abhiṣṭi

abhiṣṭi Tatpur. (ved.) I. 1. f. (-ṣṭiḥ) ¹ Approaching, moving

towards, access; e. g. Ṛgv.: abhīmavanvantsvabhiṣṭimūtayo'nta-

rikṣaprāṃ taviṣībhirāvṛtam . indram &c. (Sāyaṇa: = śobhanā-

bhyeṣaṇavantaṃ śobhanābhigamanamityarthaḥ i. e. with graceful motion);

or sa vetasuṃ daśamāyaṃ daśoṇiṃ tūtujimindraḥ svabhiṣṭisumnaḥ &c.

(Sāy.: = suṣṭvabhyeṣaṇīyānyabhigamyāni sumnāni sukhāni yena de-

yāni i. e. who bestows happiness that is easy of access);

comp. also abhiṣṭidyumna; or Ṛgv., Vājas.: vanemā te abhi-

ṣṭibhiḥ (Mahīdh.: = mārgaiḥ, but comp. II. 1.). ² Approaching

in order to assist, assistance, help, protection; e. g. Ṛgv.:

(indra) pāhi no dūrādārādabhiṣṭibhiḥ sadā pāhyabhiṣṭibhiḥ

(Sāy.: = abhyāgamanaiḥ or abhita eṣaṇaiḥ); or yābhiḥ kaṇvama-

bhiṣṭibhiḥ prāvataṃ yuvamaśvinā . tābhiḥ &c. (Sāy.: = apekṣi-

tābhī rakṣābhiḥ). ³ The object to be approached or aimed

at, wish, desire; e. g. Ṛgv.: ūtīryuvoraha citra abhīke

abhavannabhiṣṭayaḥ (Sāy.: = sarvaiḥ prāṇibhirabhyeṣaṇīyā abhavan);

or śatenā no abhiṣṭibhirniyutvāṃm̐ indrasārathiḥ (Sāy.: = abhita

eṣaṇīyaiḥ kāmaiḥ); or Ṛgv.: indra sadyaścittamabhiṣṭaye karo

vaśaśca vājinam (Sāy.: = abhimataprāptaye, but see also II. 1.);

or Ṛgv., Vājas.: yo nūnaṃ mitrāvaruṇāvabhiṣṭaya ācakre (Mahīdh.:

= abhimatalābhāya); or devaṃ devaṃ vo'vase devaṃ devamabhiṣṭaye

(Sāy.: = abhilaṣitaprāptyartham; Mahīdh.: = abhilaṣitaphalāptaye,

the sense of ‘attainment’ in the latter instances being rather

implied by the fourth case than by the base of the word);

or śaṃ no devīrabhiṣṭaya āpaḥ (Mahīdh.: = abhīṣṭāya; but

comp. II. 1.); comp. also abhiṣṭikṛt.

2. m. f. (-ṣṭiḥ) ¹ One who goes towards; e. g. Ṛgv.:

ā yaṃ pṛṇanti divi sadmabarhiṣaḥ samudraṃ na subhvaḥ svā abhiṣṭayaḥ

(Sāy.: = ābhimukhyena gamanavatyaḥ). ² One who approaches with

a hostile purpose, attacking, conquering; an enemy; e. g.

Ṛgv., Sāmav., Vājas.: (indra) mahāṃm̐ abhiṣṭirojasā (Sāy.:

= abhigantā i. e. śatrūṇāmabhibhavitā, but see also II. 2.); or

Ṛgv.: indra svarṣā janayannahāni jigāyośigbhiḥ pṛtanā abhiṣṭiḥ

(Sāy.: = abhigantā i. e. abhibhāvukaḥ san); comp. also abhi-

ṣṭipā. ³ One who approaches for the sake of a desire, desirous

of; e. g. Ṛgv.: ūrjo napādabhiṣṭaye (Sāy.: = abhīcchate mahyamannaṃ

prayaccheti śeṣaḥ). E. According to Sāyaṇa, iṣ with abhi, kṛt

aff. ktin, when abhiṣṭi would stand in the room of abhīṣṭi,

analogously to śakandhu, halīṣā &c. for śakāndhu, haleṣā &c.;

a more plausible E., however, seems to be sthā with abhi,

kṛt or uṇ. aff. ki, when abhiṣṭi would stand instead of

abhiṣṭhi, analogously to suṣṭu, duṣṭu, pulasti (explained by

Mahīdh. to Vāj. 16. 43.: paro'gre tiṣṭhati pulastiḥ . yasya tatvaṃ

chāndasaṃ rasya latvaṃ ca) &c.; an E. as ‘to be’ with abhi.

kṛt aff. ktin, which is countenanced, too, by another

explanation offered by Mahīdhara on pulasti, might apply to

the meaning ‘attacking, conquering’, but would be scarcely

reconcilable with the meanings implying ‘approach’ and

‘assistance’.

II. 1. f. (-ṣṭiḥ) Sacrificing towards, in presence of or

completely, a complete sacrifice; e. g. Ṛgv.: indra sadyaścitta-

mabhiṣṭaye &c. (see above 1. 1. 3.; the word being explained by

Sāy. also ābhimukhyena yāgāya); or vanemā te abhiṣṭibhiḥ

(Sāy.: = havirbhiḥ; comp. also I. 1. 1. and III. 1.); or śaṃ no

devīrabhiṣṭaya āpaḥ (see above 1. 1. 3.; Sāy.: = yajñāya); or

Vājas.: daivīṃ dhiyaṃ manāmahe sumṛḍīkamabhiṣṭaye (Mahīdh.: = abhi

samantādyajanamabhiṣṭiḥ…abhimukhatvena prāptasya yajñasya si-

ddhyartham); comp. also abhiṣṭikṛt.

2. m. (-ṣṭiḥ) One to be worshipped by a sacrifice; e. g.

Ṛgv.: mahāṃm̐ abhiṣṭirojasā (see above I. 2. 2.; Sāy. in the cor-

responding Sāmaveda- verse: = ābhimukhyena yaṣṭavyaḥ, besides

abhyeṣaṇaśīlo vā śatrūṇām); or Vājas.: īḍito devairhari-

vāṃm̐ 2 .. abhiṣṭirājuhvāno haviṣā śardhamānaḥ (where the word

has the same sense and need not be explained as a Bahuvr., as

Mahīdh. does: abhi samantādiṣṭiryāgo yasya; comp. also III. 2.).

E. yaj with abhi, kṛt aff. ktin; comp. the remark under E. I.

III. 1. f. (-ṣṭiḥ) Praise, an encomiastic hymn; e. g.

Ṛgv.: vanemā te abhiṣṭibhiḥ (see 1. 1. 1. and II. 1.; Sāyaṇa

giving besides the quoted explanation also the sense stotraiḥ).

2. m. (-ṣṭiḥ) One who is praised; e. g. Vājas.: īḍito

devairhariśāṃm̐ 2 .. abhiṣṭiḥ (see II. 2.; Mahīdh. giving besides

the quoted explanation also the following: abhiṣṭūyata itya-

bhiṣṭiḥ). E. stu with abhi, uṇ. aff. ḍi (accord. to Mahī-

dhara). [The meanings s. II. and III. and the correspond-

ing EE. do not appear required by the context in the pas-

sages where the word occurs; and the commentators them-

selves either disagree or give the option of the meanings

s. I. The Ṛgv. Prātisākhya observes that if abhiṣṭi pre-

cedes as first part of a compound another word beginning

with a s, this s does not become ṣ; e. g. svabhiṣṭisumna,

not svabhiṣṭiṣumṇa.]

abhiṣṭi abhi-ṣṭi, is, m. (fr. 1. abhy-as; ac-

cording to other authorities fr. abhīṣ or fr. abhi-ṣṭhā,

q. v.), Ved. an assistant, a protector; one who is to be

praised or worshipped (as a protector); one who ap-

proaches in order to assist, one who approaches to

attack; one who assails an enemy, one who overpowers

an enemy, one who approaches in order to obtain; de-

siring, desire; (is), f. assistance, protection; favour, help,

worshipping, praising; a sacrifice, a hymn; approach-

ing in order to assist, approaching in general, access.

—Abhiṣṭi-kṛt, t, t, t, Ved. assisting; granting

desires. —Abhiṣṭi-dyumna, as, ā, am, Ved. giving

happiness. —Abhiṣṭi-pā, ās, m., Ved. guarding from

enemies, keeping off enemies. —Abhiṣṭi-mat, ān,

atī, at, Ved. desirable, favourable. —Abhiṣṭi-śavas,

ās, m., Ved. rendering assistance, able to overcome

enemies.

abhi(bhī)ṣṭi a. (Ved.) To be worshipped by offering sacrifices (Sāy. abhiyaṣṭavya); an assistant, a protector, one who is praised or worshipped as a protector, one who approaches to assist or attack, one who assails or overpowers an enemy, one who approaches in order to obtain, desiring, desire (these meanings are given by European scholars).

— ṣṭiḥ f. Assistance, help, worshipping, praising; a sacrifice; a hymn; approaching to assist or approaching in general; access.

