"श्रेष्ठ" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [Hindi]

IPA: /ʃɾeːʂʈʰ/ [Delhi-Hindi] Forms: śreṣṭh [romanization]
Etymology: Borrowed from Sanskrit श्रेष्ठ (śréṣṭha). Doublet of सेठ (seṭh). Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|hi|sa|श्रेष्ठ|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=śréṣṭha|ts=}} Sanskrit श्रेष्ठ (śréṣṭha), {{bor+|hi|sa|श्रेष्ठ|tr=śréṣṭha}} Borrowed from Sanskrit श्रेष्ठ (śréṣṭha), {{doublet|hi|सेठ}} Doublet of सेठ (seṭh) Head templates: {{hi-adj|ind=1}} श्रेष्ठ • (śreṣṭh) (indeclinable)
  1. excellent, high-quality, best Tags: indeclinable Derived forms: श्रेष्ठता (śreṣṭhatā)
    Sense id: en-श्रेष्ठ-hi-adj-9venxe8R Categories (other): Hindi entries with incorrect language header, Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations

Adjective [Nepali]

IPA: [sres̠t̠ʰʌ] Forms: śreṣṭha [romanization]
Head templates: {{ne-adj}} श्रेष्ठ • (śreṣṭha)
  1. excellent, first-class
    Sense id: en-श्रेष्ठ-ne-adj-Bf7ueOU5 Categories (other): Nepali entries with incorrect language header, Nepali terms with redundant script codes

Adjective [Sanskrit]

