Ashishtha, Aśiṣṭha, Asishtha: 5 definitions
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Ashishtha 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 term Aśiṣṭha can be transliterated into English as Asistha or Ashishtha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAśiṣṭha (अशिष्ठ).—a.
1) Eating much.
2) Ved. Reaching very far.
-ṣṭhaḥ Fire.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀśiṣṭha (आशिष्ठ).—[superlative] to āśu.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Aśiṣṭha (अशिष्ठ):—[from aś] a mfn. (superl.) ‘eating most’ (as an equivalent for aśītama), [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa]
2) b See √2. aś.
3) Asiṣṭha (असिष्ठ):—[from asira] mfn. (superl.) most skilful in shooting (arrows, etc.), [Atharva-veda iv, 28, 2.]
4) Āśiṣṭha (आशिष्ठ):—[from āśu] mfn. (superl.) quickest, very quick, [Ṛg-veda]
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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.
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Ends with: Anashishtha, Bhrashishtha, Krashishtha, Vasishtha.
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