Abhishtadevata, īṣṭ𱹲, Abhishta-devata: 6 definitions
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Abhishtadevata means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
The Sanskrit term īṣṭ𱹲 can be transliterated into English as Abhistadevata or Abhishtadevata, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
India history and geography
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical GlossaryAbhīṣṭa-𱹲.�(IA 18), same as ṣṭa-𱹲; the favourite deity; the tulelary deity. Note: īṣṭ-𱹲 is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary� as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

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Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryīṣṭ𱹲 (अभीष्टदेवता).—favourite deity.
īṣṭ𱹲 is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms īṣṭ and 𱹲 (देवत�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionaryīṣṭ𱹲 (अभीष्टदेवता).—i. e. -ṣṭ (vb. �), f. a tutelar deity, [ʲñٲԳٰ] 208, 14.
īṣṭ𱹲 is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms īṣṭ and 𱹲 (देवत�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionaryīṣṭ𱹲 (अभीष्टदेवता):—[=īṣṭ-𱹲] [from īṣṭ > abhī�] f. beloved goddess, favourite deity (invoked in the last prayer before death), [ʲñٲԳٰ]
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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Partial matches: Abhishta, Devata.
Full-text: Ishtadevata, Sveshta, Smar.
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