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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. त्वष्टtvaṣṭap. p.Made thin, pared, peeled &c.

    Made thin, pared, peeled etc.

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  2. त्वष्टिtvaṣṭif.Carpentry. -m. N. of a mixed tribe (?).

    Carpentry. -Masculine Name of a mixed tribe (?).

    Derived forms and compounds

    • त्वष्टिः tvaṣṭiḥ, Feminine Carpentry; Ms.1.48.

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  3. त्वष्टृtvaṣṭṛm.A carpenter, builder, workman, त्वष्ट्रेव विहितं यन्त्रम् Mb.12.33.22.

    [त्वक्ष्-तृच्]

    1. A carpenter, builder, workman, त्वष्ट्रेव विहितं यन्त्रम् Mb.12.33.22.
    2. Viśvakarman, the architect of the gods. [Tvaṣtṛi is the Vulcan of the Hindu mythology. He had a son named Triśiras and a daughter called संज्ञा, who was given in marriage to the sun. But she was unable to bear the severe light of her husband, and therefore Tvaṣtṛi mounted the sun upon his lathe, and carefully trimmed off a part of his bright disc; Compare आरोप्य चक्रभ्रमिमुष्णतेजास्त्वष्ट्रेव यत्नो- ल्लिखितो विभाति R.6.32. The part trimmed off is said to have been used by him in forming the discus of Viṣṇu, the Triśūla of Śiva, and some other weapons of the gods.] पर्वतं चापि जग्राह क्रुद्धस्त्वष्टा महाबलः Mb.1.227. 34.
    3. Prajāpati (the creator); यां चकार स्वयं त्वष्टा रामस्य महिषीं प्रियाम् Mb.3.274.9.
    4. Āditya, a form of the sun; निर्भिन्ने अक्षिणी त्वष्टा लोकपालोऽविशद्विभोः Bhāg.3.6.15.
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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. त्वष्टtvaṣṭamfn. (√त्वक्ष्) = तष्ट L.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective (√त्वक्ष्) Equivalent to तष्ट Lexicographers

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  2. त्वष्टावरूत्रीtvaṣṭāvarūtrīdu. " Tvasht2r2i त्वष्टृ and his Help (cf. RV. vii, 34, 22)", N. of two Asura असुर priests Kapisht2h. vli, 4…

    dual number " Tvasht2r2i त्वष्टृ and his Help (confer, compare fg-veda vii, 34, 22)", Name of two Asura असुर priests Kapisht2h. vli, 4 Ka1t2h. xxx, 1 (त्रिष्that the rest of a word is to be supplied) MaitrS. iv, 8, 1 (त्रिष्that the rest of a word is to be supplied and तृष्that the rest of a word is to be supplied).

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  3. त्वष्टिtvaṣṭif. carpentry Mn. x, 48.

    feminine carpentry Mn. x, 48.

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  4. त्वष्टीमतीtvaṣṭīmatīsee ˚ष्टृ-म्˚ .

    see that the rest of a word is to be suppliedष्टृ-म्that the rest of a word is to be supplied .

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  5. त्वष्टुमत्tvaṣṭumatsee ˚ष्टृ-म्˚ .

    see that the rest of a word is to be suppliedष्टृ-म्that the rest of a word is to be supplied .

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  6. त्वष्टृtvaṣṭṛm. a carpenter, maker of carriages (= त्/अष्टृ) AV. xii, 3, 33
    1. masculine gender a carpenter, maker of carriages (Equivalent to त्/अष्टृ) AV. xii, 3, 33
    2. masculine gender "creator of living beings", the heavenly builder, Name of a god (called सु-क्/ऋत्, -पाण्/इ, -ग्/अभस्ति, -ज्/अनिमन्, स्व्-/अपस्, अप्/असाम् अप्/अस्तम, विश्व्/अ-रूप etc. fg-veda; maker of divine implements, especially of Indra इन्द्र 's thunderbolt and teacher of the R2ibhus ऋभु s i, iv-vi, x Hariv. 12146 feminine R. ii, 91, 12; former of the bodies of men and animals, hence called "firstborn" and invoked for the sake of offspring, especially in the A1pri1 आप्री hymns fg-veda AV. etc. MBh. iv, 1178 Hariv. 587 ff. Ragh. vi, 32; associated with the similar deities Dha1tr2i धातृ, Savitr2i सवितृ, Praja1-pati प्रजा-पति, Pu1shan पूषन्, and surrounded by divine females [ग्न्/आस्, जन्/अयस्, देव्/आनाम् प्/अत्नीस्; confer, compare त्व्/अष्टा-व्/अरूत्री] recipients of his generative energy fg-veda S3Br. i Ka1tyS3r. iii; supposed author of fg-veda x, 184 with the epithet Garbha-pati गर्भ-पति RAnukr.; father of Saran2yu1 सरण्यू [Su-ren2u सु-रेणु Hariv.; Sva-ren2u स्व-रेणु Lexicographers] whose double twin-children by Vivasvat विवस्वत् [or Va1yu वायु ? fg-veda viii, 26, 21 feminine] are YamaYami1 यमयमी and the As3vins अश्विन् s x, 17, 1 feminine Nir. xii, 10 Br2ih. Hariv. 545 ff. VP.; also father of Tri-s3iras त्रि-शिरस् or Vis3varu1pa विश्वरूप ibidem; overpowered by Indra इन्द्र who recovers the Soma सोम [fg-veda iii feminine] concealed by him because Indra इन्द्र had killed his son Vis3va-ru1pa विश्व-रूप TS. ii S3Br. i, v, xii; regent of the Nakshatra नक्षत्र Citra1 चित्रा TBr. S3a1n3khGr2. S3a1ntik. VarBr2S. iic, 4; of the 5th cycle of Jupiter viii, 23; of an eclipse iii, 6; त्वष्टुर् आतिथ्य Name of a Sa1man सामन् A1rshBr.)
    3. masculine gender a form of the sun MBh. iii, 146 Hariv. 13143 BhP. iii, 6, 15
    4. masculine gender (styled महा-ग्रह) Para1s3.
    5. masculine gender Name of the 12th Muhu1rta मुहूर्त Su1ryapr.
    6. masculine gender of an A1ditya आदित्य MBh. i Hariv. BhP. vi, 6, 37 VP. i, 15, 130; ii, 10, 16
    7. masculine gender of a Rudra रुद्र, i, 15, 122
    8. masculine gender of a son of Manasyu मनस्यु or Bhauvana भौवन, ii, 1, 40 BhP. v, 15, 13.
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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. त्वष्टिtvaṣṭi[tvash-ti] f. carpentry.

    [tvash-ti] feminine; also equal for carpentry.

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