धिष्ण्य [ dhiṣṇya ] [ dhí ṣṇya ] m. f. n. mindful , attentive , benevolent , liberal (Aśvins) Lit. RV. i , 3 , 2 ; 89 , 4

  devout , pious (voice , hymn) , Lit. x , 114 , 9

  [ dhiṣṇya ] m. (f ( [ ā ] ) . only Lit. RV. iv , 3 , 6 ; n. Lit. MBh. i , 7944) a sort of subordinate or side-altar ( generally a heap of earth covered with sand on which the fire is placed , and of which 8 are enumerated , viz. besides the [ āgnīdhrīya ] ( in the Āgnīdhra ) those in the Sadas ( see s.v. ) belonging to the [ hotṛ ] , the [ maitrā-varuṇa ] or [ pra-śastṛ ] , the [ brāhmaṇācchaṃsin ] , the [ potṛ ] , [ neṣṭṛ ] and [ acchā-vāka ] ; and the [ mārjālīya ] ) Lit. Br. Lit. ŚrS. ( cf. [ kḷpta- ] )

  m. N. of Uśanas i.e. the planet Venus Lit. L. ( cf. [ dhiṣaṇa ] )

  [ dhiṣṇyā ] f. a meteor Lit. Var. ( n. only Lit. MBh. v , 7272)

  [ dhiṣṇya ] n. site , place , abode , region , house Lit. MBh. Lit. Kāv. Lit. Pur.

  the seat of a god i.e. a quarter of the sky Lit. VP.

  star , asterism (looking like the fire on the side altars) Lit. Var.

  the orb of an asterism (on which its light seems to centre) Lit. MBh. Lit. VP.

  power , strength Lit. L.

  mfn. placed upon a mound of earth serving as an altar Lit. AV. Lit. Br.

  m. ( with or scil. [ agni ] ) a fire so placed Lit. VS. Lit. TS.