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iṣइष्cl. 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.]
iṣaइषmfn. 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.]
iṣiइषिiṣí f. (only dat. sing. iṣáye, [RV. vi, 52, 15], and nom. pl. iṣáyas, [SV. i, 6, 2, 2, 2]) = 5. iṣ, q.v.
iṣuइषुíṣu 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.
iṣanइषन्iṣán n. (loc. iṣáṇi, [RV. ii, 2, 9]) streaming out, pouring out, giving (wealth).
iṣidhइषिध्iṣídh f. (only nom. pl. iṣídhas, [RV. vi, 63, 7]) libation, offering.
iṣkṛइष्कृiṣ-√ 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.]
iṣmaइष्मm. ([Uṇ. i, 144]), N. of Kāma
the spring, [L.]
iṣvāइष्वाf. offspring, [L.]
iṣvaइष्वm. (fr. √ 3. iṣ) desire, [L.]
a Vedic teacher, [L.]
iṣṭāइष्टाf. N. of a plant, [L.]
iṣṭaइष्टiṣṭá 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.]
iṣṭiइष्टिiṣṭí 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.
iṣṭuइष्टुf. wish, desire, [L.]
iṣyaइष्यm. the spring, [L.] (= iṣma, col. 1).
iṣīkāइषीकाiṣī́kā 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.
iṣīkaइषीकm. pl. N. of a people (= aiṣīka), [VP.]
iṣūyaइषूयP. iṣūyati (dat. of the pres. p. iṣūyaté, [RV. i, 128, 4]) to strive for, endeavour to obtain.
iṣaṇiइषणिSee iṣan, p. 168, col. 3.
iṣayaइषयNom. 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.]
iṣayuइषयुiṣayú mfn. fresh, strong, powerful, [RV. i, 120, 5.]
iṣikāइषिकाf. (= iṣīkā below) a brush, [L.]
the eyeball of an elephant, [L.]
iṣiraइषिरiṣirá 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]).]
iṣitaइषितiṣitá mfn. moved, driven, tossed, sent out or off, discharged, [RV.]; [AV.]; [Kauś.]
caused, excited, animated, [RV.]; [ŚBr.]; [AitBr.] &c.
quick, speedy, [AV.]
iṣminइष्मिन्iṣmín mfn. going quickly, speedy, impetuous (said of the winds), [RV.]
iṣudhiइषुधिiṣu—dhí m. (√ dhā), a quiver, [RV.]; [AV.]; [VS.]; [R.] &c.
iṣukāइषुकाiṣukā́ (ā́), f. an arrow, [AV. i, 3, 9]
(ā), f. N. of an Apsaras, [VP.]
iṣukaइषुकmfn. arrow-like g. sthūlādi, [Pāṇ. v, 4, 3]
ifc. = íṣu (e.g. trīṣukaṃ dhanus, [KātyŚr.])
iṣupaइषुपiṣu—pa m. N. of an Asura (who appeared on earth as king Nagnajit), [MBh.]
iṣṭamइष्टम्(am), ind. voluntarily.
iṣṭinइष्टिन्iṣṭín mfn. ([Pāṇ. v, 2, 88]) one who has sacrificed, [TS.]; [Kāṭh.]
iṣṭvāइष्ट्वाind.p. having sacrificed or worshipped, [AV.]
iṣaṇyāइषण्याiṣaṇyā́ f. instigation, impulse, [RV. viii, 60, 18.]
iṣaṇyaइषण्यNom. P. iṣaṇyati (p. iṣaṇyát, [RV. iii, 61, 7]) to cause to make haste, excite, drive, [RV.]
iṣavatइषवत्iṣá—vat (iṣá°) mfn. vigorous, [RV. i, 129, 6.]
iṣavyaइषव्यiṣavyà mfn. (fr. íṣu below), skilled in archery, [VS. xx, 22] (cf. aniṣavyà).
iṣiramइषिरम्(am), ind. quickly, [RV. x, 157, 5]
iṣkṛtaइष्कृतíṣ-kṛta mfn. arranged, set in order, [RV.]
iṣkṛtiइष्कृतिíṣ-kṛti f. healing, [RV. x, 97, 9.]
