iṣ इष् cl. 1. P. eṣati (see anu- √ and pari- √ ) Ā. eṣate, to seek, search, [BhP.] : cl. 4. P. íṣyati and 9. P. Ā. iṣṇā́ti (p. iṣṇát, [RV. i, 181, 6], and iṣṇāná, [RV. i, 61, 13]; pf. 3. pl. īṣus, [RV.], and īṣiré, [AV.]; aiṣīt; inf. iṣádhyai, [RV. vii, 43, 1]) to cause to move quickly, let fly, throw, cast, swing, [RV.]; to send out or off, stream out, pour out, discharge; to deliver (a speech), announce, proclaim, [AV.]; [ŚBr.]; to impel, incite, animate, promote, [RV.]; [AV.]; [VS.]; [ŚBr.] ifc. mfn. moving quickly, speedy. See aram-iṣ. cl. 6. P., ep. and Ved. also Ā. ic-cháti (Subj. icchāt, [RV.]; [AV.]), icchate ([AV. xi, 5, 17]; impf. aicchat, iyeṣa and īṣe, eṣiṣyate, aiṣīt, eṣitum or eṣṭum), to endeavour to obtain, strive, seek for, [RV.]; [AV.]; [ŚBr.]; [AitBr.]; to endeavour to make favourable; to desire, wish, long for, request; to wish or be about to do anything, intend, [RV.]; [AV.]; [ŚBr.]; [R.]; [Hit.]; [Śak.] &c.; to strive to obtain anything (acc.) from any one (abl. or loc.); to expect or ask anything from any one, [MBh.]; [Mn.]; [Śak.]; [Ragh.]; [Hit.] &c.; to assent, be favourable, concede, [KātyŚr.]; [Mn.]; [Kathās.]; to choose, [Mn.]; to acknowledge, maintain, regard, think, [Pāṇ.] Comm. Pass. iṣyate, to be wished or liked; to be wanted, [MBh.]; [Hit.]; [Śak.] &c.; to be asked or requested; to be prescribed or ordered, [Mn.]; [R.]; to be approved or acknowledged; to be accepted or regarded as, [MBh.]; [Prab.]; [Yājñ.]; [Mn.] &c.; to be worth; to be wanted as a desideratum See 2. iṣṭi: Caus. eṣayati, (in surg.) to probe, [Suśr. ii, 7, 15] : Desid. eṣiṣiṣati; [with cf. Old Germ. eiscôm, ‘I ask’; Mod. Germ. heische; Angl.Sax. ásciani cf. also Gk. ἰό-της, ἵμερος; Lith. jëskóti; Russ. iskate, ‘to seek’.] mfn. ifc. seeking for (see gav-iṣ, paśv-iṣ, &c.) f. wish, [Hariv.] [cf. iṭ-cara]. f. anything drunk, a draught, refreshment, enjoyment libation the refreshing waters of the sky sap, strength, freshness, comfort, increase good condition, affluence, [RV.]; [AV.]; [VS.]; [AitBr.] iṣa इष mfn. seeking (see gav-iṣa). iṣá mfn. possessing sap and strength well-fed, strong sappy, juicy, fertile, [RV.] iṣá m. N. of the month Āśvina, (September-October), [VS.]; [ŚBr.]; [Suśr.]; [VP.] N. of a Ṛṣi, [BhP.] iṣi इषि iṣí f. (only dat. sing. iṣáye, [RV. vi, 52, 15], and nom. pl. iṣáyas, [SV. i, 6, 2, 2, 2]) = 5. iṣ, q.v. iṣu इषु íṣu m. f. an arrow, [RV.]; [AV.]; [VS.]; [MBh.]; [Ragh.]; [Śak.] &c. (in