जविष्ठ

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́áwHištʰas (“fastest”), from the root *ȷ́awH-. Cognate with Avestan 𐬰𐬆𐬎𐬎𐬍𐬱𐬙𐬌𐬌𐬀 (zəuuīštiia, “fastest”). See the root जू (jū) for more.

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /d͡ʑɐ́.ʋiʂ.ʈʰɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /d͡ʑɐˈʋiʂ.ʈʰɐ/

जविष्ठ • (jáviṣṭha)

1. quickest, fleetest, fastest
   • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 6.9.5:

     ध्रु॒वं ज्योति॒र्निहि॑तं दृ॒शये॒ कं मनो॒ जवि॑ष्ठं प॒तय॑त्स्व॒न्तः ।
     विश्वे॑ दे॒वाः सम॑नसः॒ सके॑ता॒ एकं॒ क्रतु॑म॒भि वि य॑न्ति सा॒धु ॥

     dhruváṃ jyótirníhitaṃ dṛśáye káṃ máno jáviṣṭhaṃ patáyatsvantáḥ.
     víśve devā́ḥ sámanasaḥ sáketā ékaṃ krátumabhí ví yanti sādhú.

     A firm light hath been set for men to look on: among all things that fly the mind is swiftest.
     All Gods of one accord, with one intention, move unobstructed to a single purpose.