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Grammar Search

"vastu" has 3 results

vastu: neuter nominative singular stem: vastu

vastu: neuter accusative singular stem: vastu

vastu: neuter vocative singular stem: vastu

Amarakosha Search

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Word	Reference	Gender	Number	Synonyms

madaḥ	3.3.98	Masculine	Singular	sthānam, lakṣma, aṅghri, vastu, vyavasitiḥ, trāṇam

puraskṛtaḥ	3.3.90	Masculine	Singular	abhidheyaḥ, rāḥ, vastu, prayojanam, nivṝttiḥ

Monier-Williams Search

12 results for vastu"

vastu

f. (for 2.See) becoming light, dawning, morning

(genitive case v/astoḥ-,in the morning; v/astor vastoḥ-,every morning; v/astor asy/āḥ-,this morning; pr/ati v/astoḥ-,towards morning; dative case v/astave-See under2. vas-).

vastu

n. (for 1.See) the seat or place of (See kapila--, vraṇa-v-)

vastu

n. any really existing or abiding substance or essence, thing, object, article

etc. (also applied to living beings exempli gratia, 'for example'

)

vastu

n. (in philosophy) the real (opp. to a-v-,"that which does not really exist, the unreal"; a-dvitīya-v-,"the one real substance or essence which has no second")

etc.

vastu

n. the right thing, a valuable or worthy object, object of or for (compound)

vastu

n. goods, wealth, property (see -vinimaya-and -hāni-)

vastu

n. the thing in question, matter, affair, circumstance

etc.

vastu

n. subject, subject-matter, contents, theme (of a speech etc.), plot (of a drama or poem)

etc.

vastu

n. (in music) a kind of composition

vastu

n. natural disposition, essential property

vastu

n. the pith or substance of anything

vastu

1. 2. vastu-. See pp. 931 and 932.

Apte Search

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vastu

वस्तु n. [वस्-तुन् Uṇ.1.71] 1 A really existing thing, the real, a reality; वस्तुन्यवस्त्वारोपो$ज्ञानम् -2 A thing in general, an object, article, substance, matter; अथवा मृदु वस्तु हिंसितुं मृदुनैवारभते कृतान्तकः R.8.45; किं वस्तु विद्वन् गुरवे प्रदेयम् 5.18;3.5; वस्तुनीष्टे$प्यनादरः S. D. -3 Wealth, property, possessions. -4 Essence, nature, natural or essential property. -5 Stuff (of which a thing in made), materials, ingredients (fig. also); आकृतिप्रत्ययादेवैनामनूनवस्तुकां संभावयामि M.1. -6 The plot (of a drama), the subjet-matter of any poetic composition; कालिदासग्रथितवस्तुना नवेनाभिज्ञानशकुन्तलाख्येन नाटकेनोप- स्थातव्यमस्माभिः Ś.1; अथवा सद्वस्तुपुरुषबहुमानात् V.1.2; आशीर्नमस्क्रियावस्तुनिर्देशो वापि तन्मुखम् S. D.6; Ve.1; Rām.1.3.1. -7 The pith of a thing. -8 A plan, design. -9 (In music) A kind of composition. -f. Ved. A day (?) -Comp. -अभावः 1 absence of reality. -2 loss of property or possessions. -उत्थापनम् the production of any incident in a drama by means of magic, conjuration; see S. D.42. -उपमा a variety of Upamā according to Daṇḍin who thus illustrates it:-- राजीवमिव ते वक्त्रं नेत्रे नीलोत्पले इव । इयं प्रतीयमानैकधर्मा वस्तूपमैव सा ॥ Kāv.2.16; (it is a case of Upamā where the साधारण- धर्म or common quality is omitted). -उपहित a. applied to a proper object, bestowed on a proper material; क्रिया हि वस्तूपहिता प्रसीदति R.3.29. -कृत a. practised, cherished; Buddh. -कोशः N. of a dictionary. -क्षणात् ind. at the right moment. -जातम् the aggregate of things. -तन्त्र a. objective. -निर्देशः table of contents, register. -पतित a. being real. -पुरषः the hero (नायक); सद्वस्तुपुरुषबहुमानात् V.1.2. -बलम् the power of things. -भावः reality, truth. -भूत a. substantial. -मात्रम् the mere outline or skeleton of any subject (to be afterwards developed). -रचना style, arrangement of matter. -विनिमयः barter. -विवर्तः (in phil.) the developing of the one real essence. -वृत्तम् 1 the real matter, fact. -2 a beautiful creature. -शक्तितस् ind. through the force of circumstances. -शासनम् a genuine edict. -शून्य a. unreal. -स्थितिः reality.

