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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. निष्ठniṣṭhaa.Being in or on, situated on; तन्निष्ठे फेने.

    [नि-स्था-क षत्वटुत्वे] (Usually at the end of comp.)

    1. Being in or on, situated on; तन्निष्ठे फेने.
    2. Depending or resting on, referring or relating to; तमोनिष्ठाः Ms.12.95.
    3. Devoted or attached to, practising, intent on; सत्यनिष्ठ.
    4. Skilled in.
    5. Believing in; धर्मनिष्ठ.
    6. Conducive to, effecting; हेमाम्भोज स्रजस्ते विशद सुमहते प्लोषपोषाय निष्ठाः B. R.5.51.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -ष्ठा

      1. Position, condition, state; तेषां निष्ठा तु का कृष्ण Bg.17.1; तेषामशान्तकामानां का निष्ठाऽविजितात्मनाम् Bhāg.11.5.1.
      2. Basis, foundation.
      3. Fixity, fixedness, steadiness; मनो निष्ठाशून्यं भ्रमति च किमप्यालिखति च Māl.1.31;
      4. Devotion or application, close attachment.
      5. Belief, firm adherence, faith; शास्त्रेषु निष्ठा Māl.3.11; लोकेऽस्मिन् द्विविधा निष्ठा पुरा प्रोक्ता मयाऽनघ Bg.3.3.
      6. Excellence, skill, proficiency, perfection.
      7. Conclusion, end, termination; (शृणु) चरितं पार्थिवेन्द्रस्य यथा निष्ठां गतश्च सः Mb.1.49.6; अत्यारूढि- र्भवति महतामप्यपभ्रंशनिष्ठा Ś.4.3. (Vartious reading).
      8. The catastrophe or end of a drama.
      9. Accomplishment, completion (समाप्ति); पाणिग्रहणिका मन्त्रा नियतं दारलक्षणम् । तेषां निष्ठा तु विज्ञेया विद्वद्भिः सप्तमे पदे ॥ Ms.8.227.
      10. The culminating point; इयं च निष्ठा नियतं प्रजानाम् Bu. Ch.3.61.
      11. Death, destruction, disappearance from the world at the fixed time.
      12. Fixed or certain knowledge, certainty.
      13. Begging.
      14. Suffering, trouble, distress, anxiety.
      15. (In Grammar) A technical term for the past participial terminations क्त, क्तवतु (id est, that is त and तवत.)
      16. Name of Viṣṇu.
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  2. अकनिष्ठakaniṣṭhaa.Not the youngest (such as eldest, middle); elder, superior.

    Not the youngest (such as eldest, middle); elder, superior.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -ष्ठः Name of Buddha Gautama; of a deified Buddhist saint (Plural in this latter sense.) Compare बहूनि शत- सहस्राणि यावदकनिष्ठानां संनिपतितान्यभूवन् । Lv.

    • -पः (गः also) अकनिष्ठान् बुद्धान् पातीति; पा-क. Name of Buddha, lord of Buddhists.

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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. निष्ठniṣṭha[ni-shtha] a. (--˚) being or situated on; based or dependent on; relating to; devoted to, intent on; ˚--…

    [ni-shtha] adjective (--˚) being or situated on; based or dependent on; relating to; devoted to, intent on; ˚--, dependent (people, loka, masculine pluralEquivalent todependants); with dative leading to, pro ducing; â, feminine; also equal for basis, state; intentness; per fection, completion; summit, limit; end, ca tastrophe, death; perfect knowledge, cer tainty, complete familiarity with (locative); deci sion, regarding (genitive); the terminations -ta and -ta-vat of the past participle, one of these past participles (grammatical term): -sûnya, adjective irresolute (mind).

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  2. अकनिष्ठakaniṣṭha[á-kanishtha] m. pl. without a youngest, equally young.

    [á-kanishtha] masculine plural without a youngest, equally young.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. निष्ठniṣṭhamfn. (in some senses = or w.r. for निः + स्थ) being in or on, situated on, grounded or resting on, depending…
    1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective (in some senses Equivalent to or wrong reading for निः plus स्थ) being in or on, situated on, grounded or resting on, depending on, relating or referring to (usually in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound') Mn. MBh. etc.
    2. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective intent on, devoted to ibidem (confer, compare धर्म-, सत्य-)
    3. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective conducive to, effecting (dative case) Ba1lar. v, 51
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  2. अकनिष्ठakaniṣṭham. pl. of whom none is the youngest (i.e. younger than the others) RV.
    1. masculine gender plural of whom none is the youngest (id est younger than the according to others) fg-veda
    2. masculine gender a class of Buddhist Buddhist deities.
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  3. अकनिष्ठगakaniṣṭhagam. a Buddha बुद्ध L.

    masculine gender a Buddha बुद्ध Lexicographers

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  4. अकनिष्ठपakaniṣṭhapam. a Buddhist Buddhist king T.

    masculine gender a Buddhist Buddhist king T.

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  5. अग्निष्ठagniṣṭhamfn. placed in, or over, near the fire
    1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective placed in, or over, near the fire
    2. masculine gender a pan, fire-pan R. ([confer, compare -ष्ठिका])
    3. masculine gender a vehicle carrying the fire A1pS3r.
    4. masculine gender (in the As3vamedha अश्वमेध sacrifice) the eleventh Yu1pa यूप or sacrificial post, which (of all the twenty-one) is nearest the fire S3Br.
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  6. अग्निष्ठाagniṣṭhāf. that corner of the sacrificial post which (of all the eight) is nearest the fire S3Br.

    feminine that corner of the sacrificial post which (of all the eight) is nearest the fire S3Br.

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