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V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary. Look up any word of the Gita in Devanagari, IAST or Harvard-Kyoto, or browse the headwords letter by letter.

Entry ज्येष्ठ

  1. ज्येष्ठjyeṣṭhaa.(Superl. of प्रशस्य or वृद्ध)
    1. (Superl. of प्रशस्य or वृद्ध)
    2. Eldest, most senior.
    3. Most excellent, best.
    4. Pre-eminent, first, chief, highest.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -ष्ठः

      1. An elder brother; R.12.19,35.
      2. An epithet of the Supreme Being.
      3. Life.
      4. Name a lunar month (Equivalent to ज्यैष्ठ quod vide, which see).
    • -ष्ठम्

      1. The most excellent, the first or head.
      2. Tin.
      3. Compound अंशः eldest brother's share.
      4. the right of the eldest brother to a larger share of the patrimonial property.
      5. the best share.
    • -अम्बु Neuter

    • -ष्ठा

      1. An eldest sister.
      2. Name of the eighteenth lunar mansion (consisting of the three stars).
      3. The middle finger.
      4. A small house-lizard.
      5. An epithet of the Ganges.
      6. The goddess of misfortune, elder sister of Lakṣmī; ज्येष्ठा च माया कलहश्च दम्भः Bhāg.1.17.32.
    • -ष्ठी

      1. A small houselizard.
      2. water in which grain has been washed.
      3. the scum of boiled rice.
    • -वर्णः

      1. the highest caste (that of Brāhmaṇas).
      2. a Brāhmaṇa.
    • -वृत्तिः Feminine the duties of seniority.

    • -श्वश्रूः

      1. Feminine
      2. a wife's eldest sister.
      3. the eldest mother-in-law.
    • -सामन् Neuter Name of a particular Sāman; ब्रह्मदेयात्मसंतानो ज्येष्ठसामग एव च Ms.3.185.

    • -आश्रमः

      1. the highest or most excellent order in the religious life of a Brāhmaṇa; id est, that is that of a householder; तस्माज्ज्येष्ठाश्रमो गृही Ms.3.78.
      2. a householder.
    • -कलशः Name of Bilhaṇa's father.

    • -तातः a father's eldest brother.

    • -तातिः Feminine Vedic superiority.

    • -राज् Masculine a Sovereign; ज्येष्ठराजं ब्रह्मणां ब्रह्मणस्पते Rv.2.23.1.

    • -ललिता A particular vow to be observed in the month of Jye&stodṭha.

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Headwords under ज

Part 4 of 5 जीवितव्य – ज्यैष्ठAll parts
  1. ज – जम्व
  2. जय – जानान
  3. जानि – जीवित
  4. जीवितव्य – ज्यैष्ठ
  5. ज्यैष्ठिनेय – ज्वालिन्