Aveshta, Āveṣṭa, Avestā: 7 definitions
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Aveshta 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 Āveṣṭa can be transliterated into English as Avesta or Aveshta, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀveṣṭa (आवेष्ट).—[ā-veṣṭ + a], m. Wrapping round, [Yājñavalkya, (ed. Stenzler.)] 2, 217.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀveṣṭa (आवेष्ट).—[masculine] na [neuter] enclosure, embrace.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Āveṣṭa (आवेष्ट):—[=ā-veṣṭa] [from ā-veṣṭ] m. surrounding, covering with (clothes)
2) [v.s. ...] to strangle, throttle, [Yājñavalkya ii, 217.]
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Āveṣṭa (आवेष्ट) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Āveḍha.
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), 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
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryAvestā (अवेस्ता):—n. 1. a Persian ancient scriptural and religious book; like the Vedas of the Hindus; 2. a Avesta language; 3. Zoroastrianism;
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: Aveshtaka, Aveshtan, Aveshtana.
Ends with: Anaveshta, Dantapraveshta, Dantaveshta, Karnaveshta, Keshaveshta, Lataveshta, Madhaveshta, Patraveshta, Pattraveshta, Praveshta, Ramaveshta, Rasaveshta, Shalaveshta, Udaraveshta.
Full-text: Udaraveshta, Avedha, Jaradushta, Jemdavasta, Soma, Gandhara, Yime, Hindu, Hind.
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