As a deity name
Name 269 of the Surya Sahasranāma — Bhavishya Purana, as taught by Lord Brahma / Sages
Name 626 of the Vishnu Sahasranāma — Mahabharata (Anushasana Parva), as taught by Bhishma to Yudhishthira on his deathbed
As a Hindi name
अनीश · an-īś · s.m.
lit. 'Not God'; created existence — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 100
अनीश · masculine
a male given name, Aneesh or Anish, from Sanskrit
Śabdasāgara also records: ईशरहित । बिना अभिभावक या मालिक का · जो स्वामी या मालिक न हो
a Hindi word, a tatsama: the Sanskrit word borrowed unchanged into Hindi अनीश — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
“Learned borrowing from Classical Sanskrit अनीश (anīśa).” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
an-īśa mfn. one who has not a lord or superior, paramount
powerless, unable
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
one who has not a lord or superior, paramount
Scripturally attested Verified derivationMultiple readings (7)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "anīśa" is the vocative of "anīśā" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
M3 · meaning shifts "anīśa" is derived from "anī" with the śas suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
anī f. the double panel of a door (cf. aṇi, aṇī, p. 11), L.
an-īśa mfn. one who has not a lord or superior, paramount
powerless, unable
Related forms
Gender counterpart
The kosha attests this stem in the feminine, the masculine, and the neuter — the same name serves without alteration.
Dictionary citations
an-īśa mfn. one who has not a lord or superior, paramount
powerless, unable
an-īśa m. Viṣṇu
anīśa a. 1 Having no lord or superior, paramount, supreme, without a controller, uncontrolled; sarvaprabhuranīśastvaṃ R. 10. 20. 2 Not a master or lord, having no mastery or control over, not master of (with gen.); powerless; gātrāṇāmanīśo'smi saṃvṛttaḥ Ś. 2; anīśayā śarīrasya hṛdayaṃ svavaśaṃ mayi nyastaṃ V. 2. 19; Ms. 9. 104. 3 Not one's own master, not independent (asvataṃtra); eko hyanīśaḥ sarvatra. — śaḥ N. of Viṣṇu (sarvaniyaṃtā ananyasvāmiko hi saḥ). — śā Helplessness ( dīnabhāva); samāne vṛkṣe puruṣo nimagno' nīśayā śocati muhyamānaḥ Muṇḍ.
anīśa mfn. (-śaḥ-śā-śaṃ) One who has not a lord or superior. m. (-śaḥ) VIṢṆU. E. ana neg. īśa lord.
an-īśā f. powerlessness, helplessness, Up.
anī f. the double panel of a door (cf. aṇi, aṇī, p. 11), L.
Alternative readings
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