Sanskrit dictionary (beta)

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.