शविष्ठ
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- শৱিষ্ঠ (Assamese script)
- ᬰᬯᬶᬱ᭄ᬞ (Balinese script)
- শবিষ্ঠ (Bengali script)
- 𑰫𑰪𑰰𑰬𑰿𑰙 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀰𑀯𑀺𑀱𑁆𑀞 (Brahmi script)
- ၐဝိၑ္ဌ (Burmese script)
- શવિષ્ઠ (Gujarati script)
- ਸ਼ਵਿਸ਼੍ਠ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌶𑌵𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌠 (Grantha script)
- ꦯꦮꦶꦰ꧀ꦜ (Javanese script)
- 𑂬𑂫𑂱𑂭𑂹𑂘 (Kaithi script)
- ಶವಿಷ್ಠ (Kannada script)
- ឝវិឞ្ឋ (Khmer script)
- ຨວິຩ຺ຐ (Lao script)
- ശവിഷ്ഠ (Malayalam script)
- ᡧᠠᠸᡳᢢᡱᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘫𑘪𑘱𑘬𑘿𑘙 (Modi script)
- ᠱᠠᠸᠢᢔᢍᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧋𑧊𑧒𑧌𑧠𑦹 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐱𑐰𑐶𑐲𑑂𑐛 (Newa script)
- ଶଵିଷ୍ଠ (Odia script)
- ꢯꢮꢶꢰ꣄ꢝ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆯𑆮𑆴𑆰𑇀𑆜 (Sharada script)
- 𑖫𑖪𑖰𑖬𑖿𑖙 (Siddham script)
- ශවිෂ්ඨ (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩿𑩾𑩑𑪀 𑪙𑩧 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚧𑚦𑚮𑚶𑚕 (Takri script)
- ஶவிஷ்ட² (Tamil script)
- శవిష్ఠ (Telugu script)
- ศวิษฺฐ (Thai script)
- ཤ་ཝི་ཥྛ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒬𑒫𑒱𑒭𑓂𑒚 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨮𑨭𑨁𑨯𑩇𑨕 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćáwHištʰas (“strongest, mightiest, most powerful”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱéwh₁-isth₂-o-s, from *ḱewh₁- (“to swell, be strong”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬯𐬆𐬎𐬎𐬌𐬱𐬙𐬀 (səuuišta, “strongest”).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /ɕɐ́.ʋiʂ.ʈʰɐ/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /ɕɐ.ʋiʂ.ʈʰɐ/
Adjective
शविष्ठ • (śáviṣṭha)
- superlative degree of शूर (śūra); mightiest, strongest
- c. 1500 BCE – 1000 BCE, Ṛgveda 1.84.1:
- असा॑वि॒ सोम॑ इन्द्र ते॒ शवि॑ष्ठ धृष्ण॒वा ग॑हि ।
आ त्वा॑ पृणक्त्विन्द्रि॒यं रजः॒ सूर्यो॒ न र॒श्मिभिः॑ ॥- ásāvi sóma indra te śáviṣṭha dhṛṣṇavā́ gahi.
ā́ tvā pṛṇaktvindriyáṃ rájaḥ sū́ryo ná raśmíbhiḥ. - The Soma hath been pressed for thee, O Indra; mightiest, bold One, come.
May vigour fill thee full, as the Sun fills mid-air with rays.
- ásāvi sóma indra te śáviṣṭha dhṛṣṇavā́ gahi.
