इष्ट [iṣṭa] p.p. p. p. p. [इष् इच्छायां कर्मणि क्त]
Wished, desired, longed for, wished for; उपपन्नो गुणैरिष्टैः
[Nala.1.1.] Beloved, agreeable, liked, favourite, dear; ˚आत्मजः
[Mu.2.8] fond of sons.
Worshipped, reverenced.
Respected.
Approved, regarded as good.
Desirable; see इष्टापूर्त.
Valid.
Sacrificed, worshipped with sacrifices.
Supposed (कल्पित); oft. used in Līlavatī.
ष्टः A lover, husband, beloved person; इष्टप्रवासजनितानि
[Ś.4.3.] A friend; इष्टानामिष्ट- कर्मकृत
[Pt.1.57;2.172.] N. N. of a tree (एरंड).
N. N. of Viṣṇu.
A sacrifice.
-ष्टा N. N. of a tree (शमी).
ष्टम् Wish, desire.
A holy ceremony or संस्कार. एतदिष्टं प्रवृत्ताख्यम्
[Bhāg.7.15.49.] A sacrifice;
[Bṛi. Up.4.1.2;] see इष्टापूर्त. ind. Voluntarily. -Comp.
-अर्थः desired object. ˚उद्युक्त a. zealously engaged in gaining one's desired object.
-आपत्तिः f. f. occurrence of what is desired; a statement by a debater which is favourable to his opponent also; इष्टापत्तौ दोषान्तरमाह Jag.
-कर्मन् n. n. (In Arith.) rule of supposition, operation with an assumed number.
-कापथः the root of a fragrant grass (वीरणमूल; Mar. वाळा).
-कामदुह् a. a. granting the desired objects, an epithet of the cow of plenty; एष वोऽस्त्विष्टकामधुक्
[Bg.3.1.] -गन्ध a. a. fragrant. (-धः) any fragrant substance. (-धम्) sand.-जनः a beloved person (whether man or woman);
[U.3.] -देवः, -देवता a favourite god, one's tutelary deity.
-भागिन् a. a. One who has attained his object; अपूजयन्राघवमिष्टभागिनम्
[Rām.6.67.175.] -यामन् a. a. going according to one's desire. वायुर्न यो नियुत्वाँ इष्टयामा
[Rv.9.] 88.3.
-व्रत a.
performing desired vows.
obeying one's wish.
(food &c.) for the fulfilment of a vow.
that by which good works succeed. इष इष्टव्रता अकः
[Rv.3.59.9.]