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dhiṣṇya

dhíṣṇya mfn. mindful, attentive, benevolent, liberal (Aśvins), [RV. i, 3, 2]; [89, 4] &c.

devout, pious (voice, hymn), [x, 114, 9]

dhíṣṇya m. (f(A). only, [RV. iv, 3, 6]; n., [MBh. i, 7944]) a sort of subordinate or side-altar (generally a heap of earth covered with sand on which the fire is placed, and of which 8 are enumerated, viz. besides the āgnīdhrīya [in the Āgnīdhra] those in the Sadas [see s.v.] belonging to the hotṛ, the maitrā-varuṇa or pra-śastṛ, the brāhmaṇācchaṃsin, the potṛ, neṣṭṛ and acchā-vāka; and the mārjālīya), [Br.]; [ŚrS.] &c. (cf. kḷpta-) &c.

dhíṣṇya m. N. of Uśanas i.e. the planet Venus, [L.] (cf. dhiṣaṇa)

dhíṣṇya n. site, place, abode, region, house, [MBh.]; [Kāv.]; [Pur.] &c.

the seat of a god i.e. a quarter of the sky, [VP.]

star, asterism (looking like the fire on the side altars), [Var.]

the orb of an asterism (on which its light seems to centre), [MBh.]; [VP.]

power, strength, [L.]

dhíṣṇya mfn. placed upon a mound of earth serving as an altar, [AV.]; [Br.] &c.

dhíṣṇya m. (with or scil. agni) a fire so placed, [VS.]; [TS.] &c.