mathematics) a versed sine N. of a Soma ceremony, [KātyŚr.] the number five, [Sāh.] N. of a particular constellation, [VarBṛ. xii, 7.] [According to Dayānanda may mean ‘ray of light’; cf. Gk. ἰός; Zd. ishu.] m. du. (also) N. of two Viṣṭutis, [ŚrS.] iṣu-dhi, &c. See 1. iṣ. iṣan इषन् iṣán n. (loc. iṣáṇi, [RV. ii, 2, 9]) streaming out, pouring out, giving (wealth). iṣidh इषिध् iṣídh f. (only nom. pl. iṣídhas, [RV. vi, 63, 7]) libation, offering. iṣkṛ इष्कृ iṣ-√ kṛ (√ 1. kṛ with is [= nis, [BRD.]]) P. (impf. 1. sg. iṣ-karam, [RV. x, 48, 8]) Ā. (Impv. 2. pl. iṣ-kṛṇudhvam, [RV. x, 53, 7]) to arrange, set in order, prepare, [RV.] iṣma इष्म m. ([Uṇ. i, 144]), N. of Kāma the spring, [L.] iṣvā इष्वा f. offspring, [L.] iṣva इष्व m. (fr. √ 3. iṣ) desire, [L.] a Vedic teacher, [L.] iṣṭā इष्टा f. N. of a plant, [L.] iṣṭa इष्ट iṣṭá mfn. (for 2. See s.v.), sought, [ŚBr.] wished, desired liked, beloved agreeable cherished, [RV.]; [ŚBr.]; [KātyŚr.]; [Mn.]; [Pañcat.]; [Śak.] &c. reverenced, respected regarded as good, approved, [Mn.]; [Sāṃkhyak.] valid iṣṭá (as), m. a lover, a husband, [Śak. 83 c] the plant Ricinus Communis, [L.] iṣṭá (am), n. wish, desire, [RV.]; [AV.]; [AitBr.]; [Mn.]; [R.] iṣṭá mfn. (p.p. fr. √ yaj; for 1. iṣṭá See col. 2) sacrificed, worshipped with sacrifices, [VS.]; [ŚBr.]; [KātyŚr.]; [AitBr.] &c. iṣṭá (as), m. sacrifice, [MārkP. xiii, 15] iṣṭá (am), n. sacrificing, sacrifice sacred rite, sacrament, [L.] iṣṭi इष्टि iṣṭí f. impulse, acceleration, hurry invitation order despatch, [RV.] iṣṭí is, f. seeking, going after, [RV.] endeavouring to obtain wish, request, desire, [RV.]; [VS.] &c. any desired object a desired rule, a desideratum, a N. applied to the statement of grammarians who are considered as authoritative. íṣṭi f. sacrificing, sacrifice an oblation consisting of butter, fruits, &c., opposed to the sacrifice of an animal or Soma, [RV. i, 166, 14]; [x, 169, 2]; [ŚBr.]; [ĀśvŚr.]; [Yājñ.]; [Mn.]; [Śak.]; [Ragh.] &c. iṣṭu इष्टु f. wish, desire, [L.] iṣya इष्य m. the spring, [L.] (= iṣma, col. 1). iṣīkā इषीका iṣī́kā f. a reed, rush, stem or stalk of grass used as an arrow, [AV. vii, 56, 4]; [xii, 2, 54]; [ŚBr.]; [Kauś.]; [MBh.]; [R.]; [Ragh.] &c. a sort of sugarcane, Saccharum Spontaneum, [L.] a brush, [L.] a small stick of wood or iron (used for trying whether the gold in a crucible is melted), [L.] the eyeball of an elephant See iṣikā, īṣikā, īṣīkā, iśīkā. iṣīka इषीक m. pl. N. of