Ishtasiddhi, Ishta-siddhi, ±õṣṲ¹²õ¾±»å»å³ó¾±: 4 definitions
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Ishtasiddhi means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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 ±õṣṲ¹²õ¾±»å»å³ó¾± can be transliterated into English as Istasiddhi or Ishtasiddhi, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
: Google Books: Studies in the History of the Exact Sciences (Astronomy)±õṣṲ¹²õ¾±»å»å³ó¾± (इषà¥à¤Ÿà¤¸à¤¿à¤¦à¥à¤§à¤¿) refers to the “fulfilment of desiresâ€�, according to Govinda Daivajña’s PÄ«yūṣadhÄrÄ (verse p.424), a commentary on RÄma Daivajña’s MuhÅ«rtacintÄmaṇi (AD 1600).—Accordingly, “[...] After having seen the rise of half of the Sun’s orb, or the setting of the half likewise, the instrument having the aforementioned characteristics should be deposited, with this sacred formula. [...] ‘You have been created a long time ago by Brahma as the foremost among the [time measuring] instruments. Therefore, for increasing the longevity of the couple and for conferring on them sons, wealth and the like, O water clock [i.e., jalayantraka] of mine, grant them the fulfilment of their desires [i.e. ¾±á¹£á¹²¹²õ¾±»å»å³ó¾±-±è°ù²¹»å²¹±Õâ€�.â€�.

Jyotisha (जà¥à¤¯à¥‹à¤¤à¤¿à¤�, Âá²â´Ç³Ù¾±á¹£a or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomyâ€� or “Vedic astrologyâ€� and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.
Kavya (poetry)
: Shodhganga: The backdrop of the Srikanthacarita and the Mankhakosa±õṣṲ¹²õ¾±»å»å³ó¾± (इषà¥à¤Ÿà¤¸à¤¿à¤¦à¥à¤§à¤¿) is a treatise on the VedÄnta, expounded by Ramyadeva, a Vaidika, follower of the Kaá¹ha branch of the VedÄnta.—The names of actually thirty-two scholars [i.e., Ramyadeva] have been mentioned, who were present in the literary assembly of AlaṃkÄra. Maá¹…khaka presented before them his ÅšrÄ«kaṇá¹hacarita and they spoke highly about the poem.

Kavya (कावà¥à¤�, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetryâ€� and natya, or ‘dramatic poetryâ€�.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum1) ±õṣṲ¹²õ¾±»å»å³ó¾± (इषà¥à¤Ÿà¤¸à¤¿à¤¦à¥à¤§à¤¿) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—vedÄnta. Rice. 136.
—by VimuktÄcÄrya. Burnell. 95^a. Oppert. Ii, 4489.
‰ڳ¦´Ç³¾³¾±ð²Ô³Ù²¹°ù²â±Õ Oppert. 5910. Ii, 4490.
2) ±õṣṲ¹²õ¾±»å»å³ó¾± (इषà¥à¤Ÿà¤¸à¤¿à¤¦à¥à¤§à¤¿):—vedÄnta. Quoted by MadhusÅ«dana in Advaitasiddhi. Catal. Io. p. 766^b.
3) ±õṣṲ¹²õ¾±»å»å³ó¾± (इषà¥à¤Ÿà¤¸à¤¿à¤¦à¥à¤§à¤¿):—and‰ڳ¦´Ç³¾³¾±ð²Ô³Ù²¹°ù²â±Õ, vedÄnta, by VimuktÄtman. Ulwar 496.
Sanskrit, also spelled संसà¥à¤•ृतमà¥� (²õ²¹á¹ƒs°ìá¹›t²¹³¾), 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.
Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpus±õṣṲ¹²õ¾±»å»å³ó¾± (ಇಷà³à²Ÿà²¸à²¿à²¦à³à²§à²¿):—[noun] an achieving of what one desired; the fulfilment of one’s desire.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Ishta, Siddhi, Siddhi, Siddhi.
Full-text: Ishtavapti, Ishtarthasiddhi, Vimukta acarya, Ishtapurti.
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Studies in Indian Literary History (by P. K. Gode)
37. The Guru of Anandabodha < [Volume 1 (1945)]
36. Anandabodha’s Authorship of Nyayadipika < [Volume 1 (1945)]
Subject-Index (of first volume) < [Volume 1 (1945)]
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 2 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 23 - VimuktÄtman (a.d. 1200) < [Chapter XI - The Åšaá¹…kara School of VedÄnta (continued)]
Part 24 - RÄmÄdvaya (a.d. 1300) < [Chapter XI - The Åšaá¹…kara School of VedÄnta (continued)]
Preceptors of Advaita (by T. M. P. Mahadevan)
Ganitatilaka (Sanskrit text and English introduction) (by H. R. Kapadia)
Page 203 < [Sanskrit Text of the Ganitatilaka]
The backdrop of the Srikanthacarita and the Mankhakosa (by Dhrubajit Sarma)
Part 11 - Historical data (found in the ÅšrÄ«kaṇá¹hacarita) < [Chapter IV - Socio-cultural study of the ÅšrÄ«kaṇá¹hacarita]
Yasastilaka and Indian culture (Study) (by Krishna Kanta Jandiqui)
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