abhīṣṭi is an alternate of abhiṣṭi. a. (Ved.) To be worshipped by offering sacrifices (Sāy. abhiyaṣṭavya); an assistant, a protector, one who is praised or worshipped as a protector, one who approaches to assist or attack, one who assails or overpowers an enemy, one who approaches in order to obtain, desiring, desire (these meanings are given by European scholars). ṣṭiḥ f. Assistance, help, worshipping, praising;...