- असा॑वि॒ सोम॑ इन्द्र ते॒ शवि॑ष्ठ धृष्ण॒वा ग॑हि ।
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | शविष्ठः (śáviṣṭhaḥ) | शविष्ठौ (śáviṣṭhau) शविष्ठा¹ (śáviṣṭhā¹) |
शविष्ठाः (śáviṣṭhāḥ) शविष्ठासः¹ (śáviṣṭhāsaḥ¹) |
| accusative | शविष्ठम् (śáviṣṭham) | शविष्ठौ (śáviṣṭhau) शविष्ठा¹ (śáviṣṭhā¹) |
शविष्ठान् (śáviṣṭhān) |
| instrumental | शविष्ठेन (śáviṣṭhena) | शविष्ठाभ्याम् (śáviṣṭhābhyām) | शविष्ठैः (śáviṣṭhaiḥ) शविष्ठेभिः¹ (śáviṣṭhebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | शविष्ठाय (śáviṣṭhāya) | शविष्ठाभ्याम् (śáviṣṭhābhyām) | शविष्ठेभ्यः (śáviṣṭhebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | शविष्ठात् (śáviṣṭhāt) | शविष्ठाभ्याम् (śáviṣṭhābhyām) | शविष्ठेभ्यः (śáviṣṭhebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | शविष्ठस्य (śáviṣṭhasya) | शविष्ठयोः (śáviṣṭhayoḥ) | शविष्ठानाम् (śáviṣṭhānām) |
| locative | शविष्ठे (śáviṣṭhe) | शविष्ठयोः (śáviṣṭhayoḥ) | शविष्ठेषु (śáviṣṭheṣu) |
| vocative | शविष्ठ (śáviṣṭha) | शविष्ठौ (śáviṣṭhau) शविष्ठा¹ (śáviṣṭhā¹) |
शविष्ठाः (śáviṣṭhāḥ) शविष्ठासः¹ (śáviṣṭhāsaḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | शविष्ठा (śáviṣṭhā) | शविष्ठे (śáviṣṭhe) | शविष्ठाः (śáviṣṭhāḥ) |
| accusative | शविष्ठाम् (śáviṣṭhām) | शविष्ठे (śáviṣṭhe) | शविष्ठाः (śáviṣṭhāḥ) |
| instrumental | शविष्ठया (śáviṣṭhayā) शविष्ठा¹ (śáviṣṭhā¹) |
शविष्ठाभ्याम् (śáviṣṭhābhyām) | शविष्ठाभिः (śáviṣṭhābhiḥ) |
| dative | शविष्ठायै (śáviṣṭhāyai) | शविष्ठाभ्याम् (śáviṣṭhābhyām) | शविष्ठाभ्यः (śáviṣṭhābhyaḥ) |
| ablative | शविष्ठायाः (śáviṣṭhāyāḥ) शविष्ठायै² (śáviṣṭhāyai²) |
शविष्ठाभ्याम् (śáviṣṭhābhyām) | शविष्ठाभ्यः (śáviṣṭhābhyaḥ) |
| genitive | शविष्ठायाः (śáviṣṭhāyāḥ) शविष्ठायै² (śáviṣṭhāyai²) |
शविष्ठयोः (śáviṣṭhayoḥ) | शविष्ठानाम् (śáviṣṭhānām) |
| locative | शविष्ठायाम् (śáviṣṭhāyām) | शविष्ठयोः (śáviṣṭhayoḥ) | शविष्ठासु (śáviṣṭhāsu) |
| vocative | शविष्ठे (śáviṣṭhe) | शविष्ठे (śáviṣṭhe) | शविष्ठाः (śáviṣṭhāḥ) |
- ¹Vedic
- ²Brāhmaṇas
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | शविष्ठम् (śáviṣṭham) | शविष्ठे (śáviṣṭhe) | शविष्ठानि (śáviṣṭhāni) शविष्ठा¹ (śáviṣṭhā¹) |
| accusative | शविष्ठम् (śáviṣṭham) | शविष्ठे (śáviṣṭhe) | शविष्ठानि (śáviṣṭhāni) शविष्ठा¹ (śáviṣṭhā¹) |
| instrumental | शविष्ठेन (śáviṣṭhena) | शविष्ठाभ्याम् (śáviṣṭhābhyām) | शविष्ठैः (śáviṣṭhaiḥ) शविष्ठेभिः¹ (śáviṣṭhebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | शविष्ठाय (śáviṣṭhāya) | शविष्ठाभ्याम् (śáviṣṭhābhyām) | शविष्ठेभ्यः (śáviṣṭhebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | शविष्ठात् (śáviṣṭhāt) | शविष्ठाभ्याम् (śáviṣṭhābhyām) | शविष्ठेभ्यः (śáviṣṭhebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | शविष्ठस्य (śáviṣṭhasya) | शविष्ठयोः (śáviṣṭhayoḥ) | शविष्ठानाम् (śáviṣṭhānām) |
| locative | शविष्ठे (śáviṣṭhe) | शविष्ठयोः (śáviṣṭhayoḥ) | शविष्ठेषु (śáviṣṭheṣu) |
| vocative | शविष्ठ (śáviṣṭha) | शविष्ठे (śáviṣṭhe) | शविष्ठानि (śáviṣṭhāni) शविष्ठा¹ (śáviṣṭhā¹) |
- ¹Vedic