गविष्टि

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

• गइ॑ष्टि (gáïṣṭi)

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• গৱিষ্টি (Assamese script)
• ᬕᬯᬶᬱ᭄ᬝᬶ (Balinese script)
• গবিষ্টি (Bengali script)
• 𑰐𑰪𑰰𑰬𑰿𑰘𑰰 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀕𑀯𑀺𑀱𑁆𑀝𑀺 (Brahmi script)
• ဂဝိၑ္ဋိ (Burmese script)
• ગવિષ્ટિ (Gujarati script)
• ਗਵਿਸ਼੍ਟਿ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌗𑌵𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌿 (Grantha script)
• ꦒꦮꦶꦰ꧀ꦛꦶ (Javanese script)
• 𑂏𑂫𑂱𑂭𑂹𑂗𑂱 (Kaithi script)
• ಗವಿಷ್ಟಿ (Kannada script)
• គវិឞ្ដិ (Khmer script)
• ຄວິຩ຺ຏິ (Lao script)
• ഗവിഷ്ടി (Malayalam script)
• ᡤᠠᠸᡳᢢᢞᡳ (Manchu script)
• 𑘐𑘪𑘱𑘬𑘿𑘘𑘱 (Modi script)
• ᠺᠠᠸᠢᢔᢌᠢ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦰𑧊𑧒𑧌𑧠𑦸𑧒 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐐𑐰𑐶𑐲𑑂𑐚𑐶 (Newa script)
• ଗଵିଷ୍ଟି (Odia script)
• ꢔꢮꢶꢰ꣄ꢜꢶ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆓𑆮𑆴𑆰𑇀𑆛𑆴 (Sharada script)
• 𑖐𑖪𑖰𑖬𑖿𑖘𑖰 (Siddham script)
• ගවිෂ‍්ටි (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩞𑩾𑩑𑪀 𑪙𑩦𑩑 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚌𑚦𑚮𑚶𑚔𑚮 (Takri script)
• க³விஷ்டி (Tamil script)
• గవిష్టి (Telugu script)
• ควิษฺฏิ (Thai script)
• ག་ཝི་ཥྚི (Tibetan script)
• 𑒑𑒫𑒱𑒭𑓂𑒙𑒱 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨍𑨭𑨁𑨯𑩇𑨔𑨁 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From ग॒विष् (gavíṣ, “desirous; eager; fervent”, from गो (gó, “cow”) +‎ इष् (iṣ, “to strive for”), literally “wishing for cows”) +‎ -ति (-ti).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɡɐ́.ʋiʂ.ʈi/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ɡɐ.ʋiʂ.ʈi/

Noun

गवि॑ष्टि • (gáviṣṭi) stem, f

1. desire; eagerness; ardor; fervor
2. desire for battle
3. battle

Declension

Feminine i-stem declension of गवि॑ष्टि

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	गवि॑ष्टिः (gáviṣṭiḥ)	गवि॑ष्टी (gáviṣṭī)	गवि॑ष्टयः (gáviṣṭayaḥ)
accusative	गवि॑ष्टिम् (gáviṣṭim)	गवि॑ष्टी (gáviṣṭī)	गवि॑ष्टीः (gáviṣṭīḥ)
instrumental	गवि॑ष्ट्या (gáviṣṭyā) गवि॑ष्टी¹ (gáviṣṭī¹)	गवि॑ष्टिभ्याम् (gáviṣṭibhyām)	गवि॑ष्टिभिः (gáviṣṭibhiḥ)
dative	गवि॑ष्टये (gáviṣṭaye) गवि॑ष्ट्यै (gáviṣṭyai)	गवि॑ष्टिभ्याम् (gáviṣṭibhyām)	गवि॑ष्टिभ्यः (gáviṣṭibhyaḥ)
ablative	गवि॑ष्टेः (gáviṣṭeḥ) गवि॑ष्ट्याः (gáviṣṭyāḥ) गवि॑ष्ट्यै² (gáviṣṭyai²)	गवि॑ष्टिभ्याम् (gáviṣṭibhyām)	गवि॑ष्टिभ्यः (gáviṣṭibhyaḥ)
genitive	गवि॑ष्टेः (gáviṣṭeḥ) गवि॑ष्ट्याः (gáviṣṭyāḥ) गवि॑ष्ट्यै² (gáviṣṭyai²)	गवि॑ष्ट्योः (gáviṣṭyoḥ)	गवि॑ष्टीनाम् (gáviṣṭīnām)
locative	गवि॑ष्टौ (gáviṣṭau) गवि॑ष्ट्याम् (gáviṣṭyām) गवि॑ष्टा¹ (gáviṣṭā¹)	गवि॑ष्ट्योः (gáviṣṭyoḥ)	गवि॑ष्टिषु (gáviṣṭiṣu)
vocative	गवि॑ष्टे (gáviṣṭe)	गवि॑ष्टी (gáviṣṭī)	गवि॑ष्टयः (gáviṣṭayaḥ)

• ¹Vedic
• ²Brāhmaṇas

References

• Monier Williams (1899), “गविष्टि”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 351/1.