गविष्टि

Sanskrit

Etymology

From गविष् (gavíṣ, “wishing for cows, desirous (in general), eager, fervent”) +‎ -ति (-ti), from गो (gó, “cow”) +‎ इष् (√iṣ, “to endeavour to obtain, strive, seek”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

गविष्टि • (gáviṣṭi) stem, f

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

Declension

Feminine i-stem declension of गविष्टि
Nom. sg.	गविष्टिः (gaviṣṭiḥ)
Gen. sg.	गविष्ट्याः / गविष्टेः (gaviṣṭyāḥ / gaviṣṭeḥ)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	गविष्टिः (gaviṣṭiḥ)	गविष्टी (gaviṣṭī)	गविष्टयः (gaviṣṭayaḥ)
Vocative	गविष्टे (gaviṣṭe)	गविष्टी (gaviṣṭī)	गविष्टयः (gaviṣṭayaḥ)
Accusative	गविष्टिम् (gaviṣṭim)	गविष्टी (gaviṣṭī)	गविष्टीः (gaviṣṭīḥ)
Instrumental	गविष्ट्या (gaviṣṭyā)	गविष्टिभ्याम् (gaviṣṭibhyām)	गविष्टिभिः (gaviṣṭibhiḥ)
Dative	गविष्ट्यै / गविष्टये (gaviṣṭyai / gaviṣṭaye)	गविष्टिभ्याम् (gaviṣṭibhyām)	गविष्टिभ्यः (gaviṣṭibhyaḥ)
Ablative	गविष्ट्याः / गविष्टेः (gaviṣṭyāḥ / gaviṣṭeḥ)	गविष्टिभ्याम् (gaviṣṭibhyām)	गविष्टिभ्यः (gaviṣṭibhyaḥ)
Genitive	गविष्ट्याः / गविष्टेः (gaviṣṭyāḥ / gaviṣṭeḥ)	गविष्ट्योः (gaviṣṭyoḥ)	गविष्टीनाम् (gaviṣṭīnām)
Locative	गविष्ट्याम् / गविष्टौ (gaviṣṭyām / gaviṣṭau)	गविष्ट्योः (gaviṣṭyoḥ)	गविष्टिषु (gaviṣṭiṣu)

References

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