महिष्ठ
Sanskrit
[edit]Alternative scripts
[edit]Alternative scripts
- মহিষ্ঠ (Assamese script)
- ᬫᬳᬶᬱ᭄ᬞ (Balinese script)
- মহিষ্ঠ (Bengali script)
- 𑰦𑰮𑰰𑰬𑰿𑰙 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀱𑁆𑀞 (Brahmi script)
- မဟိၑ္ဌ (Burmese script)
- મહિષ્ઠ (Gujarati script)
- ਮਹਿਸ਼੍ਠ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌮𑌹𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌠 (Grantha script)
- ꦩꦲꦶꦰ꧀ꦜ (Javanese script)
- 𑂧𑂯𑂱𑂭𑂹𑂘 (Kaithi script)
- ಮಹಿಷ್ಠ (Kannada script)
- មហិឞ្ឋ (Khmer script)
- ມຫິຩ຺ຐ (Lao script)
- മഹിഷ്ഠ (Malayalam script)
- ᠮᠠᡥᡳᢢᡱᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘦𑘮𑘱𑘬𑘿𑘙 (Modi script)
- ᠮᠠᠾᠢᢔᢍᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧆𑧎𑧒𑧌𑧠𑦹 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐩𑐴𑐶𑐲𑑂𑐛 (Newa script)
- ମହିଷ୍ଠ (Odia script)
- ꢪꢲꢶꢰ꣄ꢝ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆩𑆲𑆴𑆰𑇀𑆜 (Sharada script)
- 𑖦𑖮𑖰𑖬𑖿𑖙 (Siddham script)
- මහිෂ්ඨ (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩴𑪂𑩑𑪀 𑪙𑩧 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚢𑚩𑚮𑚶𑚕 (Takri script)
- மஹிஷ்ட² (Tamil script)
- మహిష్ఠ (Telugu script)
- มหิษฺฐ (Thai script)
- མ་ཧི་ཥྛ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒧𑒯𑒱𑒭𑓂𑒚 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨢𑨱𑨁𑨯𑩇𑨕 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Indo-Iranian *maȷ́ʰištʰas (“biggest, greatest”), from Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂-is-to-s (“biggest, largest, greatest”), superlative of *méǵh₂s (“big, great”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬨𐬀𐬰𐬌𐬱𐬙𐬀 (mazišta, “biggest, largest”), Ancient Greek μέγιστος (mégistos).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]महिष्ठ • (mahiṣṭha)
- superlative degree of महत् (mahát); biggest, largest, greatest
- c. 700 CE – 900 CE, Bhāgavata Purāṇa 3.14.47:
- स वै महाभागवतो महात्मा महानुभावो महतां महिष्ठः ।
प्रवृद्धभक्त्या ह्यनुभाविताशये निवेश्य वैकुण्ठमिमं विहास्यति ॥- sa vai mahābhāgavato mahātmā mahānubhāvo mahatāṃ mahiṣṭhaḥ.
pravṛddhabhaktyā hyanubhāvitāśaye niveśya vaikuṇṭhamimaṃ vihāsyati. - Verily, he would be the greatest devotee of unlimited vision and of great prowess and the greatest of the great. For, by his deep devotion, he will establish Lord Viṣṇu in his heart, purified by devotion, and give up the ego about his body.
- sa vai mahābhāgavato mahātmā mahānubhāvo mahatāṃ mahiṣṭhaḥ.
