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ईशानīśāna

ईशान (īśāna) is a Sanskrit word meaning owning, possessing, wealthy, reigning, a ruler or master, an older name of Shiva-Rudra, one of the Rudras, the sun as a form of Shiva. Its 42 recorded definitions are grouped into 16 contexts, among them Ruler, Owner, Master (General Sense), Name/Epithet of Śiva, Name/Epithet of Viṣṇu.

Etymology
E. ईश a master, &c. and आनच् affix, and fem. ङीष्
Definitions
42
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Meanings by context

Ruler, Owner, Master (General Sense)

12 definitions
owning, possessing, wealthy

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

reigning

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Owning, possessing, master or lord

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Reigning, ruling

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Wealthy, rich

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

A ruler, master, or lord.

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Possessing or ruling over. 2. A ruler. 3. An epithet of Shiva.

— Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. A ruler. 2. An epithet of Shiva. 3. An epithet of Vishnu.

— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Ruling. 2. A name of Shiva. 3. A surname of Durga.

— Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Owning, able, or disposing of. 2. A ruler or sovereign. 3. An epithet of Shiva and other gods. 4. An epithet of Durga.

— Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Owning, able, or in control. 2. A ruler or sovereign. 3. An epithet of Shiva and other gods. 4. An epithet of Durga.

— Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Owning, possessing, wealthy, or reigning. 2. A ruler or master. 3. An epithet of Shiva, Rudra, and Vishnu. 4. The sun as a form of Shiva. 5. A Sadhya deity. 6. An epithet of Durga. 7. The silk-cotton tree. 8. Light or splendor.

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)

Name/Epithet of Śiva

8 definitions
1. A ruler or master. 2. An older name of Shiva-Rudra.

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

An epithet of Shiva

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

one of the five forms of Shiva

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. A name of Shiva. 2. The regent of the north-east quarter. 3. One of the Rudras. 4. The sun as a form of Shiva. 5. The silk cotton tree. 6. Light or splendor. 7. A name of Durga.

— Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Shiva, a Rudra, the north-east direction, the sun, or the silk-cotton tree. 2. Lordly. 3. Splendor. 4. Durga.

— Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. An epithet of Shiva. 2. The regent of the north-east quarter. 3. One of the Rudras. 4. The sun as a form of Shiva. 5. The silk cotton tree. 6. Light or splendor. 7. An epithet of Durga.

— Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Shiva

— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

1. A name of Shiva. 2. Lord of the northeast. 3. The fourth body of Vayu or the five vital airs, with the wife Shiva and sons Manojava and Avijnanagati.

— The Purana Index

Name/Epithet of Viṣṇu

3 definitions
an epithet of Vishnu

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

an epithet of Vishnu

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Vishnu

— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

A Sādhya

2 definitions
a Sadhya

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

A Sadhya

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Light or Splendour

2 definitions
light, splendour

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Light, splendour

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Name/Epithet of Durgā (feminine form)

2 definitions
an epithet of Durga

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

an epithet of Durga

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

One of the Rudras

2 definitions
one of the Rudras

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

One of the Rudras

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

The Silk-Cotton Tree

2 definitions
the silk-cotton tree

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

the silk-cotton tree

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

The Sun as a form of Śiva

2 definitions
the sun as a form of Shiva

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

The sun as a form of Shiva

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Cosmological Term (Name of a Kalpa)

1 definition
the name of the tenth Kalpa

— The Purana Index

Geographical Name (Boundary Hill)

1 definition
a boundary hill of Shakadvipa

— The Purana Index

Name/Epithet of Brahmán

1 definition
Brahman

— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

Proper Name (Human Male)

1 definition
Name of a man

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

The Number Eleven

1 definition
The number eleven

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

The Supreme Being (General)

1 definition
the Supreme Being

— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

The Ārdrā Nakṣatra

1 definition
The Ardra Nakshatra.

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

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Definitions on this page come from 12 works: Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Index to the Names in the Mahabharata, Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872), Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary, The Purana Index, Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.