वष्टि

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Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *wáṣṭi, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wášti, from Proto-Indo-European *wéḱ-ti, from *weḱ- (“to wish, want”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬬𐬀𐬱𐬙𐬍 (vaštī), Old Persian 𐎺𐏁𐎴 (vašna, “will, favor”).

Pronunciation

Verb

वष्टि • (váṣṭi) third-singular present indicative (root वश्, class 2, type P)

  1. to will, command
  2. to wish, desire, want; to long
  3. to assert, affirm
  4. to subject, bring under one's power

Adjective

वष्टि • (váṣṭi) stem

  1. desirous, craving, wanting

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