1 abhiṣṭí a. superior, victorious.

2 abhíṣṭi f. help, aid.

abhiṣṭi abhi-ṣṭí, a. superior, victorious.

abhiṣṭi abhí-ṣṭi, f. superiority; help:
-śavas, a. giving powerful aid.

abhi-ṣṭí a m. (s-tí, fr. √ 1. as cf. 1. pl. s-más, &c.) an assistant, protector [‘one who is superior or victorious’, NBD.], (generally said of Indra), RV.; VS.

(abhí-ṣṭis), f. assistance, protection, help, RV.; AV.; VS. (cf. sv-abhiṣṭí.)

abhi-ṣṭí b See s.v.

abhiṣṭi, abhīṣṭi a. (Ved.) To be worshipped by offering srcrifices (Sāy. abhiyaṣṭavya); an assistant, a protector, one who is praised or worshipped as a protector, one who approaches to assist or attack, one who assails or overpowers an enemy, one who approaches in order to obtain, desiring, desire (these meanings are given by European scholars). -ṣṭiḥ f. Assistance, help, worshipping, praising; a sacrifice; a hymn; approaching to assist or approaching in general; access.

1. abhiṣṭí (von as, asti mit abhi) m. Gönner, Beistand, von Indra: màhām̐ âbhìṣṭirojâsā ṚV. 1, 9, 1. jìgāyòśigbhìḥ pṛtânā abhìṣṭiḥ 3, 34, 4. sàsā̀he śàkraḥ pṛtânā abhìṣṭiḥ 10, 104, 10. VS. 20, 38.

2. abhíṣṭi (wie eben) f.

1) Vortheil, Förderung: ètaṃ śaṃsâmindrāsmàyuṣṭvaṃ kū cìtsantâṃ sahasāvannàbhiṣṭâyè sadā̂ pāhyàbhiṣṭâye ṚV. 10, 93, 11. àhaṃ pìtevâ vetàsūṃràbhiṣṭâyè tugràṃ kutsā̂yà smadîbhaṃ ca randhayam 49, 4. (ratham) sàdyaścìttamàbhiṣṭâyè karò vaśâśca vā̀jinâm 1, 129, 1. 5, 17, 5. 38, 3. 8, 8, 17. 9, 84, 2. 10, 9, 4. VĀLAKH. 2, 1. AV. 6, 3, 2.

— 2) Gunst, Beistand, häufig parallel mit ūti und avas: mākùdhryâgindra śūrà vasvī̂ràsme bhū̂vannàbhiṣṭâyaḥ ṚV. 10, 22, 12. àgnerêdhate jarìtābhiṣṭaû 6, 1. trìto na yānpañcà hotṝ̂nàbhiṣṭâya āvàvartàdavârāṃ càkriyāvâse 2, 34, 14. 1, 47, 5. 52, 4. 119, 8. 4, 46, 2. 7, 19, 8. 9. 8, 19, 20. 27, 13. 90, 1. 10, 61, 22. VĀLAKH. 5, 5. VS. 4, 11.

— Vgl. svabhiṣṭi .

abhiṣṭi vgl. upasti, pariṣṭi .

abhiṣṭí, m., Helfer, Beistand [von as mit abhí], vgl. stí, astí].

-aye {129,1}; {225,14}; {371,5}; {392,3}; {628,17}; {632,4}; {647,13}; {676,1. 10}; {677,5}; {710,1}; {796,2}; {835,4}; {875,4}; {919,11}; {1019,1}.

-au {158,1}; {312,4. 9}; {395,9}; {474,5}; {508,11}; {535,8. 9}; {832,1}.

-ayas {52,4}; {119,8}; {327,10}; {848,12}.

-ibhis {47,5}; {129,9}; {342,2}; {392,5}; {623,2}; {639,20}; {1022,5}.

1. abhiṣṭí m. Adj. überlegen , siegreich.

2. abhíṣṭi f. Hülfe , Förderung.

1. abhiṣṭí überlegen, siegreich.

2. abhíṣṭi f. Überlegenheit, Hülfe.

abhi(bhī)ṣṭi tri0 abhi + yaja—iṣa vāktin vede pṛ0 ekā0 .
1 “abhiyaṣṭavye “mahām̐ abhiṣṭirojasā ya0 33, 25, abhī-
jyate ityabhiyaṣṭavyaḥ ve0 dī0 . 2 abhilāṣe, . āsāda-
bhiṣṭikṛdavase yāsadugraḥ” ya0 20, 48 abhiṣṭimabhilāṣaṃ
karotītyabhiṣṭikṛt manorathapradaḥ” iti vedadī0 .