Ushta, Uṣṭa: 7 definitions
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Ushta 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 term Uṣṭa can be transliterated into English as Usta or Ushta, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Dharmashastra (religious law)
Source: Wisdom Library: Dharma-śāstraUṣṭa (उष्ट) is another name for kula, a Sanskrit technical term referring to “part of a village”. The word is used throughout Dharmaśāstra literature such as the Manusmṛti. (See the Manubhāṣya verse 7.119)
Dharmashastra (धर्मशास्त्र, dharmaśāstra) contains the instructions (shastra) regarding religious conduct of livelihood (dharma), ceremonies, jurisprudence (study of law) and more. It is categorized as smriti, an important and authoritative selection of books dealing with the Hindu lifestyle.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Google Books: ManthanabhairavatantramUṣṭā (उष्टा) [=Uṣṭhā?] refers to “lips”, according to the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—Accordingly, “[...] Very fierce, she has fangs and, very terrible, she is frightening. Her gaze severe and fixed, she resides in her own sacred seat and is horrific. She, the mother of Kula, roars with the Great Sound. She is the Kālī of the great Bhairava. Her lips are (red like the) Bimba (fruit) [i.e., bimba-uṣṭā] and she is greedy for blood. She chews on human flesh and drinks blood, excrement and urine. [...]”.
Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Toxicology (Study and Treatment of poison)
Source: Shodhganga: Kasyapa Samhita—Text on Visha ChikitsaUṣṭa (उष्ट) refers to the “lips”, as taught in the Ceṣṭita (“symptoms of snake-bites”) section of the Kāśyapa Saṃhitā: an ancient Sanskrit text from the Pāñcarātra tradition dealing with both Tantra and Viṣacikitsā—an important topic from Āyurveda which deals with the study of Toxicology (Agadatantra or Sarpavidyā).—Sage Kāśyapa adds a graphic description of the features of a fatally bitten victim. Blackish-blue coloured blood oozing from the site of a fatal snake-bite, thirst, sweat, stiffness of limbs, horripilation, trembling of organs, ungainly appearance of lips (uṣṭa) and teeth [dantoṣṭānāmatha vikaṭatā], nasal speech, loss of consciousness and disfigurement—all these are surefire signs of a fatally bitten person.
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda 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
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryuṣṭā (उष्टा).—a (ucchiṣṭa S) Left or rejected--food: left of a meal (leavings, orts, fragments). 2 Foul, i.e. with unwashed mouth and hands after a meal: also such mouth and hands. 3 fig. Used and left; enjoyed, employed, worn &c. before. 4 fig. Uttered before and by another. Hence uṣṭēṃ bhāṣaṇa Using other men's words or stealing from their writings; a tu-quoque; a plagiarism. uṣṭā bōla An imitator; a plagiary &c. uṣṭā hōṇēṃ (To become defiled or foul through eating.) To take a snack; to eat a few morsels. uṣṭyā hātānēṃ kāvaḷā mārīta nāhīṃ Descriptive of a rigid miser.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishuṣṭā (उष्टा).—a Left, rejected food. Foul. uṣṭā hōṇēṃ Take a snack, eat a few morsels.
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: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryUṣṭa (उष्ट).—[masculine] plough-bull.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryUṣṭa (उष्ट):—[from uṣ] mfn. burnt, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Ushtamashta, Ushtanem, Ushtapashta, Ushtar, Ushtar-khar, Ushtaraka, Ushtarakhana, Ushtarava, Ushtarkhar, Ushtaupasa, Ushtavada, Ushtavala, Ushtavana, Ushtavani, Ushtavinem, Ushtavitala, Ushtaya-hatane-kavala-na-maranem.
Ends with (+198): Abhidevaghoshaghushta, Abhidushta, Abhijushta, Abhinisushta, Abhipushta, Abhyutkrushta, Adhyushta, Adushta, Aghushta, Ajushta, Akrushta, Akushta, Alpasantushta, Amgushta, Anabhyutkrushta, Anaryajushta, Anekushta, Angushta, Antardushta, Anupahatakrushta.
Full-text (+10): Dipushta, Ushtamashta, Ushtapashta, Vyushtatriratra, Adhyushtavalaya, Udushtamukha, Vyushta, Abhyushtamishra, Udushta, Ushtavala, Pratyushta, Vaiyushta, Vusta, Paryushta, Ucch, Ushtavani, Adhyushta, Ushtem Kharakatem, Ushtavinem, Ushtem.
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Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 7.119 < [Section X - Internal Administration]
Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Rig Veda 2.28.9 < [Sukta 28]
History of Indian Medicine (and Ayurveda) (by Shree Gulabkunverba Ayurvedic Society)
Chapter 7 - The Qualities required in the Student for Admission to Medical Studies < [Part 2-3 - Medical Institutions in Ancient India]
Yajnavalkya-smriti (Vyavaharadhyaya)—Critical study (by Kalita Nabanita)
Chapter 3.7 - Economic Aspects of ancient India < [Chapter 3 - The Social Aspect Depicted in the Vyavahārādhyāya]
Jnaneshwari (Bhavartha Dipika) (by Ramchandra Keshav Bhagwat)
Verse 13.7 < [Chapter 13 - Kshetra and Kshetrajna Yoga]
A Manual of Khshnoom (by Phiroz Nasarvanji Tavaria)