اشٹ

इƴ ishṭa, ishṭ, part. adj. Desired, wished for; approved; cherished, beloved; reverenced, worshipped;—s.m. An object of desire, love or reverence; a god, deity; a beloved person; one chosen or favoured of a god or goddess; faith, trust, love:—ishṭa-bindu, s.m. (In Geom.) A given point:—ishṭa-deva, s.m. One's own chosen deity.