Shishti, Sishti, Śiṣṭi: 10 definitions
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Shishti 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 Śiṣṭi can be transliterated into English as Sisti or Shishti, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Śiṣṭi (शिष्टि).—A son of Dhruva. Dhruva had two sons, Śiṣṭi and Bhavya, by his wife Śambhu. Śiṣṭi’s wife, Succhāyā gave birth to five sons, namely, Ripu, Ripuñjaya, Vipra, Vṛkala and Vṛkatejas. The eldest of them Ripu was the father of the Manu, Cākṣuṣa. (Viṣṇu Purāṇa, Aṃśa 1, Chapter 13).
Śiṣṭi (शिष्टि).—A son of Dhruva; wife Succhāyā; Ripu and four other sons.*
- * Viṣṇu-purāṇa I. 13. 1.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Śiṣṭi (शिष्टि).—f. [śās-ktin]
1) Rule, government.
2) Order, command.
3) Chastisement, punishment;
Derivable forms: śiṣṭiḥ (शिष्टिः).
Śiṣṭi (शिष्टि).—f.
(-ṣṭiḥ) 1. An order or command. 2. Ruling, commanding. 3. Correcting, keeping in order. 4. Personal correction or chastisement. E. śās to order, aff. ktin, form irr.
Śiṣṭi (शिष्टि).—i. e. śās + ti, f. An order.
Śiṣṭi (शिष्टि).—1. [feminine] punishment, command, instruction.
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Śiṣṭi (शिष्टि).—2. [feminine] help, aid.
1) Śiṣṭi (शिष्टि):—[from śiṣ] 1. śiṣṭi f. (for 2. See below) direction, instruction, [Patañjali]
2) [v.s. ...] order, command, [Bhadrabāhu-caritra]
3) [v.s. ...] correction, punishment, [Gautama-dharma-śāstra] (ty-artham, for the sake of correction, [Manu-smṛti iv, 164]).
4) 2. śiṣṭi f. ([from] √śikṣ, for 1. See above), help, aid (in su-s q.v.)
Śiṣṭi (शिष्टि):—(ṣṭiḥ) 2. f. An order; a punishment; ruling.
Śiṣṭi (शिष्टि):—(von 1. śās) f.
1) Züchtigung, Bestrafung: śiṣṭyartham [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 4, 164.] [Mahābhārata 14, 888.] —
2) Geheiss, Befehl [Amarakoṣa 2, 8, 1, 26.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 277.]
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Śiṣṭi (शिष्टि):—(1.) śiṣṭi
3) Unterweisung [Patañjali] [?a. a. O.6,104,b.]
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Śiṣṭi (शिष्टि):—2. (von [2.] śikṣ) f. Hilfe in su .
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
Śiṣṭi (ಶಿಷ್ಟಿ):—
1) [noun] the act ruling (a state, nation, etc.); rule; reign.
2) [noun] an order, command.
3) [noun] a punishing or being punished; punishment.
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Siṣṭi (ಸಿಷ್ಟಿ):—
1) [noun] the totality of all the things that exist, including our earth; creation; the cosmos.
2) [noun] the act of creating (of the universe); creation.
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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Starts with: Shishshinti, Shishtibhashya, Shishtyartham.
Full-text (+1): Shishyashishti, Anushishti, Sushishti, Paurushishti, Vishishti, Shishtibhashya, Shishtyartham, Succhaya, Vipra, Ripu, Vrikala, Bhavya, Atreyi, Prithu, Angiras, Agneyi, Ripunjaya, Cakshushamanu, Vena, Shambhu.
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