Anishtha, Aṇiṣṭha, Aniṣṭhā: 9 definitions
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Anishtha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
The Sanskrit terms Aṇiṣṭha and Aniṣṭhā can be transliterated into English as Anistha or Anishtha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAṇiṣṭha (अणिष्ठ).—a. [aṇu-īyasun, iṣṭhac] Smaller, smallest, very small; अणोरणीयांसम् (aṇoraṇīyāṃsam) Bhagavadgītā (Bombay) 8.9 very small; अणीयसि कारणेऽनणीयानादरो दृश्यते (aṇīyasi kāraṇe'naṇīyānādaro dṛśyate) Daśakumāracarita 142
See also (synonyms): aṇīyas.
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Aniṣṭhā (अनिष्ठा).—Unsteadfastness, unsteadiness.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryAniṣṭhā (अनिष्ठा).—f.
(-ṣṭhā) Unsteadfastness, unsteadiness. E. a neg. niṣṭhā fixedness.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryAṇiṣṭha (अणिष्ठ).—[superlative] & compar. to aṇu.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Aṇiṣṭha (अणिष्ठ):—[from aṇ] mfn. ([from] aṇu q.v.), most minute.
2) Aniṣṭhā (अनिष्ठा):—[=a-niṣṭhā] f. unsteadfastness, unsteadiness.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English DictionaryAṇiṣṭha (अणिष्ठ):—m. f. n.
(-ṣṭhaḥ-ṣṭhā-ṣṭham) Smallest, finest, very small or fine. E. aṇu, taddh. aff. iṣṭhan.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryAniṣṭhā (अनिष्ठा):—[ani+ṣṭhā] (ṣṭhā) 1. f. Unsteadiness.
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryAniṣṭhā (अनिष्ठा):—n. lack of faith; distrust; want of loyalty;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Anishthapada.
Ends with (+37): Adharmanishtha, Aghanishtha, Aikantikanishtha, Akanishtha, Atmanishtha, Bhavanishtha, Brahmanishtha, Canishtha, Chanishtha, Dhanishtha, Dharmanishtha, Dhyananishtha, Ekanishtha, Gagi Guge Dhanishtha, Ghanishtha, Haranishtha, Ishvaranishtha, Janishtha, Japanishtha, Jnananishtha.
Full-text: Aniyas, Anishthapada, Sthavishtha, Anu, Madhyama.
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