— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
ईश्वरīśvara
ईश्वर (īśvara) is a Sanskrit word meaning capable of or liable to, master, lord, prince, king, mistress, or queen, a husband, God, the Supreme Being, the supreme soul. Its 50 recorded definitions are grouped into 12 contexts, among them Supreme Being / God (General & Philosophical), Specific Deities: Other Male Gods, Ruler / Master / Owner / Prince / King / Rich Man.
- Root
- ईश् (īś)
- Etymology
- E. ईश to rule, and वरट् or वरच् affix, consequently ङीप् or टाप् for the feminine
- Definitions
- 50
Meanings by context
Supreme Being / God (General & Philosophical)
13 definitions
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
5 The Supreme God (परमेश्वर (parameśvara)); ईश एवाहमत्यर्थं न च (īśa evāhamatyarthaṃ na ca) मामीशते परे । ददाभि च सदैश्वर्यमीश्वरस्तेन (māmīśate pare . dadābhi ca sadaiśvaryamīśvarastena) कीर्तितः ॥ (kīrtitaḥ ..).
— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary
8 The Supreme soul; the soul.
— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary
ईश्वर (īśvara) īś-vará, a. able to, capable of (inf., lc.;
w. inf. in -tas the nm. sg. m. is used for all
genders and numbers); m. owner of (g., lc.,
—°); ruler, lord, prince, king; man of rank,
rich man; husband; supreme god; Brahman;
Śiva: ī, f. princess; -tā, f., -tva, n. rule,
sovereignty; -praṇidhāna, n. submission to
the will of the Lord. [ID=4253]
— Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary
ईश (īśa)्वर (īśvara) m. (-रः (-raḥ))
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the cause and substance of creation.
— Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary
— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary
ईश् (īś)वर (īśvara)
— Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary
ईश्वर (īśvara) īśvara, i. e. īś + van + a (with r
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— Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary
ईश्वर (īśvara) a. powerful, supreme; able or liable to, capable of (loc. or inf., esp. in तोस् (tos), then often w. nom. sg. m. ईश्वर (īśvara) for all genders & numbers). — m. owner of (gen., loc., or —°); ruler, king, lord, a rich man, husband; E. of Brahman, Śiva, & other gods. f. ईश्वर (īśvara)ी (īśvarī) mistress, queen. [ID=5131]
— Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary
Īśvara, as, ā, am, able to do, capable of (with gen. of Vedic inf., or with common inf.), liable, ex- posed to; (as, ī), m. f. master, lord, prince, king, mis- tress, queen; (as), m. a husband; god, the supreme, especially Śiva, one of the Rudras, the god of love, the soul or supreme soul (ātman), N. of a prince; (ā or ī), f., N. of Durgā; of Lakṣmī or of any other of the Śaktis or female energies of the deities. —Īśvara-kṛṣṇa, as, m., N. of the author of the Sāṅkhya-kārikā. —Īśvara-gītā, f. pl. a section of the Kūrma-Purāṇa. —Īśvara-tā, f. or īśvara-tva, am, n. superiority, supremacy. —Īśvara-datta, as, m., N. of a prince. —Īśvara-niṣedha, as, m. atheism. —Īśvara-niṣṭha, as, ā, am, trusting in God. —Īśvara-pūjaka, as, ā, am, pious. —Īśvara-pūjā, f. worship of God. —Īśvara-prasāda, as, m. divine grace. —Īśvara-bhāva, as, m. royal or imperial state. —Īśvara-sadman, a, n. a temple. —Īśvara-sabha, am, n. a royal court or assembly. —Īśvara-sevā, f. the worship of God. —Īśvarādhīna (°ra-adh°), as, ā, am, subject to a king, dependant on a master or on God. —Īśvarādhīna-tā, f. or īśvarādhīna-tva,
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am, n. dependance upon God, subjection to a ruler. —Īśvarānanda. (°ra-ān°), as, m., N. of a scholiast. [ID=10120]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)
— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata
Specific Deities: Other Male Gods
9 definitions
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
7 The God of love, Cupid.
— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary
Īśvara1 (“the Lord”) = Brahmán: VI, 470 (Prajāpatiḥ);
— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata
— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata
— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata
— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata
— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata
— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata
Ruler / Master / Owner / Prince / King / Rich Man
5 definitions
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
1 A lord, master; ईश्वरं (īśvaraṃ) लोकोर्थतः सेवते (lokorthataḥ sevate) Mudrārākṣasa (Bombay) 1. 14 ; so कपीश्वरः (raḥ) (kapīśvaraḥ), कोशलेश्वरः (raḥ), हृदयेश्वरः (raḥ) (kośaleśvaraḥ, hṛdayeśvaraḥ) &c.
— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary
2 A king, prince, ruler; राज्यमस्तमितेश्वरं (rājyamastamiteśvaraṃ) Raghuvaṃśa (Bombay) 12. 11 ; Manusmṛti 4. 153 , 9. 278.
— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary
3 A rich or great man; तृणेन कांर्य भवतीश्वराणां (tṛṇena kāṃrya bhavatīśvarāṇāṃ) Pañcatantra (Bombay) 1. 71 ; Raghuvaṃśa (Bombay) 3. 46 ; Bhartṛhari’s three Śatakas (the figures 1., 2., 3. after Bh. denoting Śṛṅgāraº, Nītiº, and Vairāgyaº) 3. 59 ; मा (mā) प्रयच्छेश्वरे धनं (prayaccheśvare dhanaṃ) Hitopadeśa (Nirṇaya Sāgara Edition) 1. 15 ; cf. “To carry coals to Newcastle.”
— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary
īśvará, m. master; lord; prince; rich man, 222. [√īś, 1171a.] [ID=760]
— Lanman's Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary
Specific Deity: Śiva
5 definitions
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
6 N. of Śiva; Vikramorvaśīyam (Bombay) 1. 1.
— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary
ईश्वर (īśvara) (रः) ((raḥ)) m. Shiva; owner, lord. (रा-री (rā-rī)) 1. 3. f. Durgā, Lakshmī. [ID=5889]
— Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary
— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata
Īśvara — also Maheśvara and Śaṅkara; a Rudra: place of residence is Śivapura in front of Brahmaloka; Lord of Trinity;1 the Adhidevatā for the planet Sūrya;2 the 26th tatva on one view;3 being a small atom is god of love for people; in him are ten characteristics — knowledge, vairāgya, aiśvarya, tapas, satya, patience, courage, quality of being seen, kinship to self and dominion; is māyā or illusory;4 the Lord of all world.5
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[Footnote: 1) Br. III. 3. 71; IV. 39. 120; M. 171. 39.]
[Footnote: 2) M. 93. 13.]
[Footnote: 3) M. 3. 28.]
[Footnote: 4) Vā. 101. 215, 219; Br. IV. 2. 217.]
[Footnote: 5) Vā. 4. 36 and 42.]
[ID=1635]
— The Purana Index
Specific Deities: Female Goddesses (Śaktis)
4 definitions
ई (ī)श्वरा (īśvarā) (आ (ā) or ई (ī)), f. N. of Durgā [ID=29892]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary
Capable / Powerful (Adjective)
3 definitions
ईश्वर (īśvara) mfn. able to do, capable of (with gen. of Vedic inf., or with common inf.), liable, exposed to, Atharva-veda (Title) ; Taittirīya-saṃhitā (Title) ; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa (Title) ; Aitareya-brāhmaṇa (Title) ; Kumāra-sambhava (Title) ; Hitopadeśa (Title) &c. [ID=29881]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
ईश्वर (īśvara) a. (रा-री (rā-rī) f.) [ईश्-वरच् (īś-varac) Pāṇini’s Aṣṭādhyāyī III. 2. 175]
1 Powerful, able, capable of (with inf.); Kumārasambhava (Bombay) 4. 11 ; Raghuvaṃśa (Bombay) 15. 7.
— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary
ईश्वर (īśvara) (I) a. (f. रा (rā) or री (rī)) 1. Able, powerful; 2. wealthy. [ID=5958]
— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary
Proper Names (Non-Deity Human/Mythical Figures)
3 definitions
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata
— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata
Husband
2 definitions
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
4 A husband; नेश्वरे परुषता सखि साध्वी (neśvare paruṣatā sakhi sādhvī) Kirātārjunīya 9. 39.
— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary
Number Eleven / Eleventh Year
2 definitions
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
9 The eleventh year (संवत्सर (saṃvatsara)) of the Śālivāhana era.
— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary
Plants
2 definitions
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary
Wealthy / Rich (Adjective)
1 definition
ईश्वर (īśvara) a. (रा-री (rā-rī) f.) [ईश्-वरच् (īś-varac) Pāṇini’s Aṣṭādhyāyī III. 2. 175]
2 Rich, wealthy; Pañcatantra (Bombay) 2. 67.
— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary
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Definitions on this page come from 13 works: Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Index to the Names in the Mahabharata, Lanman's Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary, 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.