श्रीमद्भगवद्गीताBhagavad Gītā · in the light of Sri Aurobindo, home
Sign in
ApteAll dictionariesSanskrit dictionaryDhātuPāṇiniConjugationDeclensionInflected formsParts of speechWord frequencyTree diagramAnalyzerRootsQuarter-verse indexMemorable linesNames

कोशःDictionaries

Sanskrit dictionary (beta)

Every entry for a word in Apte, Monier-Williams, Macdonell and the Dhātupāṭha, with their abbreviations spelled out, and an analysis of its forms.

Results for जिगीषा

3 dictionaries · exact headword

Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. जिगीषाjigīṣāDesire of conquering, subduing or overcoming; यानं सस्मार कौबेरं वैवस्वत जिगीषया R.15.45.

    [जि-सन् भावे अ]

    1. Desire of conquering, subduing or overcoming; यानं सस्मार कौबेरं वैवस्वत जिगीषया R.15.45.
    2. Emulation, rivalry.
    3. Eminence.
    4. Exertion, profession, habit of life.
    5. Eminence.
    6. Military ardour, warlike spirit.
    Source: Apte

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. जिगीषाjigīṣāf. desire of obtaining, (˚ष्/आ, Ved. instr.) RV. i, 171, 3 and 186, 4 MBh. iii, 13360
    1. feminine desire of obtaining, (that the rest of a word is to be suppliedष्/आ, Vedic or Veda instrumental case) fg-veda i, 171, 3 and 186, 4 MBh. iii, 13360
    2. feminine desire of conquering or being victorious, military ambition, i, v Ragh. xv, 45 BhP. iii, 18
    3. feminine Equivalent to that the rest of a word is to be suppliedषु-ता Katha1s. xv, 7 and xxi, 81 (in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound') Ra1jat.
    4. feminine eminence W.
    5. feminine profession or habit of life W.
    6. that the rest of a word is to be suppliedष्/उ, जिग्यु see columns 2, 3.
    Source: Monier-Williams

Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. जिगीषाjigīṣā[gi-gî-shấ] (des.) f. wish to obtain, expectation; desire to conquer, ambition; -shú, a. desirous to obtain…

    [gi-gî-shấ] (desiderative) feminine; also equal for wish to obtain, expectation; desire to conquer, ambition; -shú, adjective desirous to obtain, conquer, or excel; ambitious: -tâ, feminine; also equal for emulation, ambition.

    Source: Macdonell

Analysis (Beta) · जिगीषा

morphology by sanskrit_parser

Analysis unavailable: the morphological analyzer is not running on this server.