इष्ट _iṣṭa

इष्ट p. p. [इष् इच्छायां कर्मणि क्त]

1 Wished, desired, longed for, wished for; उपपन्नो गुणैरिष्टैः Nala.1.1.

-2 Beloved, agreeable, liked, favourite, dear; ˚आत्मजः Mu.2.8 fond of sons.

-3 Worshipped, reverenced.

-4 Respected.

-5 Approved, regarded as good.

-6 Desirable; see इष्टापूर्त.

-6 Valid.

-7 Sacrificed, worshipped with sacrifices.

-8 Supposed (कल्पित); oft. used in Līlavatī.

-ष्टः 1 A lover, husband, beloved person; इष्टप्रवासजनितानि Ś.4.3.

-2 A friend; इष्टानामिष्ट- कर्मकृत Pt.1.57;2.172.

-3 N. of a tree (एरंड).

-4 N. of Viṣṇu.

-5 A sacrifice.

-ष्टा N. of a tree (शमी).

-ष्टम् 1 Wish, desire.

-2 A holy ceremony or संस्कार. एतदिष्टं प्रवृत्ताख्यम् Bhāg.7.15.49.

-3 A sacrifice; Bṛi. Up.4.1.2; see इष्टापूर्त. ind. Voluntarily.

-Comp. -अर्थः desired object. ˚उद्युक्त a. zealously engaged in gaining one's desired object.

-आपत्तिः f. occurrence of what is desired; a statement by a debater which is favourable to his opponent also; इष्टापत्तौ दोषान्तरमाह Jag.

-कर्मन् n. (In Arith.) rule of supposition, opera- tion with an assumed number.

-कापथः the root of a fragrant grass (वीरणमूल; Mar. वाळा).

-कामदुह् a. granting the desired objects, an epithet of the cow of plenty; एष वो$स्त्विष्टकामधुक् Bg.3.1.

-गन्ध a. fra- grant. (

-धः) any fragrant substance. (

-धम्) sand.

-जनः a beloved person (whether man or woman); U.3.

-देवः, -देवता a favourite god, one's tutelary deity.

-भागिन् a. One who has attained his object; अपूजयन्राघवमिष्टभागिनम् Rām.6.67.175.

-यामन् a. going according to one's desire. वायुर्न यो नियुत्वाँ इष्टयामा Rv.9. 88.3.

-व्रत a.

1 performing desired vows.

-2 obeying one's wish.

-3 (food &c.) for the fulfilment of a vow.

-4 that by which good works succeed. इष इष्टव्रता अकः Rv.3.59.9.