| śreṣṭha | श्रेष्ठ | śréṣṭha mf(A)n. most splendid or beautiful, most beautiful of or among (with gen.), [RV.]; [AV.]; [R.] |
| most excellent, best, first, chief (n. ‘the best or chief thing’), best of or among or in respect of or in (with gen. loc., or comp.), [RV.] &c. &c. |
| better, more, distinguished, superior, better than (abl. or gen.), [Mn.]; [MBh.] &c. |
| most auspicious or salutary, [VarBṛS.] |
| oldest, senior, [W.] |
| śréṣṭha m. a king, [L.] |
| a Brāhman, [L.] |
| N. of Viṣṇu or Kubera, [L.] |
| N. of a king, [Buddh.] |
| śréṣṭha n. cow's milk, [L.] |
| copper, [L.] |
| śreṣṭhaka | श्रेष्ठक | See bhūri-śr°. |
| śreṣṭhatā | श्रेष्ठता | śreṣṭha—tā f. ([AitBr.]; [Mn.] &c.) betterness, eminence, excellence, superiority. |
| śreṣṭhabhāj | श्रेष्ठभाज् | śreṣṭha—bhāj mfn. ‘possessing the best’, = śreṣṭha, best, excellent, [MBh.] |
| śreṣṭhasthā | श्रेष्ठस्था | śreṣṭha—sthā mfn. (nom. -sthās) fit for or belonging to the best, [TāṇḍBr.] |
| śreṣṭhatas | श्रेष्ठतस् | śreṣṭha—tas ind. according to excellence or superiority, [Lāṭy.] |
| śreṣṭhatva | श्रेष्ठत्व | śreṣṭha—tva n. ([Suśr.]) betterness, eminence, excellence, superiority. |
| śreṣṭhavāc | श्रेष्ठवाच् | śreṣṭha—vāc mfn. pre-eminent in speech, eloquent, [R.] |
| śreṣṭhaśāka | श्रेष्ठशाक | śreṣṭha—śāka n. a kind of excellent potherb (cf. vara-pota), [L.] |
| śreṣṭhapāla | श्रेष्ठपाल | śreṣṭha—pāla m. N. of a king, [Buddh.] |
| śreṣṭhasena | श्रेष्ठसेन | śreṣṭha—sena m. N. of a king, [Rājat.] |
| śreṣṭhatamā | श्रेष्ठतमा | śréṣṭha—tamā (ā), f. holy basil, [L.] |
| śreṣṭhatama | श्रेष्ठतम | śréṣṭha—tama (śréṣṭha-), mfn. the very best, most excellent, [RV.] &c. &c. |
| śreṣṭhatara | श्रेष्ठतर | śreṣṭha—tara mfn. more excellent, better than (abl.), [MBh.] |
| śreṣṭhayāna | श्रेष्ठयान | śreṣṭha—yāna n. (with Buddhists) the best or chief vehicle, [Vajracch.] |
| śreṣṭhaśocis | श्रेष्ठशोचिस् | śréṣṭha—śocis (śréṣṭha-), mfn. having the best splendour, most brilliant, [RV.] |
| śreṣṭhakāṣṭha | श्रेष्ठकाष्ठ | śreṣṭha—kāṣṭha m. Tectona Grandis, [L.] |
| śreṣṭha—kāṣṭha n. the main pillar of a house, [W.] |
| śreṣṭhasāman | श्रेष्ठसामन् | śreṣṭha—sāman n. the best or chief Sāman, [PañcavBr.] |
| śreṣṭhayajña | श्रेष्ठयज्ञ | śreṣṭha—yajña m. the best or chief sacrifice, [AitBr.] |
| śreṣṭhavarcas | श्रेष्ठवर्चस् | śréṣṭha—varcas (śréṣṭha-), mfn. having most excellent vigour or energy or glory, [RV.] |