నిష్ఠ

Telugu

Noun

నిష్ఠ • (niṣṭha) ? (plural నిష్ఠలు)

1. Fixed affection or attention; devotedness.

   ఏకనిష్ఠగా చదివినాడు.

   ēkaniṣṭhagā cadivināḍu.

   He read with undivided attention.

2. devotion, austerity in religion, firmness.

   నిష్ఠ శివునియందె నిలుపవలయును.

   niṣṭha śivuniyande nilupavalayunu.

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References

నిష్ఠ at Telugu On-line Dictionaries Project on Andhra Bharati, partially sponsored by the Telugu Association of North America (in Telugu)