इष्ट

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /iʂ.ʈɐ́/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈiʂ.ʈɐ/

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hiṣṭás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hištás, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂is-tós, from *h₂eys- (“to want, to wish”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬌𐬱𐬙𐬀 (išta). Equivalent to इष् (iṣ) +‎ -त (-ta).

इष्ट • (iṣṭa) past passive participle (root इष्)

1. past passive participle of इष् (iṣ)

इष्ट • (iṣṭá)

1. sought, wished, desired
2. liked, beloved
3. agreeable, cherished
4. reverenced, respected
5. regarded as good
6. valid

इष्ट • (iṣṭá) stem, m

1. lover, husband
2. castor oil plant (Ricinus communis) L.

इष्ट • (iṣṭá) stem, n

1. wish, desire

• → Hindi: इष्ट (iṣṭa)
• → Malayalam: ഇഷ്ടം (iṣṭaṁ)
• → Tamil: இட்டம் (iṭṭam), இஷ்டம் (iṣṭam) — colloquial
• → Telugu: ఇష్టము (iṣṭamu)

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hiṣṭás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hištás, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁iǵ-tó-s (“worshipped”), from *h₁yaǵ- (“to worship”), whence also यजति (yájati). The Sanskrit root is यज् (yaj).

इष्ट • (iṣṭá)

1. worshipped with sacrifices

• Monier Williams (1899) “इष्ट”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, , new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 169.