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V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary. Look up any word of the Gita in Devanagari, IAST or Harvard-Kyoto, or browse the headwords letter by letter.

Entry इषु

  1. इषुiṣum., f. [इष्-उ; cf. also Uṇ.1.13]
    1. , Feminine इष्-उ; Compare also Uṇ.1.13
    2. An arrow; यामिषुं... हस्ते बिभर्षि Śvet.3.6; इषुभिः प्रतियोत्स्यामि Bg.2.4.
    3. The number five.
    4. (In Mathematics) A versed sine.
    5. Name of a Soma ceremony.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -अग्रम्, -अनीकम् the point of an arrow; वायुरमित्राणामिष्वग्राण्याञ्चतु Av.11.1.16.

    • -असनम्, -अस्त्रम् the bow; राममिष्वसनदर्शनोत्सुकम् R.11. 37; denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedयन्त्रमुक्तो बाणः Dk.9.

    • -आस

      1. Adjective throwing arrows.
      2. (त्रम्) the length of an arrow.
      3. an altar (कुण्ड).
    • -हस्त

      1. Adjective carrying arrows in the hand.
      2. (सः) a bow.
      3. an archer, a warrior; अत्र शूरा महेष्वासा भीमार्जनसमा युधि Bg.1.4.17.
    • -कारः, -कृत् Masculine an arrow-maker.

    • -धरः, -भृत् Masculine an archer.

    • -पथः, -विक्षेपः an arrow-shot, the range of an arrow.

    • -पातरामक्षेत्रम् The holy place called Paraśurāma.

    • -पुङ्खा A particular plant (Marâthî उन्हाळी); The indigo plant; Mātaṅga Latin1.1.

    • -प्रयोगः discharging an arrow; प्रत्यब्रवीच्चैनमिषुप्रयोगे R.2.42.

    • -मात्र Adjective having the length of an arrow (about 5 short spans or three feet); Compare यदा हि द्विजवरस्येषुमात्रावलोकनानुगतेर्न समाहिता पुरुषगतिः Bhāg.5.1.2.

    In the Gita2·4

    इषुभिः प्रतियोत्स्यामि पूजार्हावरिसूदन ॥

    iṣubhiḥ pratiyotsyāmi pūjārhāvarisūdana. — Arjuna said:- How, O Madhusudana, shall I strike Bhishma and Drona with weapons in battle, they who are worthy of worship, O Slayer of foes? 2·4
    • इषुभिःiṣubhiḥinstrumental plural of the masculine noun iṣu (arrow, weapon).

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Headwords under इ

Part 2 of 2 इभ्यक – इहलAll parts
  1. इ – इभ्य
  2. इभ्यक – इहल