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Every entry for a word in Apte, Monier-Williams, Macdonell and the Dhātupāṭha, with their abbreviations spelled out, and an analysis of its forms.

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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary

वसिष्ठvasiṣṭha(also written वशिष्ठ) N. of a celebrated sage, the family priest of the solar race of kings, and author of…
1. (also written वशिष्ठ) Name of a celebrated sage, the family priest of the solar race of kings, and author of several Vedic hymns, particularly of the seventh Maṇḍala of the Rigveda. He was the typical representative of true Brāhmanic dignity and power, and the efforts of Viśvāmitra to rise to his level from the subject of many legends; Compare विश्वामित्र.
2. Name of the author of a Smṛiti (sometimes ascribed to the sage himself).
Derived forms and compounds
- -ष्ठम् Flesh.
Source: Apte

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary

वसिष्ठvasiṣṭhamfn. (superl. fr. 1. व्/असु; cf. व्/असीयस् and under √3. वस्) most excellent, best, richest RV. AV. Br. ChUp.…
1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective (superlative degree from 1. व्/असु; confer, compare व्/असीयस् and under √3. वस्) most excellent, best, richest fg-veda AV. Breton ChUp. MBh.
2. masculine gender (wrongly written वशिष्ठ), "the most wealthy", Name of a celebrated Vedic R2ishi ऋषि or sage (owner of the "cow of plenty", called Nandini1 नन्दिनी, offspring of Surabhi सुरभि, which by granting all desires made him, as his name implies, master of every वसु or desirable object; he was the typical representative of Bra1hmanical Brahmanical rank, and the legends of his conflict with Vis3va1-mitra विश्वा-मित्र, who raised himself from the kingly or Kshatriya क्षत्रिय to the Bra1hmanical Brahmanical class, were probably founded on the actual struggles which took place between the Bra1hmans Brahmans and Kshatriyas क्षत्रिय s; a great many hymns of the fg-veda are ascribed to these two great rivals; those of the seventh Man2d2ala मण्डल, besides some according to others, being attributed to Vasisht2ha वसिष्ठ, while those of the third Man2d2ala मण्डल are assigned to Vis3va1-mitra विश्वा-मित्र; in one of Vasisht2ha वसिष्ठ 's hymns he is represented as king Su-da1s सु-दास् 's family priest, an office to which Vis3va1-mitra विश्वा-मित्र also aspired; in another hymn Vasisht2ha वसिष्ठ claims to have been inspired by Varun2a वरुण, and in another [fg-veda vii, 33, 11] he is called the son of the Apsaras अप्सरस् Urvas3i1 उर्वशी by Mitra मित्र and Varun2a वरुण, whence his patronymic Maitra1varun2i मैत्रावरुणि Page930,3; in Manu मनु i, 35, he is enumerated among the ten Praja1-pati प्रजा-पति s or Patriarchs produced by Manu मनु Sva1yambhuva स्वायम्भुव for the peopling of the universe; in the MBh. he is mentioned as the family priest of the solar race or family of Ikshva1ku इक्ष्वाकु and Ra1ma-candra राम-चन्द्र, and in the Pura1n2as पुराण s as one of the arrangers of the Vedas वेद s in the Dva1para द्वापर age; he is, moreover, called the father of Aurva और्व [Hariv.], of the Suka1lins सुकालिन् s [Mn.], of seven sons [Hariv. Pur.], and the husband of Aksha-ma1la1 अक्ष-माला or Arundhati1 अरुन्धती [MBh.] and of U1rja1 ऊर्जा [Pur.]; other legends make him one of the 7 patriarchal sages regarded as forming the Great Bear in which he represents the star ζ see ऋषि) fg-veda etc. (confer, compare IW. 361; 402 neuter gender1 etc.)
3. masculine gender Name of the author of a law-book and other works (probably intended to be ascribed to the Vedic R2ishi ऋषि a reference to some preceeding word (not necessarily in the same page))
4. masculine gender plural the family of Vasisht2ha वसिष्ठ fg-veda S3Br. S3rS. (वसिष्ठस्या*ङ्कुशः etc. Name of Sa1mans सामन् s A1rshBr.)
5. masculine gender Name of an Anuva1ka अनुवाक Pat. on Pa1n2. 4-3, 131 vArttika 2
6. neuter gender flesh Gal.
7. वसीयस् see page and participle930.
Source: Monier-Williams

Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary

वसिष्ठvasiṣṭha[vás-ishtha] spv. [brightest: √1. vas] best, most excellent, wealthiest (V., E.); m. N. of one of the leading…

[vás-ishtha] superlative [brightest: √1. vas] best, most excellent, wealthiest (Veda, Vedic, Epic); masculine noun of one of the leading Vedic Rishis, com- poser of the seventh Mandala of the Rig-veda; in Classical (post-Vedic) Sanskrit he is regarded as one of the seven Rishis and is mentioned as a lawgiver (often incor rectly spelt Vasishtha).

Source: Macdonell

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