Deshastha, Dēśastha, Deśastha: 4 definitions
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Deshastha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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 Dēśastha and Deśastha can be transliterated into English as Desastha or Deshastha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarydēśastha (देशस्थ).—a (S) Resident or existing in a country. Ex. śītadēśastha prāṇyāsa uṣṇa dēśa mānata nāhīṃ.
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dēśastha (देशस्थ).—m A tribe of Brahmans or an individual of it.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishdēśastha (देशस्थ).—a Resident or existing in a country.
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
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryDeśastha (देशस्थ):—[=deśa-stha] [from deśa] mfn. situated or living in a c°, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusDēśastha (ದೇಶಸ್ಥ):—[adjective] related to, happening or being in, coming from a region, state or country; spatial.
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Dēśastha (ದೇಶಸ್ಥ):—
1) [noun] a man living in a particular country or region.
2) [noun] a clan among Karnāṭaka Brahmaṇas originally from MahārāṢtra.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Desha, Stha, Teca.
Ends with: Adeshastha, Ekadeshastha, Paradeshastha, Pradeshastha, Videshastha.
Full-text: Adeshastha, Ekadeshastha, Pradeshastha, Videshastha.
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