Protective Rites in the Netra Tantra笔耻峁ａ弓补 (啶啶粪啶�) refers to 鈥減rosperity鈥�, according to the Netratantra of K峁mar腻ja: a 艢aiva text from the 9th century in which 艢iva (Bhairava) teaches P腻rvat墨 topics such as metaphysics, cosmology, and soteriology.鈥擜ccordingly, [verse 10.7cd-17ab, while describing the worship of 叠丑补颈谤补惫墨 and Bhairava]鈥斺�淸...] One should always worship [in times of] peace and prosperity (辫耻峁ａ弓补鈥�艣腻ntau 辫耻峁ａ弓补u sad腻 yajet), to suppress sickness and vice, [which are] the root cause of wasting away, [and] for the protection of cows, Brahmins, and men. One meditates on [Bhairava] as having equal radiance to snow, jasmine, the moon, or pearls. [He is] as clear as the curved moon and similar to immovable quartz. [He is] clear like the burning of the end of time, resembles a flower on the sacred tree, appears red like innumerable suns or, rather, red like a lotus. [...]鈥�.
Shaiva (啶多啶�, 艣aiva) or Shaivism (艣aivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
Yoga (school of philosophy)
: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason Birch笔耻峁ａ弓补 (啶啶粪啶�) refers to 鈥渆ffective (methods)鈥� (of conquering the mind), according to the Ha峁環aprad墨pik腻 of Sv腻tm腻r腻ma: an influential 15th-century Sanskrit manual on Hatha-Yoga dealing with techniques to channel one鈥檚 vital energy.鈥擜ccordingly, while discussing methods for conquering the mind: 鈥淎cquiring spiritual knowledge, associating with the wise, abandoning habitual tendencies and stopping the movement of the breath; according to tradition, [all] these methods are effective (辫耻峁ａ弓补) in conquering the mind. The [mind] is quickly overcome by these [methods of restraint] like the dust of the earth by streams [of water]鈥�.
Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as 腻sanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
: academia.edu: The Structure and Meanings of the Heruka Ma峁囜笉alaPusta (啶啶膏啶�) refers to a 鈥渟cripture鈥� and represents one of the items held in the left hand of Heruka: one of the main deities of the Heruka尘补峁囜笉补濒补 described in the 10th century 岣屇錵腻谤峁嘺惫补 chapter 15. Heruka is positioned in the Lotus (padma) at the center; He is the origin of all heroes; He has 17 faces (with three eyes on each) and 76 arms [holding, for example, pusta]; He is half black and half green in color; He is dancing on a flaming sun placed on Bhairava and K腻lar腻tr墨.
: Brill: 艢aivism and the Tantric Traditions (tantric Buddhism)笔耻峁ａ弓补 (啶啶粪啶�) refers to 鈥渏oyful鈥�, according to Kuladatta鈥檚 Kriy腻sa峁僩rahapa帽jik腻, a text within Tantric Buddhism representing a construction manual for monasteries.鈥擜ccordingly, [惫补苍补测腻迟谤腻 in chapter 5]鈥斺�淲hen the wood [to be used for the construction of a monastery] or the stones [to be used for the construction of a caitya] are brought into the city, [the 膧c腻rya] should send a message [that these materials are being brought into the city] to the king or the citizens. He should make people with joyful minds (辫耻峁ａ弓补-citta) whose bodies quiver with excitement carry [these materials]鈥�.
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha鈥檚 words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (惫补箩谤补测腻苍补) are collected indepently.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
: archive.org: Aspects of Jaina Art and ArchitecturePusta (啶啶膏啶�) (Sanskrit; in Prakrit: Pottha) refers to 鈥渋mages made of stucco-work鈥�.鈥擨mages of T墨rtha峁僰aras were made of stones, metals, wood, clay, precious gems, jewels or semi-precious stones. Speaking about 蝉迟丑腻辫腻苍补 or installation of a symbol for a Guru during his absence, the Jaina canonical text Anuyogadv腻ra-s奴tra says that it may be made of wood, stucco-work (pusta-karma / pottha-kamma), painting, plaster, flower-work or knitting, or prepared by wrapped cloth or stuffed cast, repousse or beaten metal work.
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, 鈥榮elf-reliance鈥�) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
India history and geography
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical GlossaryPusta.鈥�(CII 4), painting. Note: pusta is defined in the 鈥淚ndian epigraphical glossary鈥� as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary辫耻峁ａ弓补 (啶啶粪啶�).鈥攁 (S) Fat, plump, fleshy, full-fed. 2 p S Nourished, cherished, fed.
