Atishi, Atiśī: 5 definitions

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Atishi means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Hindi. 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 Atiśī can be transliterated into English as Atisi or Atishi, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Atiśī (अतिशी).—2 A.

1) To surpass, excel; पूर्वान्महाभाग तयाऽतिशेषे (pūrvānmahābhāga tayā'tiśeṣe) R.5.14; चरितेन चातिशयिता मुनयः (caritena cātiśayitā munayaḥ) Kirātārjunīya 6.32, Bhaṭṭikāvya 7. 46,8.1; न शक्नुमो वयमार्यस्य मतिमतिशयितुम् (na śaknumo vayamāryasya matimatiśayitum) Mu.3.

2) To precede in sleeping; अहं पतीन्नातिशये (ahaṃ patīnnātiśaye) Mb.

3) To annoy, act as an incubus. -Caus. (-śāyayati) To excel; धाम्नातिशाययति धाम सहस्रधाम्नः (dhāmnātiśāyayati dhāma sahasradhāmnaḥ) Mu.3.17.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Atiśī (अतिशी).—sleep or go to rest before another ([accusative]); also = [Causative] surpass, excel.

Atiśī is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ati and śī (शी).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Atiśi (अतिशि):—[=ati-√śi] [class] 3. [Ātmanepada] -siśīte, to sharpen up (a weapon) for attacking, [Ṛg-veda i, 36, 16.]

2) Atiśī (अतिशी):—[=ati-śī] 1. ati-√1. śī -śete, to precede in lying down, [Mahābhārata];

2) —to surpass, excel;

2) —to act as an incubus, annoy, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.] :

2) —[Passive voice] -śayyate, to be excelled or surpassed.

3) [=ati-śī] 2. ati-√3. śī to fall or drop beyond, [Kāṭhaka];

—to get out from ([accusative]), leave, [Chāndogya-upaniṣad]

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Atiśī (अतिशी) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Aisaya.

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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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Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Ātiśī (आतिशी):—(a) pertaining to fire, fiery;—[śīśā] a magnifying glass.

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