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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 निष्ठ

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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.
    Source: Apte

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
    Source: Monier-Williams

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).

    Source: Macdonell

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