iṣubhṛtइषुभृत्iṣu—bhṛ́t mfn. carrying arrows, an archer, [AV.]; [Bhaṭṭ.]
iṣudhyāइषुध्याiṣudhyā́ f. imploring, request, [RV. i, 122, 1.]
iṣudhyaइषुध्यNom. (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’.]
iṣudhyuइषुध्युiṣudhyú mfn. imploring, requesting, [RV. v, 41, 6.]
iṣukṛtइषुकृत्iṣu—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’.
iṣumatइषुमत्íṣu—mat (íṣu°), mfn. possessed of arrows, [RV.]; [VS.]; [TS.]; [AV.]; [Daś.]
iṣupadइषुपद्iṣu—pad (strong form -pād), m. N. of an Asura (v.l. -pa), [MBh.]
iṣvāsaइष्वासiṣv-āsá mfn. throwing arrows
iṣv-āsá (as), m. a bow
an archer
a warrior, [AV. xv, 5, 1, 7]; [MBh.]; [R.] &c.
iṣṭakāइष्टकाíṣṭakā f. a brick in general
a brick used in building the sacrificial altar, [VS.]; [AitBr.]; [ŚBr.]; [KātyŚr.]; [Mṛcch.] &c.
iṣṭaniइष्टनिmfn. (fr. √ yaj), to be worshipped, [RV. i, 127, 6] [[Sāy.]]
(for ni-ṣṭani fr. √ stan) rustling [[NBD.]]
accord. to others = iṣaṃ tanvan, [RV.]
iṣṭatāइष्टताiṣṭa—tā, f. or iṣṭa—tva, n. desirableness, the state of being beloved or reverenced.
iṣṭikāइष्टिकाf. = íṣṭakā, q.v., [L.]
iṣūguhaइषूगुहi—°ṣū-guha mfn. hiding arrows, [Kauś.]
iṣaṇayaइषणयNom. Ā. (3. pl. iṣaṇayanta, [RV. x, 67, 8]) to move, excite.
iṣkartṛइष्कर्तृiṣ-kartṛ́ mfn. arranging, preparing, setting in order.
iṣudharaइषुधरiṣu—dhara m. an archer.
iṣubalaइषुबलíṣu—bala (íṣu°), mfn. powerful by arrows, [RV. vi, 75, 9.]
iṣuhataइषुहतiṣu—hata mfn. killed by an arrow, [TāṇḍyaBr. xxii, 14, 3.]
iṣukāraइषुकारiṣu—kārá or -kṛ́t (1. iṣu-kṛt, for 2. see s.v.), m. an arrow-maker, [RV.]; [AV.]; [MBh.]; [Kap.] &c.
iṣumukhaइषुमुखiṣu—mukha n. the point of an arrow, [TĀr.]
iṣupātaइषुपातiṣu—pāta m. an arrow's flight (as a measure of distance), [MBh.]
iṣupathaइषुपथiṣu—patha m. the range of an arrow, [L.]
iṣuvadhaइषुवधiṣu—vadhá m. death by an arrow, [ŚBr. v, 4, 2, 2.]
iṣvagraइष्वग्रiṣv-agra n. the point of an arrow, [AV. xi, 10, 16]
iṣvargaइष्वर्गi—°ṣv-árga (for iṣu-várga), m. an averter of arrows, [TS.]
iṣṭāśvaइष्टाश्वiṣṭā́śva mfn. one who wishes for horses, [RV. i, 122, 13.]
iṣṭārthaइष्टार्थm. anything desired or agreeable
mfn. one who has obtained a desired object, [MBh.]; [R.]
iṣṭāvatइष्टावत्iṣṭā́-vat mfn. possessing a desired object (?), [AV. xviii, 3, 20] [perhaps belonging to 2. iṣṭa].
iṣṭakṛtइष्टकृत्iṣṭa—kṛt mfn. performing a sacrifice Comm. on [KātyŚr.]
iṣṭargaइष्टर्गiṣṭárga m. (etym. doubtful), the Adhvaryu priest [[Sāy.]], [TS.] & [TBr.]