IPA: /ɕɾɐ́.jiʂ.ʈʰɐ/ [Vedic], /ˈɕɾeːʂ.ʈʰɐ/ [Classical]
Etymology: From Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćráyHištʰas (“most beautiful”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬯𐬭𐬀𐬉𐬱𐬙𐬀 (sraēšta, “most beautiful”) and English best. Etymology templates: {{inh|sa|iir-pro|*ćráyHištʰas||most beautiful}} Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćráyHištʰas (“most beautiful”), {{cog|ae|𐬯𐬭𐬀𐬉𐬱𐬙𐬀||most beautiful}} Avestan 𐬯𐬭𐬀𐬉𐬱𐬙𐬀 (sraēšta, “most beautiful”), {{cog|en|best}} English best Head templates: {{sa-adj|tr=śréṣṭha}} श्रेष्ठ • (śréṣṭha) stem Inflection templates: {{sa-decl-adj-mfn|śréṣṭha|śréṣṭhā|śréṣṭha}}, {{sa-decl-noun-m|śréṣṭha|abl_d=|abl_p=|abl_s=|acc_d=|acc_p=|acc_s=|ambig_final=|dat_d=|dat_p=|dat_s=|diaspirate=|gen_d=|gen_p=|gen_s=|ins_d=|ins_p=|ins_s=|loc_d=|loc_p=|loc_s=|nocat=1|nom_d=|nom_p=|nom_s=|note=|novedic=|participle=|r_stem_a=ā|sc=Deva|voc_d=|voc_p=|voc_s=}}, {{sa-decl-noun-f|śréṣṭhā|abl_d=|abl_p=|abl_s=|acc_d=|acc_p=|acc_s=|ambig_final=|dat_d=|dat_p=|dat_s=|diaspirate=|gen_d=|gen_p=|gen_s=|ins_d=|ins_p=|ins_s=|loc_d=|loc_p=|loc_s=|nocat=1|nom_d=|nom_p=|nom_s=|note=|novedic=|r_stem_a=ā|sc=Deva|voc_d=|voc_p=|voc_s=}}, {{sa-decl-noun-n|śréṣṭha|abl_d=|abl_p=|abl_s=|acc_d=|acc_p=|acc_s=|ambig_final=|dat_d=|dat_p=|dat_s=|diaspirate=|gen_d=|gen_p=|gen_s=|ins_d=|ins_p=|ins_s=|loc_d=|loc_p=|loc_s=|nocat=1|nom_d=|nom_p=|nom_s=|note=|novedic=|participle=|sc=Deva|voc_d=|voc_p=|voc_s=}} Forms: śréṣṭha [romanization], metrical Vedic śráyiṣṭha [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], श्रेष्ठः [nominative, singular], श्रेष्ठौ [dual, nominative], श्रेष्ठा1 [dual, nominative], श्रेष्ठाः [nominative, plural], श्रेष्ठासः1 [nominative, plural], श्रेष्ठ [singular, vocative], श्रेष्ठौ [dual, vocative], श्रेष्ठा1 [dual, vocative], श्रेष्ठाः [plural, vocative], श्रेष्ठासः1 [plural, vocative], श्रेष्ठम् [accusative, singular], श्रेष्ठौ [accusative, dual], श्रेष्ठा1 [accusative, dual], श्रेष्ठान् [accusative, plural], श्रेष्ठेन [instrumental, singular], श्रेष्ठाभ्याम् [dual, instrumental], श्रेष्ठैः [instrumental, plural], श्रेष्ठेभिः1 [instrumental, plural], श्रेष्ठाय [dative, singular], श्रेष्ठाभ्याम् [dative, dual], श्रेष्ठेभ्यः [dative, plural], श्रेष्ठात् [ablative, singular], श्रेष्ठाभ्याम् [ablative, dual], श्रेष्ठेभ्यः [ablative, plural], श्रेष्ठस्य [genitive, singular], श्रेष्ठयोः [dual, genitive], श्रेष्ठानाम् [genitive, plural], श्रेष्ठे [locative, singular], श्रेष्ठयोः [dual, locative], श्रेष्ठेषु [locative, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], श्रेष्ठा [nominative, singular], श्रेष्ठे [dual, nominative], श्रेष्ठाः [nominative, plural], श्रेष्ठे [singular, vocative], श्रेष्ठे [dual, vocative], श्रेष्ठाः [plural, vocative], श्रेष्ठाम् [accusative, singular], श्रेष्ठे [accusative, dual], श्रेष्ठाः [accusative, plural], श्रेष्ठया [instrumental, singular], श्रेष्ठा1 [instrumental, singular], श्रेष्ठाभ्याम् [dual, instrumental], श्रेष्ठाभिः [instrumental, plural], श्रेष्ठायै [dative, singular], श्रेष्ठाभ्याम् [dative, dual], श्रेष्ठाभ्यः [dative, plural], श्रेष्ठायाः [ablative, singular], श्रेष्ठायै2 [ablative, singular], श्रेष्ठाभ्याम् [ablative, dual], श्रेष्ठाभ्यः [ablative, plural], श्रेष्ठायाः [genitive, singular], श्रेष्ठायै2 [genitive, singular], श्रेष्ठयोः [dual, genitive], श्रेष्ठानाम् [genitive, plural], श्रेष्ठायाम् [locative, singular], श्रेष्ठयोः [dual, locative], श्रेष्ठासु [locative, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], श्रेष्ठम् [nominative, singular], श्रेष्ठे [dual, nominative], श्रेष्ठानि [nominative, plural], श्रेष्ठा1 [nominative, plural], श्रेष्ठ [singular, vocative], श्रेष्ठे [dual, vocative], श्रेष्ठानि [plural, vocative], श्रेष्ठा1 [plural, vocative], श्रेष्ठम् [accusative, singular], श्रेष्ठे [accusative, dual], श्रेष्ठानि [accusative, plural], श्रेष्ठा1 [accusative, plural], श्रेष्ठेन [instrumental, singular], श्रेष्ठाभ्याम् [dual, instrumental], श्रेष्ठैः [instrumental, plural], श्रेष्ठेभिः1 [instrumental, plural], श्रेष्ठाय [dative, singular], श्रेष्ठाभ्याम् [dative, dual], श्रेष्ठेभ्यः [dative, plural], श्रेष्ठात् [ablative, singular], श्रेष्ठाभ्याम् [ablative, dual], श्रेष्ठेभ्यः [ablative, plural], श्रेष्ठस्य [genitive, singular], श्रेष्ठयोः [dual, genitive], श्रेष्ठानाम् [genitive, plural], श्रेष्ठे [locative, singular], श्रेष्ठयोः [dual, locative], श्रेष्ठेषु [locative, plural]
  1. most beautiful, most splendid
    Sense id: en-श्रेष्ठ-sa-adj-ABFHoo7d
  2. best, chief, most excellent Synonyms: वसिष्ठ
    Sense id: en-श्रेष्ठ-sa-adj-FkCDbsoa Categories (other): Sanskrit adjectives in Devanagari script, Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header, Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations Disambiguation of Sanskrit adjectives in Devanagari script: 40 60 Disambiguation of Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header: 9 91 Disambiguation of Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 4 96
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: श्रेयस् (śreyas)

