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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. इष्टiṣṭap. p.Wished, desired, longed for, wished for; उपपन्नो गुणैरिष्टैः Nala.1.1.

    [इष् इच्छायां कर्मणि क्त]

    1. Wished, desired, longed for, wished for; उपपन्नो गुणैरिष्टैः Nala.1.1.
    2. Beloved, agreeable, liked, favourite, dear; denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedआत्मजः Mu.2.8 fond of sons.
    3. Worshipped, reverenced.
    4. Respected.
    5. Approved, regarded as good.
    6. Desirable; see इष्टापूर्त.
    7. Valid.
    8. Sacrificed, worshipped with sacrifices.
    9. Supposed (कल्पित); Often times used in Līlavatī.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -ष्टः

      1. A lover, husband, beloved person; इष्टप्रवासजनितानि Ś.4.3.
      2. A friend; इष्टानामिष्ट- कर्मकृत Pt.1.57;2.172.
      3. Name of a tree (एरंड).
      4. Name of Viṣṇu.
      5. A sacrifice.

    • -ष्टा Name of a tree (शमी).

    • -ष्टम्

      1. Wish, desire.
      2. A holy ceremony or संस्कार. एतदिष्टं प्रवृत्ताख्यम् Bhāg.7.15.49.
      3. A sacrifice; Bṛi. Up.4.1.2; see इष्टापूर्त. Indeclinable Voluntarily.

    • -अर्थः desired object. denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedउद्युक्त Adjective zealously engaged in gaining one's desired object.

    • -आपत्तिः Feminine occurrence of what is desired; a statement by a debater which is favourable to his opponent also; इष्टापत्तौ दोषान्तरमाह Jag.

    • -कर्मन् Neuter (In Arithmetic) rule of supposition, operation with an assumed number.

    • -कापथः the root of a fragrant grass (वीरणमूल; Marâthî वाळा).

    • -कामदुह् Adjective granting the desired objects, an epithet of the cow of plenty; एष वोऽस्त्विष्टकामधुक् Bg.3.1.

    • -गन्ध Adjective fragrant. (-धः) any fragrant substance. (-धम्) sand.

    • -जनः a beloved person (whether man or woman); Ubbayapada (Parasmaipada and Atmanepada)3.

    • -देवः, -देवता a favourite god, one's tutelary deity.

    • -भागिन् Adjective One who has attained his object; अपूजयन्राघवमिष्टभागिनम् Rām.6.67.175.

    • -यामन् Adjective going according to one's desire. वायुर्न यो नियुत्वाँ इष्टयामा Rv.9. 88.3.

    • -व्रत

      1. Adjective
      2. performing desired vows.
      3. obeying one's wish.
      4. (food etc.) for the fulfilment of a vow.
      5. that by which good works succeed. इष इष्टव्रता अकः Rv.3.59.9.

    In the Gita3·1217·918·1218·6418·70

    इष्टान्भोगान्हि वो देवा दास्यन्ते यज्ञभाविताः ।

    iṣṭānbhogānhi vo devā dāsyante yajñabhāvitāḥ, — Fostered by sacrifice the gods shall give you desired enjoyments; who enjoys their given enjoyments and has not given to them, he is a thief. 3·12
    • इष्टान्‌iṣṭānaccusative plural of the masculine form of the adjective iṣṭa (desired, pleasant, favourable, preferred).
    • इष्टाःiṣṭāḥ Nominativeplural of the masculine form of the adjective iṣṭa (desired, pleasant, favourable, preferred).
    • इष्टम्iṣṭamnominative singular of the neuter form of the adjective iṣṭa (desired, pleasant, favourable, preferred).
    • इष्टःiṣṭaḥnominative singular of the masculine form of the adjective iṣṭa (desired, pleasant, favourable, preferred).
    Source: ApteApte entry
  2. इष्टकाiṣṭakāN. of a deity (Nārāyaṇa Up.8).

    Name of a deity (Nārāyaṇa Up.8).

    Derived forms and compounds

    • इष्टका iṣṭakā

      1. इष्-तकन् टाप् Uṇ.3.148
      2. A brick; Mk.3.
      3. A brick used in preparing the sacrificial altar etc. लोकादिमग्निं तमुवाच तस्मै या इष्टकी यावतार्वा यथा वा Kaṭh.1.15.

    • -गृहम् a brick-house.

    • -चयनम् collecting fire by means of a brick.

    • -चित Adjective made of bricks; Dk.84; also इष्टकचित; Compare ParasmaipadaVI.3.35.

    • -न्यासः laying the foundation of a house.

    • -पथः a road made of bricks.

    • -मात्रा size of the bricks.

    • -राशिः a pile of bricks.

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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. इष्टiṣṭa[ish-tá] pp. sought, wished for; desir able, agreeable; dear; favourable; approved, accounted (-tama, spv.…
    1. [ish-tá] perfect passive participle sought, wished for; desir able, agreeable; dear; favourable; approved, accounted (-tama, superlative considered the best); neuter wish, desire.
    2. [ish-tá] perfect passive participle (√yag) sacrificed; masculine neuter sacrifice.
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  2. इष्टकाiṣṭakā[íshta-kâ] f. brick: -griha, n. brick-house.

    [íshta-kâ] feminine; also equal for brick: -griha, neuter brick-house.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. इष्टiṣṭa(in comp.)
    1. (in compound)
    2. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective (for 2. see sub voce, the word in the Sanskrit order), sought S3Br.
    3. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective wished, desired
    4. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective liked, beloved
    5. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective agreeable
    6. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective cherished fg-veda S3Br. Ka1tyS3r. Mn. Pan5cat. S3ak. etc.
    7. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective reverenced, respected
    8. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective regarded as good, approved Mn. Sa1m2khyak.
    9. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective valid
    10. masculine gender a lover, a husband S3ak. 83 c
    11. masculine gender the plant Ricinus Communis Lexicographers
    12. neuter gender wish, desire fg-veda AV. AitBr. Mn. R.
    13. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective (page and participlepage and participle from √यज्; for 1. इष्ट्/अ see column 2) sacrificed, worshipped with sacrifices VS. S3Br. Ka1tyS3r. AitBr. etc.
    14. masculine gender sacrifice Ma1rkP. xiii, 15
    15. neuter gender sacrificing, sacrifice
    16. neuter gender sacred rite, sacrament Lexicographers
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  2. इष्टकचितiṣṭakacita(for the shortening of the आ see Pa1n2. 6-3, 65) mfn. overlaid or covered with bricks Ya1jn5. i, 197.

    (for the shortening of the आ see Pa1n2. 6-3, 65) masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective overlaid or covered with bricks Ya1jn5. i, 197.

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  3. इष्टकर्मन्iṣṭakarmann. (in arithm.) rule of supposition, operation with an assumed number.

    neuter gender (in arithmetic) rule of supposition, operation with an assumed number.

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  4. इष्टकाiṣṭakāf. a brick in general
    1. feminine a brick in general
    2. feminine a brick used in building the sacrificial altar VS. AitBr. S3Br. Ka1tyS3r. Mr2icch. etc.
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  5. इष्टकागृहiṣṭakāgṛha(इष्टका) n. a brick-house Hit.

    (इष्टका) neuter gender a brick-house Hit.

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  6. इष्टकाचितिiṣṭakācitif. putting bricks in layers or rows S3Br. x, 1, 3, 8.

    feminine putting bricks in layers or rows S3Br. x, 1, 3, 8.

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