चेष्टा

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Sanskrit[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From the root चेष्ट् (ceṣṭ).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

चेष्टा (ceṣṭā) stem?

  1. motion, movement
  2. gesture, action
  3. effort, exertion
  4. behaviour
  5. action, deed, performing

Descendants[edit]

  • Malayalam: ചേഷ്ട (cēṣṭa)
  • Telugu: చేష్ట (cēṣṭa)

References[edit]

  • Apte, Macdonell (2022) “चेष्टा”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Sanskrit Dictionaries]