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Results for अधीष्ट

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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary

अधीष्टadhīṣṭaa.Honorary, solicited.
[अधि-इष् दिवादि-क्त]

Honorary, solicited.
Derived forms and compounds
- -ष्टः भावे-क्त Honorary office or duty; one of the cases in which लिङ् or the Potential may be used; ParasmaipadaIII. 3.161 (अधीष्टः Equivalent to सत्कारपूर्वको व्यापारः Sk.).
Source: ApteApte entry

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary

अधीष्टadhīṣṭamfn. (√3. इष्), solicited, asked for instruction (as a teacher) Pa1n2.
1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective (√3. इष्), solicited, asked for instruction (as a teacher) Pa1n2.
2. mn. instruction given by a teacher solicited for it Pa1n2. Scholiast or Commentator
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