इष्ट iṣhṭ

Hindi is also shown in Latin characters, using an adapted form of ISO 15919 transliteration.

How to read the transliteration

This site uses transliteration based on ISO 15919, with a few adaptations to make reading easier: h is added after c, ś and ṣ, and i after the vowel r̥. These adaptations bring it closer to the Hunterian system used in India while retaining the distinctive marks of ISO 15919.

Adaptations used on this site
ISO 15919On this site
cch
śśh
ṣṣh
r̥r̥i

A few reading pointers:

  • ā, ī, ū: the line above the letter indicates a long vowel.
  • ṭ, ḍ, ṇ: the dot below distinguishes retroflex consonants from t, d, n.
  • A tilde above a vowel indicates nasalisation.

sa · adj.

Earlier definition

Definition

Adored, favoured, favourite.

Usual translation

  1. special loved
  2. special deity
  3. special loved deity

Origin of the definition

इष्ट iṣṭa ishṭ (a) adored; favoured, favourite; ~तम optimum; ॰आयु optimum age; ~देव a household deity; -सिद्धि expediency.

इष्ट iṣṭ [S.], adj. & m. 1. adj. desired. 2. cherished; favourite. ~ मित्र, m. a close friend. 3. revered. 4. m. an object of desire, love or reverence; a favoured deity; a beloved person; one favoured by a deity. 5. faith, trust, love. 6. aim, goal. — इष्ट-काल, m. astrol. favourable moment. इष्ट-देव, m. the favoured deity of a family, or of an individual.

S اشٿ इष्ट ishṭa, ishṭ, part. adj. Desired, wished for; approved; cherished, beloved; reverenced, worshipped; — s.m. An object of desire, love or reverence; a god, deity; a beloved person; one chosen or favoured of a god or goddess; faith, trust, love: — ishṭa-bindu, s.m. (In Geom.) A given point: — ishṭa-deva, s.m. One's own chosen deity.

Usage in the murlis

Murlis of the day (and original sakar)

51 occurrences

In 32 on 2386 murlis

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Avyakts

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Created
Saturday 5 February 2022
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Sunday 28 April 2024