Sanskrit dictionary (beta)

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.