ज्येष्ठjyeṣṭhaa.(Superl. of प्रशस्य or वृद्ध)
- (Superl. of प्रशस्य or वृद्ध)
- Eldest, most senior.
- Most excellent, best.
- Pre-eminent, first, chief, highest.
Derived forms and compounds
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-ष्ठः
- An elder brother; R.12.19,35.
- An epithet of the Supreme Being.
- Life.
- Name a lunar month (Equivalent to ज्यैष्ठ quod vide, which see).
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-ष्ठम्
- The most excellent, the first or head.
- Tin.
- Compound अंशः eldest brother's share.
- the right of the eldest brother to a larger share of the patrimonial property.
- the best share.
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-अम्बु Neuter
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-ष्ठा
- An eldest sister.
- Name of the eighteenth lunar mansion (consisting of the three stars).
- The middle finger.
- A small house-lizard.
- An epithet of the Ganges.
- The goddess of misfortune, elder sister of Lakṣmī; ज्येष्ठा च माया कलहश्च दम्भः Bhāg.1.17.32.
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-ष्ठी
- A small houselizard.
- water in which grain has been washed.
- the scum of boiled rice.
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-वर्णः
- the highest caste (that of Brāhmaṇas).
- a Brāhmaṇa.
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-वृत्तिः Feminine the duties of seniority.
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-श्वश्रूः
- Feminine
- a wife's eldest sister.
- the eldest mother-in-law.
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-सामन् Neuter Name of a particular Sāman; ब्रह्मदेयात्मसंतानो ज्येष्ठसामग एव च Ms.3.185.
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-आश्रमः
- 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.
- a householder.
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-कलशः Name of Bilhaṇa's father.
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-तातः a father's eldest brother.
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-तातिः Feminine Vedic superiority.
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-राज् Masculine a Sovereign; ज्येष्ठराजं ब्रह्मणां ब्रह्मणस्पते Rv.2.23.1.
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-ललिता A particular vow to be observed in the month of Jye&stodṭha.