As a Hindi name
चेष्टक · noun · masculine
वह जो चेष्टा करे । चेष्टा करनेवाला · एक प्रकार का रतिबंध — Śabdasāgara
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
making effort or exertion
Verified derivationMultiple readings (9)Why this matches what you typed
M3 · meaning shifts "ceṣṭaka" is derived from "ceṣṭa" with the ka/kan suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
ceṣṭa m. ‘moving’, a kind of fish (tapasvin), L.
ceṣṭa n. moving the limbs, gesture, Mn. vii, 63
ceṣṭaka mfn. making effort or exertion, W.
ceṣṭaka m. a kind of fish (= ˚ṭa), L.
Dictionary citations
ceṣṭaka mfn. making effort or exertion, W.
ceṣṭaka m. a kind of fish (= ˚ṭa), L.
a kind of coitus.
ceṣṭaka a. [ceṣṭ-ṇvul] Making efforts. — kaḥ A particular mode of sexual enjoyment or coitus.
ceṣṭa m. ‘moving’, a kind of fish (tapasvin), L.
ceṣṭa n. moving the limbs, gesture, Mn. vii, 63
Alternative readings
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