निष्ठा

ni-shṭhā

(sthā;

aor. ny-ashṭhāt pf. ni-tasthau Vop. ):
Caus. (aor. ny-atishṭhipat) to fix in (loc.) ṠBr. ;
to give forth, emit, yield HPariṡ. ;
1) f. (ifc. f. ā) state, condition, position Bhag. ;
firmness, steadiness, attachment, devotion, application, skill in, familiarity with, certain knowledge of (loc.) MBh. Kāv. Pur. ;
decision about (gen.) Rājat. ;
decisive sentence, judgment Gaut. Āp.;
completion, perfection, culminating orﾠ extreme point Mn. Āp. MBh. etc.;
conclusion, end, termination, death (ifc. « ending with» ) MBh. Kāv. etc.;
asking, begging L. ;
trouble, distress L. ;
(in gram.) N. of the p.p. affixes ta andﾠ tavat;
(in dram.) the end orﾠ catastrophe W. ;
-gata mfn. gone to orﾠ attaining perfection;
m. pl. a class of Buddh. deities Lalit. ;
-nta (-ṭhâ̱nta) m. end, conclusion MBh. BhP. (v.l. dishṭâ̱nta);
-va mfn. concluding, deciding AitBr. ;
-vat mfn. perfect, complete, consummate R. ;
-ṡūnya mfn. devoid of firmness, unsteady, irresolute, Mālatim. ;
ni-shṭhā́

2) ( Padap. niḥ-shṭhā) mfn. excelling, eminent RV.