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Vashishthi, śṣṭī, Vasishthi: 4 definitions

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Vashishthi 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 śṣṭī can be transliterated into English as Vasisthi or Vashishthi, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Vashishthi in Purana glossary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

śṣṭī (वाशिष्ठी).�(River) a mahānadī sacred to Pitṛs.*

  • * Vāyu-purāṇa 108. 79.
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The Purana (पुरा�, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Vashishthi in Sanskrit glossary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

1) ṣṭī (वासिष्ठी) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—[dharma] See Vasiṣṭhasmṛti.

2) ṣṭī (वासिष्ठी):—med. B. 4, 240.

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

1) ṣṭī (वासिष्ठी):—[from ṣṭ] f. a female descendant of V°, [Pāṇini 4-1, 78 [Scholiast or Commentator]]

2) [v.s. ...] Name of a river (= ), [Mahābhārata]

3) [v.s. ...] (also with śԳپ) Name of various works.

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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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Nepali dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Vashishthi in Nepali glossary
: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

śṣṭī (वाशिष्ठी):—n. sect of Karmakanda made by Vasistha;

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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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