रजिष्ठ

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

• ऋजिष्ठ (ṛjiṣṭha)

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ৰজিষ্ঠ (Assamese script)
• ᬭᬚᬶᬱ᭄ᬞ (Balinese script)
• রজিষ্ঠ (Bengali script)
• 𑰨𑰕𑰰𑰬𑰿𑰙 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀭𑀚𑀺𑀱𑁆𑀞 (Brahmi script)
• ရဇိၑ္ဌ (Burmese script)
• રજિષ્ઠ (Gujarati script)
• ਰਜਿਸ਼੍ਠ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌰𑌜𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌠 (Grantha script)
• ꦫꦗꦶꦰ꧀ꦜ (Javanese script)
• 𑂩𑂔𑂱𑂭𑂹𑂘 (Kaithi script)
• ರಜಿಷ್ಠ (Kannada script)
• រជិឞ្ឋ (Khmer script)
• ຣຊິຩ຺ຐ (Lao script)
• രജിഷ്ഠ (Malayalam script)
• ᡵᠠᡯᡳᢢᡱᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘨𑘕𑘱𑘬𑘿𑘙 (Modi script)
• ᠷᠠᠽᠢᢔᢍᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧈𑦵𑧒𑧌𑧠𑦹 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐬𑐖𑐶𑐲𑑂𑐛 (Newa script)
• ରଜିଷ୍ଠ (Odia script)
• ꢬꢙꢶꢰ꣄ꢝ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆫𑆘𑆴𑆰𑇀𑆜 (Sharada script)
• 𑖨𑖕𑖰𑖬𑖿𑖙 (Siddham script)
• රජිෂ‍්ඨ (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩼𑩣𑩑𑪀 𑪙𑩧 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚤𑚑𑚮𑚶𑚕 (Takri script)
• ரஜிஷ்ட² (Tamil script)
• రజిష్ఠ (Telugu script)
• รชิษฺฐ (Thai script)
• ར་ཛི་ཥྛ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒩𑒖𑒱𑒭𑓂𑒚 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨫𑨥𑨁𑨯𑩇𑨕 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hráȷ́ištʰas, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃réǵ-isth₂-o-s, from *h₃reǵ- (“straight”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬭𐬀𐬰𐬌𐬱𐬙𐬀 (razišta, “straightest”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɾɐ́.d͡ʑiʂ.ʈʰɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ɾɐˈd͡ʑiʂ.ʈʰɐ/

Adjective

रजिष्ठ • (rájiṣṭha)

1. superlative degree of ऋजु (ṛjú); straightest, most honest or upright
   • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda