As a Hindi name
चेष्ट · noun · masculine
अंगों की गति । भावभंगी · क्रिया — Śabdasāgara
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
‘moving’, a kind of fish (tapasvin)
Verified derivationMultiple readings (8)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "ceṣṭa" is the vocative of "ceṣṭā" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Dictionary citations
ceṣṭa m. ‘moving’, a kind of fish (tapasvin), L.
ceṣṭa n. moving the limbs, gesture, Mn. vii, 63
behaviour, manner of life, Hariv. 5939
ceṣṭa r. 1st cl. (ceṣṭate) To act or perform functions, duties, &c. to strive, to endeavour, to be busy or follow any particular avocation.
ceṣṭā f. (Pāṇ. ii, 3, 12) moving any limb, gesture, Mn. vii f.; Yājñ.; MBh. &c. (ifc. Ragh. ii, 43)
action, activity, effort, endeavour, exertion, ĀśvŚr. i; ŚvetUp. ii, 9 (ifc.), Mn. iv, 65; Bhag. &c.
Alternative readings
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