yazwi
1 yaṣṭi , f. (= Skt. iṣṭi, cf. prec. ), sacrifice : yaṣṭi- (stem in comp. ) Mv iii.145.20 (prose; so both mss. intend, Senart em. iṣṭi-); yaṣṭyā RP 54.18 ( vs ).
2 yaṣṭi , f. ( Skt. id. ), in Mv used of a marvelous kind of flagpole which is said to have adorned the capital cities of five former Buddhas; that of the city of Dīpavatī was named Valguyā , of the other four Valayā , qq.v. ; it is described in Mv i.196.15 ff. as citrā darśanīyā, of seven colors (gold, silver, and jewels), 12 yojanas high and four in diameter; so iii.229.12 ff. ; 232.9 ff. ; the cliché is abbreviated iii.234.11 f. ; 238.14 .