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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  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).

    • -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 A small houselizard.

    • -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

      1. Neuter
      2. water in which grain has been washed.
      3. the scum of boiled rice.

    • -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.

    • -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.

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  2. अज्येष्ठajyeṣṭhaa.Not the eldest or best, having no elder brothers; ˚वृत्ति not acting like the elder brothers; or acting like…

    Not the eldest or best, having no elder brothers; denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedवृत्ति not acting like the elder brothers; or acting like one who has no elder brother.

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  3. अनुज्येष्ठanujyeṣṭhaa.Next to the eldest.

    [अनुगतो ज्येष्ठम्]

    Next to the eldest.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -ष्ठम् Adverb According to seniority.

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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. ज्येष्ठjyeṣṭha[gyấ ͜ ishtha (or á)] spv. most excellent or beauteous; greatest; highest; best; first; chief; superior to…

    [gyấ ͜ ishtha (or á)] superlative most excellent or beauteous; greatest; highest; best; first; chief; superior to (ablative); eldest: -m, adverb, -ial, -ially most, greatly; masculine elder brother; (scilicet, that is to say, supply ghata) ascending bucket on the water-wheel; noun of a month, May--June (Equivalent togyaishtha); ấ, feminine; also equal for eldest wife; noun of the 16th (18th) lunar station; misfortune; neuter chief thing.

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  2. अज्येष्ठajyeṣṭha[a-gyeshthá] a. not the eldest: pl. of whom none is the eldest; not the best; -vritti, a. not behaving as an…

    [a-gyeshthá] adjective not the eldest: plural of whom none is the eldest; not the best; -vritti, adjective not behaving as an elder brother.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. ज्येष्ठjyeṣṭhamfn. (Pa1n2. 5-3, 61) most excellent, pre-eminent, first, chief. best, greatest, (m.) the chief. RV. &c. (ifc.…
    1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective (Pa1n2. 5-3, 61) most excellent, pre-eminent, first, chief. best, greatest, (masculine gender) the chief. fg-veda etc. (in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound' [exempli gratia, 'for example' वचन-, "best in speech" Ka1s3.] Pa1n2. 6-2, 25)
    2. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective more excellent than (ablative) MBh. xiii, 7205
    3. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective (in mathematics with पद or मूल) greatest (root [square root] extracted from the quantity operated upon)
    4. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective (Pa1n2. 5-3, 62; that the rest of a word is to be suppliedष्ठ्/अ) eldest, (masculine gender) the eldest brother fg-veda iv, 33, 5; x, 11, 2 AV. etc.
    5. masculine gender (scilicet घट) the ascending bucket (in a machine for raising water) Kuval. 46
    6. masculine gender for ज्यैष्ठ VarBr2S. Ra1jat.
    7. masculine gender Name of a man MBh. xii, 13593
    8. neuter gender what is most excellent fg-veda x, 120, 1 AV. (also oxyt.)
    9. neuter gender tin Lexicographers
    10. neuter gender Name of a Lin3ga लिङ्ग Lin3gaP. i, 1, 3
    11. neuter gender with पुष्कर see that the rest of a word is to be suppliedष्ठ-प्that the rest of a word is to be supplied
    12. f(आ Lexicographers, ई). a small house-lizard (also ज्यैष्ठी W.) Tithya1d.
    13. (in compound)
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  2. अग्निज्येष्ठagnijyeṣṭha(˚ न्/इ - ज्य् ˚), mfn. having Agni अग्नि for a chief, TBr.

    (that the rest of a word is to be supplied न्/इ - ज्य् that the rest of a word is to be supplied), masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective having Agni अग्नि for a chief, TBr.

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  3. अज्येष्ठajyeṣṭhamfn. not the oldest or best
    1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective not the oldest or best
    2. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective nominative case plural of which none is the eldest (the Maruts मरुत् s) fg-veda v, 59, 6 and 60, 5
    3. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective confer, compare /अ-कनिष्ठ .
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  4. अज्येष्ठवृत्तिajyeṣṭhavṛttimfn. not behaving as the eldest brother ([Mn. ix, 110]), or (अज्येष्ठ-वृत्ति) behaving like one who has no…

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective not behaving as the eldest brother ([Mn. ix, 110]), or (अज्येष्ठ-वृत्ति) behaving like one who has no elder brother.

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  5. अनुज्येष्ठanujyeṣṭhamfn. next eldest Pa1n2. 6-2, 189 Sch.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective next eldest Pa1n2. 6-2, 189 Scholiast or Commentator

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