The Sanskrit term Vistṛ can be transliterated into English as Vistr or Vistri, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Vistṛ (विस्तृ).—5 U.,

-vistṝ 9 U.

1) To spread, diffuse.

2) To cover, fill.

3) To extend, expand.

4) To strew or scatter about.

5) To speak diffusively about. -Caus.

1) To cause to spread or expand; as in पयोधरविस्तारयितृकं यौवनम् (payodharavistārayitṛkaṃ yauvanam) Ś.1.

2) To increase; विस्तारितः कुञ्जरकर्णतालैः (vistāritaḥ kuñjarakarṇatālaiḥ) (reṇuḥ) R.7.39.

3) To stretch, extend.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Vistṛ (विस्तृ).—spread or stretch out, expand, diffuse; also = [Causative] vistārayati amplify on ([accusative]).

Vistṛ is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vi and stṛ (स्तृ).

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

Vistṛ (विस्तृ):—[=vi-√stṛ] (or stṝ) [Parasmaipada] [Ātmanepada] -stṛṇoti, -stṛṇute;—-stṛṇāti, -stṛṇīte ([Epic] also -starati; [indeclinable participle] -stīrya, or -stṛtya),

—to spread out, scatter, strew (sacrificial grass), [Rāmāyaṇa];

—to expand, extend (wings), [Rāmāyaṇa];

—to spread abroad, diffuse, divulge, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa];

—to enlarge or expatiate upon, speak diffusely about ([accusative]), [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature] (vi-stīrya ind. copiously, at large);

— (with vacanam) to exchange words, converse with ([instrumental case]), [ib.] :—[Passive voice] -stīryate or -staryate ([future] -stariṣyate), to be spread abroad or widely diffused, [Manu-smṛti; Pañcatantra; Bhāgavata-purāṇa];

—to be explained, [Divyāvadāna] :—[Causal] -stārayati, to spread, extend, diffuse, display, [Manu-smṛti; Mahābhārata] etc. (-stārya, fully, copiously, at length);

—to discuss in detail, [Manvarthamuktāvalī, kullūka bhaṭṭa’s Commentary on manu-smṛti];

—to expose (wares for sale), [Daśakumāra-carita]

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Vistṛ (विस्तृ) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Vitthara, Virilla.

context information

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)

Partial matches: Vi, Stri.

Starts with: Vistrita, Vistrita-shantisamjhauta, Vistritam, Vistritasika, Vistriti, Vistritikarana.

Ends with: Dvistri, Pravistri.

Full-text (+12): Vistriti, Vistarata, Vistarat, Pravistri, Vistarashas, Vistritam, Parivitthiṇṇa, Vistirnabheda, Vistarana, Vistaratas, Vistirnavati, Vistarena, Vistarashanka, Vistarani, Vistarika, Vistarini, Vitthara, Vistirnata, Vistarakena, Virilla.

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