Vastraputa, ³Õ²¹²õ³Ù°ù²¹±èÅ«³Ù²¹, Vastra-puta: 7 definitions
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Vastraputa 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.
In Hinduism
Sports, Arts and Entertainment (wordly enjoyments)
: archive.org: Syainika Sastra of Rudradeva with English Translation (art)³Õ²¹²õ³Ù°ù²¹±èÅ«³Ù²¹ (वसà¥à¤¤à¥à¤°à¤ªà¥‚à¤�) refers to “passing ingredients through a piece of clothâ€� (used in the treatment of Hawks), according to the Åš²â²¹¾±²Ô¾±°ì²¹-Å›Äå²õ³Ù°ù²¹: a Sanskrit treatise dealing with the divisions and benefits of Hunting and Hawking, written by RÄjÄ Rudradeva (or Candradeva) in possibly the 13th century.—Accordingly, [while discussing the treatment of hawks]: “[...] The treatment should be continued for three successive weeks. For twenty-one days the patients are to be given meat and the powder of long pepper, turmeric, gum-myrrh, ³¾¾±³¾Äå²âÄ«, ±èÄåá¹a±ôÄå and svarji, passed through a piece of cloth (±¹²¹²õ³Ù°ù²¹±èÅ«³Ù²¹), and mixed with goat’s milk. [...]â€�.

This section covers the skills and profiencies of the Kalas (“performing arts�) and Shastras (“sciences�) involving ancient Indian traditions of sports, games, arts, entertainment, love-making and other means of wordly enjoyments. Traditionally these topics were dealt with in Sanskrit treatises explaing the philosophy and the justification of enjoying the pleasures of the senses.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Rasashastra (Alchemy and Herbo-Mineral preparations)
: History of Science in South Asia: Making Gems in Indian Alchemical Literature³Õ²¹²õ³Ù°ù²¹±èÅ«³Ù²¹ (वसà¥à¤¤à¥à¤°à¤ªà¥‚à¤�) refers to “filtering a liquid through a clothâ€�, according to the ³ÕÄå»å²¹°ì³ó²¹á¹‡á¸²¹ section of the ¸é²¹²õ²¹°ù²¹³Ù²ÔÄå°ì²¹°ù²¹ (lit. “jewel mine of mercuryâ€�): a 13th century alchemical work in Sanskrit written by NityanÄtha.—Accordingly, while describing the recipe for Matsyakajjala (“fish blackâ€�): “Rub lac with four times its amount of water; take 4,8 litres of this liquid, filtered through a cloth (±¹²¹²õ³Ù°ù²¹±èÅ«³Ù²¹), and boil it in an earthen vessel on low heat, until a fourth of it remains. Add 48 g each of powdered Natron, Borax, and Lodhra. Heat it a bit. Then, once it has cooled down, pour it into a glass bottle. Cook the skin of a fat fish for a day and night with this water. When it has thickened, remove it. This is known as ‘fish black’â€�.

Ä€yurveda (आयà¥à¤°à¥à¤µà¥‡à¤¦, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Ä€yurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary³Õ²¹²õ³Ù°ù²¹±èÅ«³Ù²¹ (वसà¥à¤¤à¥à¤°à¤ªà¥‚à¤�).â€�a. filtered through a cloth; वसà¥à¤¤à¥à¤°à¤ªà¥‚तं पिवेजà¥à¤œà¤²à¤®à¥ (±¹²¹²õ³Ù°ù²¹±èÅ«³Ù²¹á¹� pivejjalam) Manusmá¹›ti 6. 46.
³Õ²¹²õ³Ù°ù²¹±èÅ«³Ù²¹ is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vastra and ±èÅ«³Ù²¹ (पूà¤�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary³Õ²¹²õ³Ù°ù²¹±èÅ«³Ù²¹ (वसà¥à¤¤à¥à¤°à¤ªà¥‚à¤�).—[adjective] purified by a cloth.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary³Õ²¹²õ³Ù°ù²¹±èÅ«³Ù²¹ (वसà¥à¤¤à¥à¤°à¤ªà¥‚à¤�):—[=vastra-±èÅ«³Ù²¹] [from vastra > vas] mfn. purified with a cl°, strained through a cl°, [Manu-smá¹›ti vi, 46.]
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Vastrapuá¹a (वसà¥à¤¤à¥à¤°à¤ªà¥à¤�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: ³Õ²¹³Ù³Ù³ó²¹³Üá¸a.
Sanskrit, also spelled संसà¥à¤•ृतमà¥� (²õ²¹á¹ƒs°ìá¹›t²¹³¾), 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.
Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary³Õ²¹²õ³Ù°ù²¹±èÅ«³Ù²¹ (वसà¥à¤¤à¥à¤°à¤ªà¥‚à¤�):—adj. filtered through a cloth;
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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