a people (= aiṣīka), [VP.] iṣūya इषूय P. iṣūyati (dat. of the pres. p. iṣūyaté, [RV. i, 128, 4]) to strive for, endeavour to obtain. iṣaṇi इषणि See iṣan, p. 168, col. 3. iṣaya इषय Nom. P. Ā. iṣáyati, -te (inf. iṣayádhyai, [RV. i, 183, 3], &c.) to be sappy; to be fresh or active or powerful, [RV.]; [ĀśvŚr.]; to refresh, strengthen, animate, [RV.] iṣayu इषयु iṣayú mfn. fresh, strong, powerful, [RV. i, 120, 5.] iṣikā इषिका f. (= iṣīkā below) a brush, [L.] the eyeball of an elephant, [L.] iṣira इषिर iṣirá mfn. refreshing, fresh flourishing vigorous, active, quick, [RV.]; [AV.]; [VS.] iṣirá m. N. of Agni, [L.] [cf. Gk. ἱερός, especially in Homer (e.g. [Il. xvi, 404]).] iṣita इषित iṣitá mfn. moved, driven, tossed, sent out or off, discharged, [RV.]; [AV.]; [Kauś.] caused, excited, animated, [RV.]; [ŚBr.]; [AitBr.] &c. quick, speedy, [AV.] iṣmin इष्मिन् iṣmín mfn. going quickly, speedy, impetuous (said of the winds), [RV.] iṣudhi इषुधि iṣu—dhí m. (√ dhā), a quiver, [RV.]; [AV.]; [VS.]; [R.] &c. iṣukā इषुका iṣukā́ (ā́), f. an arrow, [AV. i, 3, 9] (ā), f. N. of an Apsaras, [VP.] iṣuka इषुक mfn. arrow-like g. sthūlādi, [Pāṇ. v, 4, 3] ifc. = íṣu (e.g. trīṣukaṃ dhanus, [KātyŚr.]) iṣupa इषुप iṣu—pa m. N. of an Asura (who appeared on earth as king Nagnajit), [MBh.] iṣṭam इष्टम् (am), ind. voluntarily. iṣṭin इष्टिन् iṣṭín mfn. ([Pāṇ. v, 2, 88]) one who has sacrificed, [TS.]; [Kāṭh.] iṣṭvā इष्ट्वा ind.p. having sacrificed or worshipped, [AV.] iṣaṇyā इषण्या iṣaṇyā́ f. instigation, impulse, [RV. viii, 60, 18.] iṣaṇya इषण्य Nom. P. iṣaṇyati (p. iṣaṇyát, [RV. iii, 61, 7]) to cause to make haste, excite, drive, [RV.] iṣavat इषवत् iṣá—vat (iṣá°) mfn. vigorous, [RV. i, 129, 6.] iṣavya इषव्य iṣavyà mfn. (fr. íṣu below), skilled in archery, [VS. xx, 22] (cf. aniṣavyà). iṣiram इषिरम् (am), ind. quickly, [RV. x, 157, 5] iṣkṛta इष्कृत íṣ-kṛta mfn. arranged, set in order, [RV.] iṣkṛti इष्कृति íṣ-kṛti f. healing, [RV. x, 97, 9.] iṣubhṛt इषुभृत् iṣu—bhṛ́t mfn. carrying arrows, an archer, [AV.]; [Bhaṭṭ.] iṣudhyā इषुध्या iṣudhyā́ f. imploring, request, [RV. i, 122, 1.] iṣudhya इषुध्य Nom. (fr. iṣu-dhi) P. Ā. iṣudhyati, -te, to be a quiver, contain arrows g. kaṇḍv-ādi, [Pāṇ. iii, 1, 27]; (for 2. , also for iṣudhyā and iṣudhyu See next col.) Nom. P. iṣudhyáti, to implore, request, crave for (dat.), [RV.]; [cf. Zd. ishud , ‘prayer’; ishûidyāmahi, ‘we will pray’.] iṣudhyu इषुध्यु iṣudhyú mfn. imploring, requesting, [RV. v, 