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Results for वरिष्ठ

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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. वरिष्ठvariṣṭhaa.Best, most excellent, most distinguished or pre-eminent; अयं च पार्थो बीभत्सुर्वरिष्ठो ज्याविकर्षणे Mb.3.…
    1. Best, most excellent, most distinguished or pre-eminent; अयं च पार्थो बीभत्सुर्वरिष्ठो ज्याविकर्षणे Mb.3. 35.12.
    2. Largest, greatest.
    3. Widest.
    4. Heaviest.
    5. Worst, most wicked; (superl. of उरु quod vide, which see).

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -ष्ठः

      1. The francoline partridge.
      2. The orange tree.

    • -ष्ठम्

      1. Copper.
      2. Pepper.
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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. वरिष्ठvariṣṭha[vár-ishtha] spv. 1. broadest, widest, most extensive (V.); 2. (mostly C.) most ex cellent, best, among (g.…

    [vár-ishtha] superlative 1. broadest, widest, most extensive (Veda, Vedic); 2. (mostly Classical (post-Vedic) Sanskrit) most ex cellent, best, among (genitive, --˚); better than (ablative, rare); chief=worst, of (genitive, rare); masculine noun

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. वरिष्ठvariṣṭhamfn. (superl. of उर्/उ q.v.) widest, broadest, largest, most extensive RV. VS. TBr. R.
    1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective (superlative degree of उर्/उ quod vide) widest, broadest, largest, most extensive fg-veda VS. TBr. R.
    2. mf(आ)neuter gender (superlative degree of 2. वर) the most excellent or best, most preferable among (genitive case or compound) fg-veda etc.
    3. mf(आ)neuter gender better than (ablative) Mn. vii, 84
    4. mf(आ)neuter gender chief (in a bad sense) Equivalent to worst, most wicked MBh. xiv, 879; iii, 12590.
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  2. तपोवरिष्ठtapovariṣṭhamfn. excellent in p˚enance, Bcar.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective excellent in p˚enance, Bcar.

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  3. महाराष्ट्रवरिष्ठभाषामयmahārāṣṭravariṣṭhabhāṣāmayamfn. composed in the excellent language of the Mara1t2has Marathas Sin6ha7s.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective composed in the excellent language of the Mara1t2has Marathas Sin6ha7s.

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  4. वरिष्ठकvariṣṭhakamfn. = prec., most excellent or best Pan5car.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective Equivalent to preceding, most excellent or best Pan5car.

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  5. वरिष्ठाश्रमvariṣṭhāśramam. N. of a place Cat.

    masculine gender Name of a place catalogue or catalogues

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