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vistāra विस्तार – extent; expansion; breadth

substantive masculine

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AYI dictionary substantive masculine

extent; expansion; breadth

Cappeller 1891 substantive masculine

Original text · English · substantive masculine

vistāra ·m. spreading, expansion, diffusion, specification.

Monier-Williams 1872 substantive masculine

Original text · English · substantive masculine

Vi-stāra, as, m. spreading, expansion, extension, diffusion; breadth, amplitude; vastness, expanse; particularising at length, detail, amplification; the breadth or diameter of a circle; the branch of a tree with its new shoots; a shrub.

Petersburger 1855 substantive masculine

Original text · German · substantive masculine

vistāra (von star mit vi) m. am Ende eines adj. comp. f. ā. 1〉 Ausdehnung, Breite, Umfang P. 3,3,33. AK. 3,3,22. AK. 3,4,14,69. AK. 3,18,116. AK. 3,32 (28), 15. TRIK. 3,3,369. H. 1432. H. an. 3,602. MED. r. 219. HALĀY. 4,81. HALĀY. 5,62. HALĀY. 5,99. COLEBR. Alg. 97. COLEBR. Alg. 315. MBH. 1,337. MBH. 2,279. MBH. 2,1982. HARIV. 13793. R. 1,40,18 (R. 1,41,20 GORR.). R. GORR. 2,108,18. R. GORR. 4,40,59. R. GORR. 4,41,51. R. GORR. 5,6,16. R. GORR. 5,6,18. R. GORR. 5,56,17. fg. bhaga˚ SUŚR. 1,125,21. VARĀH. BṚH. S. 49,3. fgg. VARĀH. BṚH. S. 49,6. VARĀH. BṚH. S. 53,5. fgg. VARĀH. BṚH. S. 53,11. VARĀH. BṚH. S. 53,22. fgg. VARĀH. BṚH. S. 56,11. VARĀH. BṚH. S. 58,6. fgg. VARĀH. BṚH. S. 58,26. MEGH. 18. BHĀG. P. 5,16,12. BHĀG. P. 5,20,2. BHĀG. P. 5,16,42. MĀRK. P. 54,4. MĀRK. P. 54,8. nātivistārasaṃkaṭa KĀM. NĪTIS. 16,2. ativistāravistīrṇa PAÑCAT. 245,25. latāvistārasaṃkula sich weit verbreitende Schlingpflanzen Verz. d. Oxf. H. 17,a, No. 63, Śl. 4. kātantra˚ das umfangreiche Kātantra COLEBR. Misc. Ess. II, 45. āpurakṣṇāṃ prakāmavistāraphalaṃ hariṇyaḥ RAGH. 2,11. saṃhṛtadyutivistārāṃ tārām R. 2,114,7 (R. 2,125,8 GORR.). yasya (viśvakartuḥ) vistāra evaiṣa lokaḥ Ausbreitung HARIV. 14587. BHAG. 13,30. ˚gāminī buddhiḥ inʼs Weite schweifend MBH. 13,4334. (lakṣmīḥ, chāyā) vistāramupagacchati sich ausbreiten, wachsen Spr. 2650. camatkāraścittavistārarūpaḥ Weitwerden des Herzens SĀH. D. 23,14; vgl. u. vistara 1〉 am Ende und u. visphāra 2〉. — 2〉 Breite eines Kreises so v. a. Durchmesser COLEBR. Alg. 87. — 3〉 Specification, eine Aufzählung —, Ausführung im Einzelnen YĀJÑ. 3,95. SUŚR. 1,32,5. ṣaḍvidhavistāro rasaḥ so v. a. der Geschmack zerfällt in sechs Arten MBH. 12,6852. MBH. 14,1411. dvādaśavistāraṃ tejaso rūpamucyate MBH. 14,1414. vistāreṇa ausführlich R. 3,4,4 wohl nur fehlerhaft für vistareṇa. — 4〉 ein Ast mit seinen Zweigen; Strauch AK. 2,4,1,14. TRIK. (stamba st. stambha zu lesen). H. 1124. H. an. MED. HALĀY. 2,26. — Vgl. nakṣatrakānti˚, loka˚, vistara und viṣṭāra.

Böhtlingk 1879 substantive masculine

Original text · German · substantive masculine

vistāra m. (adj. Comp. f. ā) — 1〉 Ausbreitung, Breite, Umfang, grosser Umfang. — 2〉 das Weiterwerden übertragener Bed. (des Herzens). — 3〉 Breite eines Kreises, so v. a. Durchmesser. — 4〉 Specification, eine Aufzählung —, Ausführung im Einzelnen. Instr. = vistareṇa ausführlich; v. l. (R. ed. Bomb. 2,118,25) Am Ende eines adj. Comp. nach einem Zahlworte so v. a. in so und so viele Arten zerfallend. — 5〉 *ein Ast mit seinen Zweigen; Strauch.

Apte 1890 substantive masculine

Original text · English · substantive masculine

vistāraḥ 1 Spreading, extension, expansion; prāṃtavistārabhājāṃ Māl. 1. 27. 2 Amplitude, breadth; vilokayaṃtyo vapurāpurakṣṇāṃ prakāmavistāraphalaṃ hariṇyaḥ R. 2. 11; Bg. 13. 30. 3 Expanse, vastness, magnitude; madhyaḥ śyāmaḥ stana iva bhuvaḥ śeṣavistārapāṃḍuḥ Me. 18. 4 Details, full particulars; kaṇvo'pi tāvacchrutavistāraḥ kriyatāṃ Ś. 7. 5 The diameter of a circle. 6 A shrub. 7 The branch of a tre with new shoots.

Cappeller 1887 substantive masculine

Original text · German · substantive masculine

vistāra m. Ausbreitung, Umfang; Ausführung, Aufzählung.

Burnouf 1866 substantive masculine

Original text · French · substantive masculine

vistāra m. développement, expansion, diffusion. Branche d'arbre; arbuste.

Occurrences in source texts (5)

HP 3 occurrences
HP 2.24-2.29: Dhauti and Basti 1 occurrence

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HP 3.94-3.102*1: Śakti Cālana 1 occurrence

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HP 4.56-4.66: The Middle Path 1 occurrence

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SiSa 2 occurrences
SiSa 2.21-2.24: Ādhāra und Kuṇḍalī 1 occurrence

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SiSa 4.60-4.63: Jālandharabandha 1 occurrence

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