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) third-singular present indicative (root वश्, class 2, type P)

1. to will, command
2. to wish, desire, want; to long
3. to assert, affirm
4. to subject, bring under one's power

Adjective

वष्टि • (váṣṭi) stem

1. desirous, craving, wanting

References

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