The Sanskrit term Gaviṣṭi can be transliterated into English as Gavisti or Gavishti, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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

Gaviṣṭi (गविष्टि).—[adjective] the same; [feminine] passion, desire, [especially] for fighting; fight, battle.

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

1) Gaviṣṭi (गविष्टि):—[=gav-iṣṭi] [from gav] mfn. (gav-) idem, [Ṛg-veda]

2) [v.s. ...] f. desire , eagerness, ardour, fervour, [Ṛg-veda]

3) [v.s. ...] desire for fighting, ardour of battle, battle, [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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Partial matches: Ishti, Gav.

Full-text: Gaishti, Geshti.

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Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)

Rig Veda 8.75.11 < [Sukta 75]

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Warfare and Military System in Vedic Literature (by Rinki Deka)

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Chapter 5 - Conclusion

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Nitiprakasika (Critical Analysis) (by S. Anusha)

Weapons and War in Vedas < [Chapter 1]

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