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Every entry for a word in Apte, Monier-Williams, Macdonell and the Dhātupāṭha, with their abbreviations spelled out, and an analysis of its forms.

Results for श्रेष्ठ

3 dictionaries · exact headword

Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. श्रेष्ठśreṣṭhaa.Best, most excellent, pre-eminent (with gen. or loc.).
    1. Best, most excellent, pre-eminent (with Genitive or Locative).
    2. Most happy or prosperous.
    3. Most beloved, dearest.
    4. Oldest, senior. ष्ठः A Brāhmaṇa.
    5. A king.
    6. Name of Kubera.
    7. Name of Viṣṇu.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -ष्ठम्

      1. Cow's milk.
      2. Copper.

    • -अन्वय Adjective descended from an excellent family.

    • -अम्लम् the fruit of the tamarind.

    • -आश्रमः

      1. the best order of one's religious life, id est, that is that of a house-holder.
      2. a householder.

    • -काष्ठः Tectona Grandis (Marâthî साग). (-ष्ठम्) the main pillar of a house.

    • -वाच् Adjective eloquent.

    • -वेधिका musk.

    Source: Apte

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. श्रेष्ठśreṣṭhamf(आ)n. most splendid or beautiful, most beautiful of or among (with gen.) RV. AV. R.
    1. mf(आ)neuter gender most splendid or beautiful, most beautiful of or among (with genitive case) fg-veda AV. R.
    2. mf(आ)neuter gender most excellent, best, first, chief (neuter gender "the best or chief thing"), best of or among or in respect of or in (with genitive case locative case, or compound) fg-veda etc.
    3. mf(आ)neuter gender better, more, distinguished, superior, better than (ablative or genitive case) Mn. MBh. etc.
    4. mf(आ)neuter gender most auspicious or salutary VarBr2S.
    5. mf(आ)neuter gender oldest, senior W.
    6. masculine gender a king Lexicographers
    7. masculine gender a Bra1hman Brahman Lexicographers
    8. masculine gender Name of Vishn2u विष्णु or Kubera कुबेर Lexicographers
    9. masculine gender Name of a king Buddh.
    10. masculine gender Hibiscus Mutabilis Lexicographers (probably wrong reading for लक्ष्मी-श्र्that the rest of a word is to be supplied)
    11. masculine gender a kind of root resembling ginger Lexicographers
    12. neuter gender cow's milk Lexicographers
    13. neuter gender copper Lexicographers
    Source: Monier-Williams

Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. श्रेष्ठśreṣṭha[sré-shtha] spv. [srî] fairest, of (g.; V., E.), best, most excellent, highest, chief, of (g., lc., --˚; V.…

    [sré-shtha] superlative [srî] fairest, of (genitive; Veda, Vedic, Epic), best, most excellent, highest, chief, of (genitive, locative, --˚; Veda, Vedic, Classical (post-Vedic) Sanskrit); superior, preferable, better, more excellent, than (ablative, genitive; Classical (post-Vedic) Sanskrit); neuter (Classical (post-Vedic) Sanskrit) best or chief thing; (sréshtha)-tama, superlative very best, most beautiful of all; -tâ, feminine; also equal for excel lence, pre-eminence; -sena, masculine noun of a king.

    Source: Macdonell

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