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.