As a deity name
Name 602 of the Gayatri Sahasranāma — Devi Bhagavata Purana, as taught by Sages
Name 355 of the Narasimha Sahasranāma — Brahmanda Purana / Narasimha Purana, as taught by Sages to Assembly of Devotees
Name 392 of the Vishnu Sahasranāma — Mahabharata (Anushasana Parva), as taught by Bhishma to Yudhishthira on his deathbed
As a Hindi name
पुष्ट · adj
पोषण किया हुआ । पाला हुआ · तैयार । मोटा ताजा । बलिष्ठ · मोटा ताजा करनेवाला । बलवर्घक । जैसे— गाजर का हलुआ बड़ा पुष्ट है — Śabdasāgara
पुष्ट · noun · masculine
विष्णु · पोषण (को॰) — Śabdasāgara
पुष्ट · pushṭa · part.
(f. -ā), Nourished, cherished, fostered, fed, well-fed, fat, full; thriving, strong, vigorous; restorative, provocative; eminent — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 263
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
nourished, cherished, well-fed, thriving, strong, fat, full, complete, perfect, abundant, rich, great, ample, &c.
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Dictionary citations
puṣṭa mfn. nourished, cherished, well-fed, thriving, strong, fat, full, complete, perfect, abundant, rich, great, ample, Mn.; MBh. &c.
rich in, blessed with (instr.), Daś.
full-sounding, loud, Hariv.
burnt, W. (w.r. for pluṣṭa?)
incubated, brooded over, MW.
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