[Skt.] n. State, condition, situation: trouble, difficulty, atrait. dasa, sankatamu. vadu ninda duravasthalonunnadu he is in a wretched state. avasthatrayamu, anaga jagratsvapnasusuptulu the three states: viz., waking, sleeping and dreaming. avasthacatustayamu, anaga balyavastha the period of childhood. yavanavastha the period of youth. vardhakavastha old age. maranavastha the agony of death.