Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1 A. (veṣṭṭate) 1 To surround, enclose, encompass, envelop.
2 To wind or twist round.
3 To dress. Caus. (veṣṭayati-te) 1 To surround &c.
2 To blockade. WITH ā to fold. pari, saṃ to fold together, clasp or wind round.
veṣṭ
Dictionary meanings for veṣṭ from Apte and Monier-Williams.
apte + mw
veṣṭ
Normalized lookup: vest
Source entry
Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary
(cf. viṣṭ) cl.1 A1. (Dha1tup. viii, 2) veṣṭate (pf. viveṣṭe fut. veṣṭitā &c Gr.), to wind or twist round Sa1h.; to adhere or cling to (loc.) AV.; to cast the skin (said of a snake) R.; to dress MW.: Caus. veṣṭ/ayati, te (aor. aviveṣṭat, or avaveṣṭat; Pass.... m. enclosing, an enclosure L. 1019,2 206479 m. a band, noose Kaus3.; MBh. 1019,2 206480 m. a tooth-hole Sus3r. 1019,2 206481