As a Hindi name
अभीषु · adj
, संज्ञा पुं॰ [सं॰] दे॰ 'अभीशु' — Śabdasāgara
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
rein, bridle
Verified derivationMultiple readings (4)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "abhīṣu" is the locative plural of "abhī" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Dictionary citations
abhīṣu m. (incorrectly for abhīśu) rein, bridle, MBh. vii, 8180
ray of light, Śiś. i, 22.
abhīṣu m. (-ṣuḥ) 1 A ray of light. 2 A rein. 3 Love, lust. 4 Passion. E. abhi before iṣa to desire, and u affix or aśa to pervade, &c. whence, abhiśu.
1. a-bhī mfn. fearless, R.; Ragh.
2. abhī (√ i), abhy-eti (Imper. 2. sg. abhīhi; impf. 3. pl. -āyan, 3. sg. Ā. -āyata; ind.p. abhītya) to come near, approach, go up to or towards (acc.), RV. &c.; (with sakāśam or samīpam or pārśve) id., Pañcat.; to go along or after (acc.), RV. &c.; to enter, join, go over to, Mn.; Bhaṭṭ.; (with a pr. p.) to begin to, (perf. 3. pl. abhīyuḥ), ŚBr.; to reach, obtain, RV. &c.; to get or fall into (acc.), MBh. &c.; to come to, fall to one's share (with acc.), Bhaṭṭ.; (said of the sun) to rise (as if he came nearer; also with abhitarām [q.v.] instead of abhi), AitBr., (with astam) to set, MBh. i, 1797 (cf. abhy-aya) : Pass. abhīyate to be perceived, known, BhP. : Intens. (1. pl. -īmahe) to ask, request, RV. i, 24, 3.
Alternative readings
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