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vastu

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What it meant — Monier-Williams

1. ثَستِ-

vasti- m. Blase, Harnblase {AV +), vasti-bild- n. Blasenöffnung (AV), västeya- (f. °yi-) in der Blase befindlich (AV +). - Mi. ni., pä. vatthi- Blase, u.a. (Tu 11447). - Nicht klar. vastivarna- - VYAH 535 Vergleich mit lat. uen)sica f. "Blase, Harnblase’ liegt nahe (s. auch voristhü-, o. U 5027); eine überzeugende lautliche Rechtfertigung für diese Gleichung liegt jedoch nicht vor (Lit. und Referat in KEWA IH 175, … — [Mayrhofer, s.v. vasti-, p. 562]

2. ثَستُ

1. vastu f. (for 2. See p. 932, col. 3 ) becoming light, dawning, morning, RV. ; VS. ( gen. vastoḥ, in the m˚ ; vastorvastoḥ, every m˚ ; vastorasyāḥ, this m˚ ; prativastoḥ, towards m˚ ; dat. vastave See under √ 2. vas).

3. ثَستُ

(in phil. ) the real ( opp. to av, ‘that which does not really exist, the unreal’; advitīyav, ‘the one real substance or essence which has no second’), IW. 53 n. 1 ; 103 &c.

4. ثَست

vast cl. 10. Ā. vastayate, to waste, hurt, Dhātup. xxxiii, 10 ; to go, W. ; to ask, ib.

5. vāstu

vāstu n. ( m. only in BhP. ) the site or foundation of a house, site, ground, building or dwelling-place, habitation, homestead, house, RV. &c. &c.

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Where it came from

  • Mayrhofer, Etymologisches Worterbuch des Altindoarischen (EWAia) Treated in Mayrhofer, Etymologisches Worterbuch des Altindoarischen (EWAia) s.v. vast (vol. 3, scan p. 657; entry #8199).

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