Dishtya, Diṣṭyā: 3 definitions

Introduction:

Dishtya 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 Diṣṭyā can be transliterated into English as Distya or Dishtya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Diṣṭyā (दिष्ट्या).—ind. (Strictly the instr. sing. of diṣṭi) Fortunately, luckily, thank God, how glad I am, how fortunate, bravo; (an exclamation of joy or gratulation); दिष्ट्या प्रतिहतं दुर्जातम् (diṣṭyā pratihataṃ durjātam) Mālatīmādhava (Bombay) 4; दिष्ट्या सोयं महाबाहुरञ्जनानन्दवर्धनः (diṣṭyā soyaṃ mahābāhurañjanānandavardhanaḥ) Uttararāmacarita 1.32; Ve 2.12. (diṣṭyā vṛdh means 'to be congratulated upon'; as in diṣṭyā dharmapatnīsamāgamena putramukhadarśanena cāyu- ṣmān vardhate Ś.7).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Diṣṭyā (दिष्ट्या).—ind. An exclamation, indicative of joy or auspiciousness, luckily, fortunately. E. diś pointing out, stryai to sound, affix bhāve kvip .

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Diṣṭyā (दिष्ट्या):—interj. Exclamation of joy.

context information

Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), 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.

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