Sanskrit dictionary (beta)

Derived forms and compounds

• इषि iṣi

  1. षी ṣī का kā, (षी) का इष् गत्यादौ क्वुन् अत इत्वम्
  2. Reed, rush, stalk of grass; कुशकाशशरेषिकाः Rām.; Kaṭh.2.6.17. denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedअस्त्रम् R.12.23.
  3. An arrow.
  4. A sort of sugar-cane; Saccharum Spontaneum.
  5. A small stick of wood or iron used to see whether gold in a crucible is melted or not.
  6. A brush.
  7. The eye-ball of an elephant.
  8. A thorny plant; संनिकर्षादिषीकाभिर्मोचितः परमाद्भयात् Rām.2.8.3.

• -तूलम् also इषीकतूलम् the point or upper part of a reed; इष्टकेषीकामालानां चिततूलभारिषु ParasmaipadaVI.3.35; यथेषीकातूलग्नौ प्रोतम् Ch. Up.5.24.3.