शविष्ठ

Sanskrit

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.

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of शविष्ठ
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	शविष्ठः (śáviṣṭhaḥ)	शविष्ठौ (śáviṣṭhau) शविष्ठा¹ (śáviṣṭhā¹)	शविष्ठाः (śáviṣṭhāḥ) शविष्ठासः¹ (śáviṣṭhāsaḥ¹)
vocative	शविष्ठ (śáviṣṭha)	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)

¹Vedic

Feminine ā-stem declension of शविष्ठा
	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 (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)

¹Vedic
²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of शविष्ठ
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	शविष्ठम् (śáviṣṭham)	शविष्ठे (śáviṣṭhe)	शविष्ठानि (śáviṣṭhāni) शविष्ठा¹ (śáviṣṭhā¹)
vocative	शविष्ठ (śáviṣṭha)	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)

¹Vedic