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Vishvasrashtri, վśṣṭ�, Vishvasrashta, վśṣṭ: 4 definitions

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Vishvasrashtri 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 terms վśṣṭ� and վśṣṭ can be transliterated into English as Visvasrastr or Vishvasrashtri or Visvasrasta or Vishvasrashta, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Vastushastra (architecture)

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: McGill: The architectural theory of the Mānasāra

վśṣṭ (विश्वस्रष्टा) refers to the western face of վś첹.—According to the Mānasāra II.2-4, the proper name of the deity is վś첹 (which means “forger of the universe�), of which ǰ첹ṛt, meaning “world-maker,� is a synonym. [...] վś첹 is said to he born with four faces. Each face has a name that signifies a particular role which seems to be an attempt ta further delineate the different aspects of the grand process of cosmic generation. Thus, the eastern face is called śū, literally, “the world-born one�, here to mean the one who grants the world its existence; the southern face, ś, “the world-knowing one�; the northern face, śٳ, “the world-establishing one�; and the western face, śṣṭ, “the one who is maker of the world�. From the eastern face of վś첹 was born (also) վś첹; from the southern face, Maya; from the northern face, Tvaṣṭ�; and from the western face, Manu. The four members of the builder’s guild, namely sthapati, “master-builder�, ūٰ󾱲, “cord-bearer�, vardhaki, “stone-cutter�, and ٲṣa첹, “carpenter�, are said to he sons of վś첹, Maya, Tvaṣṭ� and Manu respectively.

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Vastushastra (वास्तुशास्त्�, vāstuśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian science (shastra) of architecture (vastu), dealing with topics such architecture, sculpture, town-building, fort building and various other constructions. Vastu also deals with the philosophy of the architectural relation with the cosmic universe.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

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

վśṣṭ� (विश्वस्रष्टृ).—m.

(-ṣṭ) The creator of all. E. ś, sraṣṭ� creator.

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

վśṣṭ� (विश्वस्रष्टृ):—[=ś-ṣṭ�] [from ś] m. creator of the universe, [Horace H. Wilson]

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

վśṣṭ� (विश्वस्रष्टृ):—[ś-ṣṭ�] (ṣṭ) 4. m. Creator.

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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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