Patishtha, Paṭiṣṭha: 8 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Paṭiṣṭha can be transliterated into English as Patistha or Patishtha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPaṭiṣṭha (पटिष्ठ).—mfn.
(-ṣṭhaḥ-ṣṭhā-ṣṭhaṃ) Very clever. E. paṭu and irr. superlative.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryPaṭiṣṭha (पटिष्ठ).—([superlative]) most clever with (—°).
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Patiṣṭha (पतिष्ठ).—([superlative]) flying most or best.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Paṭiṣṭha (पटिष्ठ):—[from paṭu] mfn. very sharp or clever or skilful (cf. vacana-).
2) Patiṣṭha (पतिष्ठ):—[from pat] mfn. (superl. of 3. pat) flying most or best, [Ṛg-veda]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryPaṭiṣṭha (पटिष्ठ):—[(ṣṭhaḥ-ṣṭhā-ṣṭaṃ) a.] Very clever.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Paṭiṣṭha (पटिष्ठ) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Paḍiṭṭha.
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusPaṭiṣṭha (ಪಟಿಷ್ಠ):—
1) [adjective] being very keen or sharp in cutting, piercing.
2) [adjective] very skilful, dexterous, able.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Ends with: Upatishtha, Venopatishtha.
Full-text: Padittha, Pathishtha, Patu, Patiyams, Patiman.
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