Macdonell Search

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vastu	f. (V.) growing light, dawn ing; morning: vástoh, g. in the morning; vástor vastoh, every morning; vástor as y&asharp;h, this morning; práti vástoh, towards morning.

vastu	n. (C.) place (rare); thing, substance, object; really existing thing; right thing, worthy object; object of (--°ree;); matter, circumstance; subject, subject-mat ter, plot, theme, contents; °ree;--, in reality: -ka, a. (--°ree;) having -as contents (anûna-, of weighty contents, extraordinary); -gâta, n. the aggregate of things; -tantra, a. depen dent on things, objective; -tas, ad. in reality; -tâ, f. being the object of (--°ree;); reality: in. in reality; -dharma, m. sg. & pl. true nature of things; -bhâva, m. reality: in. pl. in reality; -bheda, m. actual or essen tial difference; -rakanâ, f. elaboration of a plot; -vritta, n. actual fact; -sakti, f. sg. & pl. force of circumstances: -tas, ad. by the --; -sâsana, n. original edict; -sûnya, a. devoid of reality, unreal.

Vedic Index of
Names and Subjects

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vastu	As a designation of time is the ‘early morning ’ in the Rigveda.

Vedabase Search

37 results


vastu	an object	CC Madhya 20.356

vastu	as a fact	SB 5.18.37

vastu	ingredients	CC Antya 16.91

vastu	matter	CC Madhya 18.202

vastu	metal	CC Madhya 8.295

vastu	object	CC Adi 1.29

vastu	of the Absolute Truth	CC Adi 2.4

vastu	substance	CC Adi 1.91

		CC Madhya 12.194

		CC Madhya 2.86

vastu	substance	CC Madhya 2.86

		CC Madhya 20.309

		CC Madhya 24.100

		CC Madhya 25.149

		CC Madhya 9.194

		SB 1.1.2

		SB 10.14.56

		SB 10.73.11

		SB 7.15.63

		SB 9.9.44

vastu	the Absolute Truth	SB 11.14.26

vastu	the facts	CC Madhya 8.265

vastu	the reality	SB 12.13.11-12

vastu	thing	CC Adi 2.76

		CC Adi 2.79

		CC Adi 4.129

		CC Adi 7.53

		SB 10.14.57

		SB 10.46.43

vastu	things	CC Adi 4.96

		CC Antya 10.158

		CC Antya 10.36

		CC Antya 6.322

		CC Madhya 9.271

vastu	truth	CC Adi 1.88-89

vastu	with auspicious items	SB 10.84.44-45

vastu	within material objects	SB 11.10.11

DCS with thanks

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vastu	noun (neuter) (in music) a kind of composition (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) (in phil.) the real (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) a valuable or worthy object (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) affair (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) any really existing or abiding substance or essence (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) article (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) circumstance (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) contents (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) essential property (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) goods (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) natural disposition (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) object (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) object of or for (comp.) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) plot (of a drama or poem) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) property (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) subject (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) subject-matter (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) the pith or substance of anything (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) the right thing (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) the seat or place of (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) the thing in question matter (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) theme (of a speech etc.) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) thing (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) wealth (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) Frequency rank 1582/72933

vastu	noun (feminine) becoming light (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) dawning (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) morning (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) Frequency rank 39135/72933

Wordnet Search

"vastu"" has 4 results.


vastu	padārthaḥ, vastu, dravyam, sattvam yad sapiṇḍaṃ sākāraṃ vā asti। dugdhaṃ peyaṃ padārtham asti।
vastu	viṣayaḥ, prakaraṇam, sandarbhaḥ, vastu, prasaṃgaḥ, prasaṅgaḥ yasya vivecanaṃ kriyate। aham asmin viṣaye kimapi vaktuṃ na icchāmi।
vastu	viṣayaḥ, prakaraṇam, vastu, āśayaḥ keṣucit lekheṣu granthādau vā nirūpitāḥ vicārāḥ athavā yasya nirūpaṇaṃ karaṇīyam asti। premacandamahodayasya kathānāṃ viṣayaḥ grāmya-sthitiḥ āsīt।
vastu	kathāvastu, vasturacanāvinyāsaḥ, kathā, vastu rūpaka-prabandha-kalpanā। asya nāṭakasya kathāvastu atisāmānyam asti।/kālidāsagrathitavastu nāṭakam।

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