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निष्ठाniṣṭhā

निष्ठा (niṣṭhā) is a Sanskrit word meaning to fix in, to give forth, emit, or yield, state, condition, or position, firmness or steadiness, attachment or devotion, application, skill, or familiarity. Its 18 recorded definitions are grouped into 11 contexts, among them Adjective: Excelling, Situated, Devoted, Skilled, Decision, Judgement, End, Conclusion, Termination.

Root
स्था (sthā)
Definitions
18
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Meanings by context

Adjective: Excelling, Situated, Devoted, Skilled

4 definitions
excelling, eminent

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

1. Being or situated in or on. 2. Depending, resting, referring, or relating to. 3. Devoted or intent on. 4. Skilled in. 5. Believing in.

— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

excelling, leading

— Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Excelling, eminent, or leading. 2. Staying or being in. 3. A leader or guide. 4. A station or position.

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)

Decision, Judgement

2 definitions
decision about

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

decisive sentence, judgement

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

End, Conclusion, Termination

2 definitions
conclusion, end, termination, or death

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

the end or catastrophe

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Proper Name / Specific Textual Reference

2 definitions
an epithet of Vishnu

— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

1. A specific verse in the Panigrahana mantra. 2. Known to Satyavrata.

— The Purana Index

State, Position, Basis

2 definitions
state, condition, or position

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

1. Position, condition, or basis. 2. Steadiness or fixity. 3. Devotion or attachment. 4. Excellence or perfection. 5. Faith. 6. Conclusion or end. 7. The catastrophe of a drama. 8. Accomplishment or confirmation. 9. Death or destruction. 10. Certainty. 11. Trouble or distress.

— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Asking, Begging

1 definition
asking, begging

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Completion, Perfection, Excellence

1 definition
completion, perfection, or extreme point

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Firmness, Devotion, Faith

1 definition
1. Firmness or steadiness. 2. Attachment or devotion. 3. Application, skill, or familiarity. 4. Certain knowledge.

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Grammatical Term: Niṣṭhā Affixes

1 definition
the past participle suffixes ta and tavat

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Trouble, Distress

1 definition
trouble, distress

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Verbal Root: To Fix, Emit, Yield

1 definition
1. To fix in. 2. To give forth, emit, or yield.

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

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Definitions on this page come from 6 works: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Index to the Names in the Mahabharata, Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872), Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), The Purana Index, Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.