iṣṭatasइष्टतस्iṣṭa—tas ind. according to one's wish or desire.
iṣṭatvaइष्टत्वiṣṭa—tā, f. or iṣṭa—tva, n. desirableness, the state of being beloved or reverenced.
iṣṭimuṣइष्टिमुष्iṣṭi—paca or iṣṭi—muṣ, m. an Asura, demon, [L.]
iṣṭitvaइष्टित्वiṣṭi—tva n. the being an Iṣṭi sacrifice, [AitBr.]; [Jaim.]
iṣīkāñjiइषीकाञ्जिmfn. having stripes like reeds, [Kauś.]
iṣaḥstutइषःस्तुत्iṣaḥ-stut mfn. praising comfort or prosperity, [RV. v, 50, 5.]
iṣetvakaइषेत्वकmfn. containing the words iṣé tvā ([VS. i, 1]) g. goṣadādi, [Pāṇ. v, 2, 62.]
iṣudhanvaइषुधन्वiṣu—dhanvá ([TĀr.]) or iṣu—dhanvan, n. (sg.) arrow and bow,
iṣudhimatइषुधिमत्iṣu—dhí—mat mfn. possessed of a quiver, [VS.]
iṣuhastaइषुहस्तiṣu—hasta mfn. ‘arrow-handed’, carrying arrows in the hand.
iṣukṣepaइषुक्षेपiṣu—kṣepa m. (the distance of) an arrow shot, [Lalit.]
iṣumārgaइषुमार्गiṣu—mārga m. ‘arrow-path’, the atmosphere, [L.]
iṣumātraइषुमात्रiṣu—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.]
iṣupuṣpāइषुपुष्पाiṣu—puṣpā f. N. of a plant.
iṣusāhvaइषुसाह्वiṣu—sāhva m. N. of a plant, [Hariv. 3843.]
iṣuvarṣaइषुवर्षiṣu—varṣa m. a shower of arrows, [Daś.]
iṣvāyudhaइष्वायुधiṣv-āyudhá n. arrow and weapons, [AV. v, 31, 7.]
iṣvanīkaइष्वनीकiṣv-anīka n. the point of an arrow
iṣvasanaइष्वसनiṣv-asana or iṣv-astra, n. ‘arrow-thrower’, a bow, [Ragh.]; [R.]
iṣvastraइष्वस्त्रiṣv-asana or iṣv-astra, n. ‘arrow-thrower’, a bow, [Ragh.]; [R.]
iṣṭākṛtaइष्टाकृतiṣṭā-kṛta n. for iṣṭīkṛta (q.v.), [MBh. iii, 10513] (ed. Calc.; [ed. Bomb. iii, 129, 1] reads iṣṭī°).
iṣṭīkṛtaइष्टीकृतiṣṭī-kṛta n. a particular sacrifice or festive rite, [MBh.]
iṣṭadevaइष्टदेवiṣṭa—deva, m. ([L.]) or iṣṭa—devatā, f. a chosen tutelary deity, favourite god, one particularly worshipped (cf. abhīṣṭa-devatā).
iṣṭajanaइष्टजनiṣṭa—jana m. a beloved person, man or woman
a loved one, [Śak.]
iṣṭatamaइष्टतमiṣṭa—tama mfn. most desired, best beloved, beloved, dearest.
iṣṭataraइष्टतरiṣṭa—tara mfn. more desired, more dear, dearer.
iṣṭimayaइष्टिमयiṣṭi—maya mf(I)n. consisting of sacrifices, [VP.]
iṣṭipacaइष्टिपचiṣṭi—paca or iṣṭi—muṣ, m. an Asura, demon, [L.]
iṣṭirūpaइष्टिरूपiṣṭi—rūpá n. the property of the Iṣṭi, [ŚBr.]
iṣṭvīnamइष्ट्वीनम्ind. = iṣṭvā, [Pāṇ. vii, 1, 48], Sch.
iṣīkātūlaइषीकातूलiṣīka-tūla ([Pāṇ. vi, 3, 65]) and iṣīkā°-tūla, n. the point or upper part of a reed, [Kauś.]; [ChUp.];