वष्टि

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *wáṣṭi, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wášti, from Proto-Indo-European *wéḱ-ti, from *weḱ- (“to wish, want”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬬𐬀𐬱𐬙𐬍‎‎ (vaštī‎), Old Persian 𐎺𐏁𐎴 (vašna, “will, favor”).

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /ʋɐ́ʂ.ʈi/
(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈʋɐʂ.ʈi/

Verb

वष्टि • (váṣṭi) (root वश्, class 2, type P)

to will, command
to wish, desire, want; to long
to assert, affirm
to subject, bring under one's power

Adjective

वष्टि • (váṣṭi)

desirous, craving, wanting

References

Monier Williams (1899), “वष्टि”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 929.

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