इष्टि

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• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /iʂ.ʈí/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈiʂ.ʈi/

इष्टि • (iṣṭí) stem, f

1. impulse, acceleration, hurry
2. invitation
3. order
4. dispatch

इष्टि • (iṣṭí) stem, f

1. seeking, going after
2. endeavoring to obtain
3. wish, request, desire
4. any desired object
5. a desired rule, a desideratum, a name applied to the statements of grammarians who are considered as authoritative

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /íʂ.ʈi/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈiʂ.ʈi/

इष्टि • (íṣṭi) stem, f

1. sacrificing, sacrifice
2. an oblation consisting of butter or fruits, opposed to the sacrifice of an animal or Soma

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