1) Hindu philosophical concept 
The Sanskrit word, Nishtha (निष्ठा), in Hindu philosophy mainly refers to faith, steadiness, devotion and the culmination, and in Sanskrit Grammar, to the affixes of the Past Participles - kta and katavatu. ==Meaning== Nishtha (Sanskrit: निष्ठ or निष्ठा) means – `being in or on`, `situated on`, `depending o...