Veshta, Veṣṭa: 10 definitions

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Veshta 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 Veṣṭa can be transliterated into English as Vesta or Veshta, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)

Source: archive.org: The Elephant Lore of the Hindus

Veṣṭa (वेष्ट) refers to the “tusk sheaths” (of an elephant), according to the 15th century Mātaṅgalīlā composed by Nīlakaṇṭha in 263 Sanskrit verses, dealing with elephantology in ancient  India, focusing on the science of management and treatment of elephants.—[Cf. chapter 5, “on marks of the stages of life”]: “16. The places where there are wrinkles (begin to) crack open on the surface (ūrdhva); his sense faculties, bodily humors, and spirit are somewhat diminished; hair grows on his tusk sheaths (veṣṭa), lip, ears, etc. [veṣṭoṣṭhakarṇādiṣu jātaromā], and the roots of his tusks have fallen out ; then he has entered the sixth stage”.

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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.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Veṣṭa (वेष्ट).—[veṣṭ-ghañ ac vā]

1) Surrounding, exclosing.

2) An enclosure, a fence.

3) A turban.

4) Gum, resin, exudation.

5) Turpentine.

6) A tooth-hole.

-ṣṭam the sky.

Derivable forms: veṣṭaḥ (वेष्टः).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Veṣṭa (वेष्ट).—m.

(-ṣṭaḥ) 1. A fence, an enclosure. 2. Surrounding, enclosing. 3. A turban. 4. Exudation, gum, resin, in general. 5. Turpentine. E. veṣṭ to surround, aff. ac or ghañ .

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

Veṣṭa (वेष्ट).—[veṣṭ + a], m. 1. Surrounding. 2. An enclosure, a fence. 3. A turban. 4. Resin. 5. Turpentine.

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

Veṣṭa (वेष्ट).—[masculine] snare, noose, knot.

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

1) Veṣṭa (वेष्ट):—[from veṣṭ] m. enclosing, an enclosure, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) [v.s. ...] a band, noose, [Kauśika-sūtra; Mahābhārata]

3) [v.s. ...] a tooth-hole, [Suśruta]

4) [v.s. ...] gum, resin, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

5) [v.s. ...] turpentine, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

6) [v.s. ...] n. (that which surrounds) Brahman or the sky, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

1) Veṣṭa (वेष्ट):—(ṅa) vaṣṭate 1. d. To surround, to enclose.

2) (ṣṭaḥ) m. A fence, surrounding; a turban; turpentine; gum.

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

Veṣṭa (वेष्ट) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Pariāla, Viṃṭa, Veḍha.

[Sanskrit to German]

Veshta in German

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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.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Vēṣṭa (ವೇಷ್ಟ):—[adjective] covered from all sides; encircled; surrounded.

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Vēṣṭa (ವೇಷ್ಟ):—

1) [noun] a fence, hedge, compound around something (as a piece of land, building, etc.).

2) [noun] any of various styles of head-dresses worn by men consisting of a length of cloth wound in folds about the head; a turban.

3) [noun] a sticky, colloidal carbohydrate found in certain trees and plants; gum.

4) [noun] a cavity in a tooth.

5) [noun] a tooth disease that causes cavity.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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