विषा

{ viṣā }

हिन्दी (hindi) WN

See : अतीस

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

विषा  f.  a f. a kind of aconite, [L.]
a tree (commonly called अतिs, its bark is used as a red dye), [W.]
विष्   = 3, feces ( cf. वी-त-विष)
विषा  f.  b ind. = बुद्धि, [Uṇ. iv, 36] Sch. (for f. See under विष, p. 995, col. 2).

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

विषा [viṣā]   1 Ordure, feces.
Intellect, understanding.
A tree (अतिविषा).

Shabda-Sagara

विषा   Ind. Apotte noun. Intellect, understanding.
 f.  ( -षा) Ordure, feces.
E. षो to destroy, (ignorance,)

ROOTS:

षो

with वि prefixed, and ओ Unādi aff.