Ghushtanna, Ghuṣṭānna: 5 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Ghuṣṭānna can be transliterated into English as Ghustanna or Ghushtanna, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryGhuṣṭānna (घुष्टान्न).—Food given away by proclamation; Manusmṛti 4.29.
Derivable forms: ghuṣṭānnam (घुष्टान्नम्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryGhuṣṭānna (घुष्टान्न).—n.
(-nnaṃ) Food given away by proclamation. E. ghuṣṭa and anna food. ghuṣṭaṃ ko bhoktā iti udghuṣya deyamannam .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryGhuṣṭānna (घुष्टान्न).—[neuter] offered food.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryGhuṣṭānna (घुष्टान्न):—[from ghuṣṭa > ghuṣ] n. food given away by proclamation, [Manu-smṛti iv, 209] (cf. avaand saṃ-guṣṭa.)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryGhuṣṭanna (घुष्टन्न):—(nnaṃ) 1. n. Food given away publicly, by proclamation.
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