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Results for अश्रेयस्

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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. अश्रेयस्aśreyasa.Not better, inferior, worse; अश्रेयान् श्रेयसीं जातिं गच्छत्यासप्तमाद्युगात् Ms.1.62.
    1. Not better, inferior, worse; अश्रेयान् श्रेयसीं जातिं गच्छत्यासप्तमाद्युगात् Ms.1.62.
    2. Worthless, useless. Neuter (-स्) Mischief, unhappiness.
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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. अश्रेयस्aśreyas[a-sreyas] cpv. a. worse, inferior; n. misfortune.

    [a-sreyas] comparative adjective worse, inferior; neuter misfortune.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. अश्रेयस्aśreyasmfn. (compar.) not the better, inferior Mn. x, 64 MBh.
    1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective (Comparative degree) not the better, inferior Mn. x, 64 MBh.
    2. neuter gender (अस्) mischief. MBh. iii, 1195; v, 7079 Katha1s.
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  2. अश्रेयस्कaśreyaskamfn. fatal, noxious MBh. iii, 75.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective fatal, noxious MBh. iii, 75.

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