41, 6.] iṣukṛt इषुकृत् iṣu—kārá or -kṛ́t ( iṣu-kṛt, for 2. see s.v.), m. an arrow-maker, [RV.]; [AV.]; [MBh.]; [Kap.] &c. iṣu-kṛ́t mfn. (only [RV. i, 184, 3]) = iṣ-kṛt, preparing, arranging [[NBD.]] (fr. √ kṛt, ‘to cut’), hurting like an arrow [[Gmn.]], [Sāy.] reads iṣu-kṛ́ta, and explains it by ‘made quick as an arrow’. iṣumat इषुमत् íṣu—mat (íṣu°), mfn. possessed of arrows, [RV.]; [VS.]; [TS.]; [AV.]; [Daś.] iṣupad इषुपद् iṣu—pad (strong form -pād), m. N. of an Asura (v.l. -pa), [MBh.] iṣvāsa इष्वास iṣv-āsá mfn. throwing arrows iṣv-āsá (as), m. a bow an archer a warrior, [AV. xv, 5, 1, 7]; [MBh.]; [R.] &c. iṣṭakā इष्टका íṣṭakā f. a brick in general a brick used in building the sacrificial altar, [VS.]; [AitBr.]; [ŚBr.]; [KātyŚr.]; [Mṛcch.] &c. iṣṭani इष्टनि mfn. (fr. √ yaj), to be worshipped, [RV. i, 127, 6] [[Sāy.]] (for ni-ṣṭani fr. √ stan) rustling [[NBD.]] accord. to others = iṣaṃ tanvan, [RV.] iṣṭatā इष्टता iṣṭa—tā, f. or iṣṭa—tva, n. desirableness, the state of being beloved or reverenced. iṣṭikā इष्टिका f. = íṣṭakā, q.v., [L.] iṣūguha इषूगुह i—°ṣū-guha mfn. hiding arrows, [Kauś.] iṣaṇaya इषणय Nom. Ā. (3. pl. iṣaṇayanta, [RV. x, 67, 8]) to move, excite. iṣkartṛ इष्कर्तृ iṣ-kartṛ́ mfn. arranging, preparing, setting in order. iṣudhara इषुधर iṣu—dhara m. an archer. iṣubala इषुबल íṣu—bala (íṣu°), mfn. powerful by arrows, [RV. vi, 75, 9.] iṣuhata इषुहत iṣu—hata mfn. killed by an arrow, [TāṇḍyaBr. xxii, 14, 3.] iṣukāra इषुकार iṣu—kārá or -kṛ́t (1. iṣu-kṛt, for 2. see s.v.), m. an arrow-maker, [RV.]; [AV.]; [MBh.]; [Kap.] &c. iṣumukha इषुमुख iṣu—mukha n. the point of an arrow, [TĀr.] iṣupāta इषुपात iṣu—pāta m. an arrow's flight (as a measure of distance), [MBh.] iṣupatha इषुपथ iṣu—patha m. the range of an arrow, [L.] iṣuvadha इषुवध iṣu—vadhá m. death by an arrow, [ŚBr. v, 4, 2, 2.] iṣvagra इष्वग्र iṣv-agra n. the point of an arrow, [AV. xi, 10, 16] iṣvarga इष्वर्ग i—°ṣv-árga (for iṣu-várga), m. an averter of arrows, [TS.] iṣṭāśva इष्टाश्व iṣṭā́śva mfn. one who wishes for horses, [RV. i, 122, 13.] iṣṭārtha इष्टार्थ m. anything desired or agreeable mfn. one who has obtained a desired object, [MBh.]; [R.] iṣṭāvat इष्टावत् iṣṭā́-vat mfn. possessing a desired object (?), [AV. xviii, 3, 20] [perhaps belonging to 2. iṣṭa]. iṣṭakṛt इष्टकृत् iṣṭa—kṛt mfn. performing a sacrifice Comm. on [KātyŚr.] iṣṭarga इष्टर्ग iṣṭárga m. (etym. doubtful), the Adhvaryu priest [[Sāy.]], [TS.] & [TBr.] iṣṭatas