- स वै महाभागवतो महात्मा महानुभावो महतां महिष्ठः ।
Declension
[edit]| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | महिष्ठः (mahiṣṭhaḥ) | महिष्ठौ (mahiṣṭhau) महिष्ठा¹ (mahiṣṭhā¹) |
महिष्ठाः (mahiṣṭhāḥ) महिष्ठासः¹ (mahiṣṭhāsaḥ¹) |
| vocative | महिष्ठ (mahiṣṭha) | महिष्ठौ (mahiṣṭhau) महिष्ठा¹ (mahiṣṭhā¹) |
महिष्ठाः (mahiṣṭhāḥ) महिष्ठासः¹ (mahiṣṭhāsaḥ¹) |
| accusative | महिष्ठम् (mahiṣṭham) | महिष्ठौ (mahiṣṭhau) महिष्ठा¹ (mahiṣṭhā¹) |
महिष्ठान् (mahiṣṭhān) |
| instrumental | महिष्ठेन (mahiṣṭhena) | महिष्ठाभ्याम् (mahiṣṭhābhyām) | महिष्ठैः (mahiṣṭhaiḥ) महिष्ठेभिः¹ (mahiṣṭhebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | महिष्ठाय (mahiṣṭhāya) | महिष्ठाभ्याम् (mahiṣṭhābhyām) | महिष्ठेभ्यः (mahiṣṭhebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | महिष्ठात् (mahiṣṭhāt) | महिष्ठाभ्याम् (mahiṣṭhābhyām) | महिष्ठेभ्यः (mahiṣṭhebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | महिष्ठस्य (mahiṣṭhasya) | महिष्ठयोः (mahiṣṭhayoḥ) | महिष्ठानाम् (mahiṣṭhānām) |
| locative | महिष्ठे (mahiṣṭhe) | महिष्ठयोः (mahiṣṭhayoḥ) | महिष्ठेषु (mahiṣṭheṣu) |
- ¹Vedic
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | महिष्ठा (mahiṣṭhā) | महिष्ठे (mahiṣṭhe) | महिष्ठाः (mahiṣṭhāḥ) |
| vocative | महिष्ठे (mahiṣṭhe) | महिष्ठे (mahiṣṭhe) | महिष्ठाः (mahiṣṭhāḥ) |
| accusative | महिष्ठाम् (mahiṣṭhām) | महिष्ठे (mahiṣṭhe) | महिष्ठाः (mahiṣṭhāḥ) |
| instrumental | महिष्ठया (mahiṣṭhayā) महिष्ठा¹ (mahiṣṭhā¹) |
महिष्ठाभ्याम् (mahiṣṭhābhyām) | महिष्ठाभिः (mahiṣṭhābhiḥ) |
| dative | महिष्ठायै (mahiṣṭhāyai) | महिष्ठाभ्याम् (mahiṣṭhābhyām) | महिष्ठाभ्यः (mahiṣṭhābhyaḥ) |
| ablative | महिष्ठायाः (mahiṣṭhāyāḥ) महिष्ठायै² (mahiṣṭhāyai²) |
महिष्ठाभ्याम् (mahiṣṭhābhyām) | महिष्ठाभ्यः (mahiṣṭhābhyaḥ) |
| genitive | महिष्ठायाः (mahiṣṭhāyāḥ) महिष्ठायै² (mahiṣṭhāyai²) |
महिष्ठयोः (mahiṣṭhayoḥ) | महिष्ठानाम् (mahiṣṭhānām) |
| locative | महिष्ठायाम् (mahiṣṭhāyām) | महिष्ठयोः (mahiṣṭhayoḥ) | महिष्ठासु (mahiṣṭhāsu) |
- ¹Vedic
- ²Brāhmaṇas
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | महिष्ठम् (mahiṣṭham) | महिष्ठे (mahiṣṭhe) | महिष्ठानि (mahiṣṭhāni) महिष्ठा¹ (mahiṣṭhā¹) |
| vocative | महिष्ठ (mahiṣṭha) | महिष्ठे (mahiṣṭhe) | महिष्ठानि (mahiṣṭhāni) महिष्ठा¹ (mahiṣṭhā¹) |
| accusative | महिष्ठम् (mahiṣṭham) | महिष्ठे (mahiṣṭhe) | महिष्ठानि (mahiṣṭhāni) महिष्ठा¹ (mahiṣṭhā¹) |
| instrumental | महिष्ठेन (mahiṣṭhena) | महिष्ठाभ्याम् (mahiṣṭhābhyām) | महिष्ठैः (mahiṣṭhaiḥ) महिष्ठेभिः¹ (mahiṣṭhebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | महिष्ठाय (mahiṣṭhāya) | महिष्ठाभ्याम् (mahiṣṭhābhyām) | महिष्ठेभ्यः (mahiṣṭhebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | महिष्ठात् (mahiṣṭhāt) | महिष्ठाभ्याम् (mahiṣṭhābhyām) | महिष्ठेभ्यः (mahiṣṭhebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | महिष्ठस्य (mahiṣṭhasya) | महिष्ठयोः (mahiṣṭhayoḥ) | महिष्ठानाम् (mahiṣṭhānām) |
| locative | महिष्ठे (mahiṣṭhe) | महिष्ठयोः (mahiṣṭhayoḥ) | महिष्ठेषु (mahiṣṭheṣu) |
- ¹Vedic
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