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
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Meanings by context

Supreme Being / God (General & Philosophical)

13 definitions
God

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

the Supreme Being

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

the supreme soul

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

The Supreme God

Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

The supreme soul or the soul

Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Able or capable of. 2. Owner. 3. Ruler, lord, prince, or king. 4. Man of rank or rich man. 5. Husband. 6. Supreme god. 7. Brahman. 8. Shiva.

Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. God or the supreme ruler of the universe. 2. Shiva. 3. Kamadeva. 4. An owner, proprietor, chief, or head. 5. Able or competent. 6. Durga, Lakshmi, or another female energy of the deities.

Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. A husband. 2. The supreme spirit. 3. A wealthy man. 4. Master or lord. 5. An epithet of Shiva. 6. The god of love.

Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. God or the supreme ruler of the universe. 2. Shiva. 3. Kamadeva. 4. An owner, proprietor, chief, or head. 5. Able or competent. 6. Durga, Lakshmi, or another female divine energy.

Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. A ruler, lord, husband, or king. 2. An owner. 3. A wealthy man. 4. The supreme deity or Shiva.

Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Powerful, supreme, or capable. 2. An owner, ruler, king, lord, rich man, or husband, and an epithet of Brahma, Shiva, and other gods. 3. A mistress or queen.

Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Able or capable. 2. Master, lord, prince, king, mistress, or queen. 3. A husband. 4. God, the supreme being, especially Shiva, one of the Rudras, the god of love, or the supreme soul. 5. Durga, Lakshmi, or another female energy of the deities.

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)

the Supreme Being

Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

Specific Deities: Other Male Gods

9 definitions
one of the Rudras

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

the god of love

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

the god of love, Cupid

Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

the Lord

Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

Indra

Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

Skanda

Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

Vishnu

Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

name of a Rudra

Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

a Vishvadeva

Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

Ruler / Master / Owner / Prince / King / Rich Man

5 definitions
master, lord, prince, king, mistress, or queen

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

A lord or master.

Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

A king, prince, or ruler

Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

A rich or great man

Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Master or lord. 2. Prince. 3. A rich man.

Lanman's Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary

Specific Deity: Śiva

5 definitions
Shiva

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

an epithet of Shiva

Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Shiva. 2. An owner or lord. 3. Durga or Lakshmi.

Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Shiva

Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

1. A Rudra whose residence is Shivapura. 2. Lord of the Trinity. 3. The presiding deity for the sun. 4. The twenty-sixth principle or element. 5. The god of love for people. 6. Possessor of ten characteristics including knowledge, detachment, divine power, austerity, truth, patience, courage, visibility, self-kinship, and dominion. 7. Illusory power. 8. The lord of all the world.

The Purana Index

Specific Deities: Female Goddesses (Śaktis)

4 definitions
an epithet of Durga

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

of Lakshmi

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a female energy of a deity

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

1. An epithet of Durga. 2. An epithet of Lakshmi or any other of the saktis.

Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Capable / Powerful (Adjective)

3 definitions
capable of or liable to

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Powerful or capable of

Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Able or powerful. 2. Wealthy.

Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Proper Names (Non-Deity Human/Mythical Figures)

3 definitions
Name of a prince

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a son of Puru

Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

a prince

Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

Husband

2 definitions
a husband

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

A husband

Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Number Eleven / Eleventh Year

2 definitions
the number eleven

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

The eleventh year of the Shalivahana era.

Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Plants

2 definitions
the name of several plants

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

several plants and trees

Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Wealthy / Rich (Adjective)

1 definition
Rich, wealthy

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.