इष्टतस् iṣṭa—tas ind. according to one's wish or desire. iṣṭatva इष्टत्व iṣṭa—tā, f. or iṣṭa—tva, n. desirableness, the state of being beloved or reverenced. iṣṭimuṣ इष्टिमुष् iṣṭi—paca or iṣṭi—muṣ, m. an Asura, demon, [L.] iṣṭitva इष्टित्व iṣṭi—tva n. the being an Iṣṭi sacrifice, [AitBr.]; [Jaim.] iṣīkāñji इषीकाञ्जि mfn. having stripes like reeds, [Kauś.] iṣaḥstut इषःस्तुत् iṣaḥ-stut mfn. praising comfort or prosperity, [RV. v, 50, 5.] iṣetvaka इषेत्वक mfn. containing the words iṣé tvā ([VS. i, 1]) g. goṣadādi, [Pāṇ. v, 2, 62.] iṣudhanva इषुधन्व iṣu—dhanvá ([TĀr.]) or iṣu—dhanvan, n. (sg.) arrow and bow, iṣudhimat इषुधिमत् iṣu—dhí—mat mfn. possessed of a quiver, [VS.] iṣuhasta इषुहस्त iṣu—hasta mfn. ‘arrow-handed’, carrying arrows in the hand. iṣukṣepa इषुक्षेप iṣu—kṣepa m. (the distance of) an arrow shot, [Lalit.] iṣumārga इषुमार्ग iṣu—mārga m. ‘arrow-path’, the atmosphere, [L.] iṣumātra इषुमात्र iṣu—mātrá n. the length of an arrow, [Āp. i, 15, 19] iṣu—mātrá mfn. having the length of an arrow (about three feet), [ŚBr.]; [KātyŚr.] iṣupuṣpā इषुपुष्पा iṣu—puṣpā f. N. of a plant. iṣusāhva इषुसाह्व iṣu—sāhva m. N. of a plant, [Hariv. 3843.] iṣuvarṣa इषुवर्ष iṣu—varṣa m. a shower of arrows, [Daś.] iṣvāyudha इष्वायुध iṣv-āyudhá n. arrow and weapons, [AV. v, 31, 7.] iṣvanīka इष्वनीक iṣv-anīka n. the point of an arrow iṣvasana इष्वसन iṣv-asana or iṣv-astra, n. ‘arrow-thrower’, a bow, [Ragh.]; [R.] iṣvastra इष्वस्त्र iṣv-asana or iṣv-astra, n. ‘arrow-thrower’, a bow, [Ragh.]; [R.] iṣṭākṛta इष्टाकृत iṣṭā-kṛta n. for iṣṭīkṛta (q.v.), [MBh. iii, 10513] (ed. Calc.; [ed. Bomb. iii, 129, 1] reads iṣṭī°). iṣṭīkṛta इष्टीकृत iṣṭī-kṛta n. a particular sacrifice or festive rite, [MBh.] iṣṭadeva इष्टदेव iṣṭa—deva, m. ([L.]) or iṣṭa—devatā, f. a chosen tutelary deity, favourite god, one particularly worshipped (cf. abhīṣṭa-devatā). iṣṭajana इष्टजन iṣṭa—jana m. a beloved person, man or woman a loved one, [Śak.] iṣṭatama इष्टतम iṣṭa—tama mfn. most desired, best beloved, beloved, dearest. iṣṭatara इष्टतर iṣṭa—tara mfn. more desired, more dear, dearer. iṣṭimaya इष्टिमय iṣṭi—maya mf(I)n. consisting of sacrifices, [VP.] iṣṭipaca इष्टिपच iṣṭi—paca or iṣṭi—muṣ, m. an Asura, demon, [L.] iṣṭirūpa इष्टिरूप iṣṭi—rūpá n. the property of the Iṣṭi, [ŚBr.] iṣṭvīnam इष्ट्वीनम् ind. = iṣṭvā, [Pāṇ. vii, 1, 48], Sch. iṣīkātūla इषीकातूल iṣīka-tūla ([Pāṇ. vi, 3, 65]) and iṣīkā°-tūla, n. the point or upper part of a reed, [Kauś.]; [ChUp.];