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Results for एष्टव्य

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Apte Dictionary

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

एष्टव्यeṣṭavyaa.To be striven after, wished for; एष्टव्या बहवः पुत्रा गुणवन्तो बहुश्रुताः Rām.2.17.13.
To be striven after, wished for; एष्टव्या बहवः पुत्रा गुणवन्तो बहुश्रुताः Rām.2.17.13.
Derived forms and compounds
- -व्यम् Desire; एष्टव्ये सति चिन्त्योऽहम् Mb.14.55.14.
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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary

एष्टव्यeṣṭavyamfn. (see above) to be striven after, desirable, wished for S3Br. MBh. &c.
1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective (see a reference to some preceeding word (not necessarily in the same page)) to be striven after, desirable, wished for S3Br. MBh. etc.
2. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective to be approved Sarvad.
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