अभिष्टि

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

Prefixed with अभि- (abhi-) and suffixed with -ति (-ti), with the root being either अस् (as, to be) or स्था (sthā, to stand).

Pronunciation 1

Noun

अ॒भि॒ष्टि • (abhiṣṭí) stemm

  1. assistant, protector
Declension
Masculine i-stem declension of अ॒भि॒ष्टि
singular dual plural
nominative अ॒भि॒ष्टिः (abhiṣṭíḥ) अ॒भि॒ष्टी (abhiṣṭī́) अ॒भि॒ष्टयः॑ (abhiṣṭáyaḥ)
accusative अ॒भि॒ष्टिम् (abhiṣṭím) अ॒भि॒ष्टी (abhiṣṭī́) अ॒भि॒ष्टीन् (abhiṣṭī́n)
instrumental अ॒भि॒ष्टिना॑ (abhiṣṭínā)
अ॒भि॒ष्ट्या¹ (abhiṣṭyā́¹)
अ॒भि॒ष्टिभ्या॑म् (abhiṣṭíbhyām) अ॒भि॒ष्टिभिः॑ (abhiṣṭíbhiḥ)
dative अ॒भि॒ष्टये॑ (abhiṣṭáye) अ॒भि॒ष्टिभ्या॑म् (abhiṣṭíbhyām) अ॒भि॒ष्टिभ्यः॑ (abhiṣṭíbhyaḥ)
ablative अ॒भि॒ष्टेः (abhiṣṭéḥ) अ॒भि॒ष्टिभ्या॑म् (abhiṣṭíbhyām) अ॒भि॒ष्टिभ्यः॑ (abhiṣṭíbhyaḥ)
genitive अ॒भि॒ष्टेः (abhiṣṭéḥ) अ॒भि॒ष्ट्योः (abhiṣṭyóḥ) अ॒भि॒ष्टी॒नाम् (abhiṣṭīnā́m)
locative अ॒भि॒ष्टौ (abhiṣṭáu)
अ॒भि॒ष्टा¹ (abhiṣṭā́¹)
अ॒भि॒ष्ट्योः (abhiṣṭyóḥ) अ॒भि॒ष्टिषु॑ (abhiṣṭíṣu)
vocative अभि॑ष्टे (ábhiṣṭe) अभि॑ष्टी (ábhiṣṭī) अभि॑ष्टयः (ábhiṣṭayaḥ)
  • ¹Vedic
Derived terms

Pronunciation 2

Noun

अ॒भिष्टि॑ • (abhíṣṭi) stemf

  1. assistance, protection, help
Declension
Feminine i-stem declension of अ॒भिष्टि॑
singular dual plural
nominative अ॒भिष्टिः॑ (abhíṣṭiḥ) अ॒भिष्टी॑ (abhíṣṭī) अ॒भिष्ट॑यः (abhíṣṭayaḥ)
accusative अ॒भिष्टि॑म् (abhíṣṭim) अ॒भिष्टी॑ (abhíṣṭī) अ॒भिष्टीः॑ (abhíṣṭīḥ)
instrumental अ॒भिष्ट्या॑ (abhíṣṭyā)
अ॒भिष्टी॑¹ (abhíṣṭī¹)
अ॒भिष्टि॑भ्याम् (abhíṣṭibhyām) अ॒भिष्टि॑भिः (abhíṣṭibhiḥ)
dative अ॒भिष्ट॑ये (abhíṣṭaye)
अ॒भिष्ट्यै॑² (abhíṣṭyai²)
अ॒भिष्टी॑¹ (abhíṣṭī¹)
अ॒भिष्टि॑भ्याम् (abhíṣṭibhyām) अ॒भिष्टि॑भ्यः (abhíṣṭibhyaḥ)
ablative अ॒भिष्टेः॑ (abhíṣṭeḥ)
अ॒भिष्ट्याः॑² (abhíṣṭyāḥ²)
अ॒भिष्ट्यै॑³ (abhíṣṭyai³)
अ॒भिष्टि॑भ्याम् (abhíṣṭibhyām) अ॒भिष्टि॑भ्यः (abhíṣṭibhyaḥ)
genitive अ॒भिष्टेः॑ (abhíṣṭeḥ)
अ॒भिष्ट्याः॑² (abhíṣṭyāḥ²)
अ॒भिष्ट्यै॑³ (abhíṣṭyai³)
अ॒भिष्ट्योः॑ (abhíṣṭyoḥ) अ॒भिष्टी॑नाम् (abhíṣṭīnām)
locative अ॒भिष्टौ॑ (abhíṣṭau)
अ॒भिष्ट्या॑म्² (abhíṣṭyām²)
अ॒भिष्टा॑¹ (abhíṣṭā¹)
अ॒भिष्ट्योः॑ (abhíṣṭyoḥ) अ॒भिष्टि॑षु (abhíṣṭiṣu)
vocative अभि॑ष्टे (ábhiṣṭe) अभि॑ष्टी (ábhiṣṭī) अभि॑ष्टयः (ábhiṣṭayaḥ)
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Later Sanskrit
  • ³Brāhmaṇas

References

  • Monier Williams (1899), “अभिष्टि”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, [], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 71, column 3.
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992), Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume I, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 92-3