Svishta, Sviṣṭa, Su-ishta: 4 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Sviṣṭa can be transliterated into English as Svista or Svishta, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionarySviṣṭa (स्विष्ट).—a. Much desired or loved.
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Sviṣṭa (स्विष्ट).—a. properly sacrificed; स्विष्टं यजुर्भिः प्रणतोऽस्मि यज्ञम् (sviṣṭaṃ yajurbhiḥ praṇato'smi yajñam) Bhāgavata 4.7.41. °कृत् (kṛt) m. a form of fire; धर्मादिभ्यो यथान्यायं मन्त्रैः स्विष्टकृतं बुधः (dharmādibhyo yathānyāyaṃ mantraiḥ sviṣṭakṛtaṃ budhaḥ) Bhāgavata 11.27.41.
Sviṣṭa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms su and iṣṭa (इष्ट).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionarySviṣṭa (स्विष्ट).—1. [adjective] well beloved.
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Sviṣṭa (स्विष्ट).—2. [adjective] well or properly sacrificed; [neuter] a good sacrifice.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Sviṣṭa (स्विष्ट):—[=sv-iṣṭa] 1. sv-iṣṭa mfn. (√3. iṣ) much desired or loved, [Rāmāyaṇa]
2) [v.s. ...] 2. sv-iṣṭa mfn. (√yaj) well or properly sacrificed, correctly offered, [Ṛg-veda] etc. etc.
3) [v.s. ...] well worshipped or honoured, [Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā; Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
4) [v.s. ...] n. a right sacrifice, [Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; Mahābhārata etc.]
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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: Ishta, Sv, Cu, Shu.
Starts with: Svishtakridbhaga, Svishtakridbhajana, Svishtakriddhoma, Svishtakrikcaturtha, Svishtakrit, Svishtakrita.
Ends with: Tapasvishta.
Full-text: Svishtakrikcaturtha, Svishtakridbhajana, Svishtakridbhaga, Svishtakrit, Sauvishti, Durishta, Svishtakrita, Svishti, Sauvishtakrit, Svabhigurta, Samvijnayika, Samyajya.
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Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Rig Veda 1.114.4 < [Sukta 114]
The Linga Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 52 - Rites for enslaving, fascinating etc. < [Section 2 - Pūrvabhāga]
Chapter 47 - Installation of the Liṅga (continued) < [Section 2 - Pūrvabhāga]
Chapter 21 - The mode of Initiation (dīkṣā-vidhi) < [Section 2 - Pūrvabhāga]
Satapatha-brahmana (by Julius Eggeling)
Kāṇḍa I, adhyāya 7, brāhmaṇa 3 < [First Kāṇḍa]