mfn. to be pointed or picked out, excellent in its kind, standard, [Pat.]
being on the spot or present, witness, [Mn. viii, 52] (? v.l. deśa)
= deśīya, in all meanings, [MBh.]; [Hariv.] (-tva, [Deśīn.]), [Pāṇ. v, 3, 67] (cf. tad-, nānā-, paṭu-, vanāyu-, vitasti-, śiśu-)
born in the country, indigenous, a true native, [R.] (cf. deśa-ja)
n. the proposition or statement (= pūrva-pakṣa), [L.]
the fact or charge to be proved or substantiated, [W.]