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 यविष्ठ

3 dictionaries · exact headword

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary

यविष्ठyaviṣṭhaa.Youngest, very young, (superl. of युवन् q. v.); भ्रातुर्यविष्ठस्य सुतान् Bhāg; त्रिनयन यविष्ठाय च नमः…
1. Youngest, very young, (superl. of युवन् quod vide, which see); भ्रातुर्यविष्ठस्य सुतान् Bhāg; त्रिनयन यविष्ठाय च नमः Śiva-mahimna 29. ष्ठः The youngest brother.
2. Name of Agni.
Source: Apte

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary

यविष्ठyaviṣṭhamfn. (superl. of युवन्) youngest, very young, last-born (esp. applied to Agni अग्नि when just produced from…
1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective (superlative degree of युवन्) youngest, very young, last-born (especially applied to Agni अग्नि when just produced from wood or placed on the altar after everything else Page848,2; Agni अग्नि Yavisht2ha यविष्ठ is also the supposed author of fg-veda viii, 91) fg-veda BhP. Pan5car.
2. masculine gender a younger brother Lexicographers
3. masculine gender Name of a Bra1hman Brahman (plural his descendants) catalogue or catalogues
Source: Monier-Williams

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary

यविष्ठyaviṣṭha[yáv-ishtha] spv. youngest (often said of fire just produced from the fire-sticks or placed on the altar)…

[yáv-ishtha] superlative youngest (often said of fire just produced from the fire-sticks or placed on the altar); hence epithet of Agni; -îyas, comparative younger (also said of Sûdras as opposite to the three older castes); lesser; worse; masculine younger brother: -î, feminine; also equal for younger sister.

Source: Macdonell

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