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pusta (啶啶膏啶�).鈥攆 (辫峁涐梗峁环补 S through P) The back of a card, or esp. of a hand of cards. 2 m A generation.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English辫耻峁ａ弓补 (啶啶粪啶�).鈥�f Fat, plump. Nourished, fed.
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pusta (啶啶膏啶�).鈥�f The back of a card. m A generation.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary笔耻峁ａ弓补 (啶啶粪啶�).鈥�p. p. [辫耻峁�-办迟补]
1) Nourished, fed, reared, brought up.
2) Thriving, growing, strong, fat.
3) Tended, cared for.
4) Rich, magnificently provided.
5) Complete, perfect.
6) Full-sounding, loud; 啶膏啶掂ぐ啷囙ぃ 啶灌啶粪啶熰お啷佮し啷嵿啷囙え 啶む啶粪啶熰ぞ啶� 啶ぇ啷佮じ啷傕う啶ㄠぎ啷� (svare峁嘺 h峁涐梗峁璦辫耻峁ａ弓ena tu峁ａ弓腻va madhus奴danam) Mah腻bh腻rata (Bombay) 12.47.14.
7) Eminent.
-峁ａ弓补岣� Name of Vi峁ａ箛u.
-峁ａ弓am 1 Nourishment.
2) Acquisition, gain (Ved.).
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Pusta (啶啶膏啶�).鈥�
1) Plastering, painting, anointing.
2) Working in clay, modeling.
3) Anything made of clay, wood or metal.
4) A book, manuscript; also 啶啶膏啶むぞ-啶膏啶む (辫耻蝉迟腻-蝉迟墨).
Derivable forms: pustam (啶啶膏啶むぎ啷�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryPusta (啶啶膏啶�).鈥�(掳-), according to Tibetan letter (of the alphabet); perhaps more generally (painted) figure (for decoration; in Sanskrit said to mean modelled figure): Lalitavistara 95.12 (prose) t腻ni (elephants, perhaps also other animals born at the same time with the Bodhisattva) sarv腻峁噄 r腻j帽腻 艢uddhodanena pusta-varopet腻ni (Tibetan sna gra峁卻 yi ger bris te, which Foucaux 97 renders marqu茅s d'un grand nombre de peintures diverses) kum腻rasya kr墨岣嵞錼tha峁� datt腻ny abh奴van; Fou- caux renders the Sanskrit marqu茅s (脿 la trompe) de belles lettres peintes. (In Sanskrit manuscript, book, = the more usual pustaka.)
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary笔耻峁ａ弓补 (啶啶粪啶�).鈥攎fn.
(-峁ａ弓补岣�-峁ａ弓腻-峁ａ弓a峁�) 1. Nourished, cherished, 2. Thriving, strong. 3. Rich, amply provided. 4. Complete, perfect. 5. Full-sounding. E. 辫耻峁� to cherish, aff. kta.
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Pusta (啶啶膏啶�).鈥攎fn.
(-蝉迟补岣�-蝉迟腻-蝉迟补峁�) 1. Filled. 2. Covered. n.
(-蝉迟补峁�) 1. Smearing, anointing, painting, plastering, &c. 2. Any thing made of metal, wood or clay, &c. nf. (-蝉迟补峁�-st墨) A book, a manuscript. E. pusta to bind, ac aff.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryPusta (啶啶膏啶�).鈥擨. m. and n. A book. Ii. n. Working in clay, modeling, [Kath腻sarits腻gara, (ed. Brockhaus.)] 34, 172.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary笔耻峁ａ弓补 (啶啶粪啶�).鈥擺adjective] having thrived; nourished, fat, strong; abundant, rich in, furnished with; [neuter] wealth, prosperity.
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Pusta (啶啶膏啶�).鈥擺masculine] 腻 [feminine] manuscript, book.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 笔耻峁ａ弓补 (啶啶粪啶�):鈥擺from 辫耻峁�] mfn. nourished, cherished, well-fed, thriving, strong, fat, full, complete, perfect, abundant, rich, great, ample, [Manu-sm峁泃i; Mah腻bh腻rata] etc.
2) [v.s. ...] rich in, blessed with ([instrumental case]), [Da艣akum腻ra-carita]
3) [v.s. ...] full-sounding, loud, [Hariva峁兣沘]
4) [v.s. ...] burnt, [Horace H. Wilson] ([wrong reading] for 辫濒耻峁ａ弓补?)
5) [v.s. ...] incubated, brooded over, [Monier-Williams鈥� Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
6) [v.s. ...] n. growth, increase, gain, acquisition, wealth, property ([especially] of children or cattle), [峁歡-veda; V腻jasaneyi-sa峁僪it腻; Atharva-veda]
7) Pusta (啶啶膏啶�):鈥�m. n. ([gana] ardharc腻di) working in clay, modeling, Kath腻.
