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): /ɕɐˈʋiʂ.ʈʰɐ/

Adjective

शविष्ठ • (śáviṣṭha)

1. superlative degree of शूर (śūra); mightiest, strongest
   • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 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.

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of शविष्ठ (śáviṣṭha)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	शविष्ठः śáviṣṭhaḥ	शविष्ठौ / शविष्ठा¹ śáviṣṭhau / śáviṣṭhā¹	शविष्ठाः / शविष्ठासः¹ śáviṣṭhāḥ / śáviṣṭhāsaḥ¹
Vocative	शविष्ठ śáviṣṭha	शविष्ठौ / शविष्ठा¹ śáviṣṭhau / śáviṣṭhā¹	शविष्ठाः / शविष्ठासः¹ śáviṣṭhāḥ / śáviṣṭhāsaḥ¹
Accusative	शविष्ठम् śáviṣṭham	शविष्ठौ / शविष्ठा¹ śáviṣṭhau / śáviṣṭhā¹	शविष्ठान् śáviṣṭhān
Instrumental	शविष्ठेन śáviṣṭhena	शविष्ठाभ्याम् śáviṣṭhābhyām	शविष्ठैः / शविष्ठेभिः¹ śáviṣṭhaiḥ / 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
Notes	¹Vedic

Feminine ā-stem declension of शविष्ठा (śáviṣṭhā)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	शविष्ठा śáviṣṭhā	शविष्ठे śáviṣṭhe	शविष्ठाः śáviṣṭhāḥ
Vocative	शविष्ठे śáviṣṭhe	शविष्ठे śáviṣṭhe	शविष्ठाः śáviṣṭhāḥ
Accusative	शविष्ठाम् śáviṣṭhām	शविष्ठे śáviṣṭhe	शविष्ठाः śáviṣṭhāḥ
Instrumental	शविष्ठया / शविष्ठा¹ śáviṣṭhayā / śáviṣṭhā¹	शविष्ठाभ्याम् śáviṣṭhābhyām	शविष्ठाभिः śáviṣṭhābhiḥ
Dative	शविष्ठायै śáviṣṭhāyai	शविष्ठाभ्याम् śáviṣṭhābhyām	शविष्ठाभ्यः śáviṣṭhābhyaḥ
Ablative	शविष्ठायाः / शविष्ठायै² śáviṣṭhāyāḥ / śáviṣṭhāyai²	शविष्ठाभ्याम् śáviṣṭhābhyām	शविष्ठाभ्यः śáviṣṭhābhyaḥ
Genitive	शविष्ठायाः / शविष्ठायै² śáviṣṭhāyāḥ / śáviṣṭhāyai²	शविष्ठयोः śáviṣṭhayoḥ	शविष्ठानाम् śáviṣṭhānām
Locative	शविष्ठायाम् śáviṣṭhāyām	शविष्ठयोः śáviṣṭhayoḥ	शविष्ठासु śáviṣṭhāsu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of शविष्ठ (śáviṣṭha)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	शविष्ठम् śáviṣṭham	शविष्ठे śáviṣṭhe	शविष्ठानि / शविष्ठा¹ śáviṣṭhāni / śáviṣṭhā¹
Vocative	शविष्ठ śáviṣṭha	शविष्ठे śáviṣṭhe	शविष्ठानि / शविष्ठा¹ śáviṣṭhāni / śáviṣṭhā¹
Accusative	शविष्ठम् śáviṣṭham	शविष्ठे śáviṣṭhe	शविष्ठानि / शविष्ठा¹ śáviṣṭhāni / śáviṣṭhā¹
Instrumental	शविष्ठेन śáviṣṭhena	शविष्ठाभ्याम् śáviṣṭhābhyām	शविष्ठैः / शविष्ठेभिः¹ śáviṣṭhaiḥ / 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
Notes	¹Vedic