8) mf. a manuscript, book, [Var腻ha-mihira] (cf. below), [Hem腻dri鈥檚 Caturvarga-cint腻ma峁噄]
9) mfn. covered, filled, [Horace H. Wilson]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 笔耻峁ａ弓补 (啶啶粪啶�):鈥擺(峁ａ弓a岣�-峁ａ弓腻-峁ａ弓a峁�) a.] Nourished; burnt.
2) Pusta (啶啶膏啶�):鈥�(蝉迟补峁�) 1. n. Smearing. f. n. (蝉迟补峁�-蝉迟墨) A book. a. Filled; covered.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)笔耻峁ａ弓补 (啶啶粪啶�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: 笔耻峁弓丑补, 笔耻峁弓丑颈, Puttha, Putthaya, Pottha, Potthaga, Potthaya, Posia.
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), 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.
Hindi dictionary
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary1) Pu艣ta (啶啶多啶�) [Also spelled pusht]:鈥�(nf) the back; back portion; generation; ancestry; —[诲补谤补辫耻艣迟补] from generation to generation; hereditarily.
2) Pu艣t腻 (啶啶多啶むぞ):鈥�(nm) an embankment; buttress; the back of the binding of a book etc; ~[产补峁僤墨] strutting; embankment.
3) 笔耻峁ａ弓补 (啶啶粪啶�) [Also spelled pusht]:鈥�(a) strong, robust, sturdy; stiff; well-built; shapely, nourished; mature; confirmed (as —[sal腻c腻ra]); seasoned (with); hence ~[t腻] (uf)/[tva] (nm).
4) Pusta (啶啶膏啶�) [Also spelled pust]:鈥�(nf) see [辫耻艣迟补]; a book; ~[k腻ra] the writer of a book, author.
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Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpus笔耻峁ａ弓补 (嗖硜嗖粪硩嗖�):鈥�
1) [adjective] nourished, cherished or fed well.
2) [adjective] strong; powerful.
3) [adjective] abundant; plentiful; copious.
4) [adjective] rich; wealthy.
5) [adjective] excellent; superior.
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笔耻峁ａ弓补 (嗖硜嗖粪硩嗖�):鈥�
1) [noun] the quality or condition of being copious; copiousness; plentifulness.
2) [noun] a strong, powerful man.
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Pusta (嗖硜嗖膏硩嗖�):鈥�
1) [noun] the act of plastering, painting or anointing.
2) [noun] that which is written; a writing; an article; a book.
3) [noun] anything made of clay, wood or metal.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary1) 笔耻峁ａ弓补 (啶啶粪啶�):鈥攏. well-nourished; healthy; strong-bodied; plump; well looked after;
2) Pusta (啶啶膏啶�):鈥攏. 1. manuscript; hand-written book; 2. craftsman; artisan;
3) Pust腻 (啶啶膏啶むぞ):鈥攏. 1. generation; race; 2. ancestors; forefathers; 3. succession;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
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Starts with (+16): Pushtacitta, Pushtai, Pushtaini, Pushtapati, Pushtata, Pushtatva, Pushtavat, Pushtavipushta, Pushtavrishti, Pustak, Pustakadhara, Pustakadhyaksha, Pustakadvaya, Pustakagaccha, Pustakagara, Pustakahasta, Pustakakar, Pustakakara, Pustakakita, Pustakakrimi.
Full-text (+92): Anyapushta, Parapushta, Balipushta, Pustanga, Apushta, Paripushta, Jarapushta, Hrishtapushta, Dhvankshapushta, Kakapushta, Carapushta, Vipushta, Divapushta, Sampushta, Bahupushta, Supushta, Pushtartha, Pushtapati, Nityapushta, Pustakarman.
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Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 4.19.22 < [Chapter 19 - A Thousand Names of Sr墨 Yamun腻]
Verse 4.19.33 < [Chapter 19 - A Thousand Names of Sr墨 Yamun腻]
Verses 1.7.24-26 < [Chapter 7 - Description of the Conquest of All Directions]
Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)
Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada D腻sa)
Text 7.84 < [Chapter 7 - Literary Faults]
Brihat Jataka by Varahamihira [Sanskrit/English] (by Michael D Neely)
Verse 9.8 < [Chapter 9 - Ashtakavarga]
Verse 19.9 < [Chapter 19 - Results of the Aspects]
Verse 8.9 < [Chapter 8 - Dashas and Antar Dashas]