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            "2": "ಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠ",
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        "plural"
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      "form": "श्रेष्ठ",
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    },
    {
      "form": "श्रेष्ठौ",
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        "vocative"
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    {
      "form": "श्रेष्ठाः",
      "roman": "śréṣṭhāḥ",
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      "tags": [
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        "vocative"
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    },
    {
      "form": "श्रेष्ठासः1",
      "roman": "śréṣṭhāsaḥ1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "श्रेष्ठम्",
      "roman": "śréṣṭham",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "श्रेष्ठौ",
      "roman": "śréṣṭhau",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "श्रेष्ठा1",
      "roman": "śréṣṭhā1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "श्रेष्ठान्",
      "roman": "śréṣṭhān",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "श्रेष्ठेन",
      "roman": "śréṣṭhena",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "श्रेष्ठाभ्याम्",
      "roman": "śréṣṭhābhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "instrumental"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "श्रेष्ठैः",
      "roman": "śréṣṭhaiḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "श्रेष्ठेभिः1",
      "roman": "śréṣṭhebhiḥ1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "श्रेष्ठाय",
      "roman": "śréṣṭhāya",
      "source": "declension",
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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          "text": "श्रेष्ठं वः पेशो अधि धायि दर्शतं स्तोमो वाजा ऋभवस्तं जुजुष्टन ।\nśreṣṭhaṃ vaḥ peśo adhi dhāyi darśataṃ stomo vājā ṛbhavastaṃ jujuṣṭana."
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        {
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          "ref": "c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 1.43.5",
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    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɕɾɐ́.jiʂ.ʈʰɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Vedic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɕɾeːʂ.ʈʰɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "श्रेष्ठ"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "roman": "śreṣṭhatā",
      "word": "श्रेष्ठता"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "loanword",
        "2": "Borrowed"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed",
      "name": "glossary"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "hi",
        "2": "sa",
        "3": "श्रेष्ठ",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "śréṣṭha",
        "ts": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Sanskrit श्रेष्ठ (śréṣṭha)",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "hi",
        "2": "sa",
        "3": "श्रेष्ठ",
        "tr": "śréṣṭha"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from Sanskrit श्रेष्ठ (śréṣṭha)",
      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "hi",
        "2": "सेठ"
      },
      "expansion": "Doublet of सेठ (seṭh)",
      "name": "doublet"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Sanskrit श्रेष्ठ (śréṣṭha). Doublet of सेठ (seṭh).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "śreṣṭh",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "ind": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "श्रेष्ठ • (śreṣṭh) (indeclinable)",
      "name": "hi-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hindi",
  "lang_code": "hi",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Hindi adjectives",
        "Hindi doublets",
        "Hindi entries with incorrect language header",
        "Hindi indeclinable adjectives",
        "Hindi lemmas",
        "Hindi terms borrowed from Sanskrit",
        "Hindi terms derived from Sanskrit",
        "Hindi terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "excellent, high-quality, best"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "excellent",
          "excellent"
        ],
        [
          "high-quality",
          "high-quality"
        ],
        [
          "best",
          "best"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "indeclinable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ʃɾeːʂʈʰ/",
      "tags": [
        "Delhi-Hindi"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "श्रेष्ठ"
}

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "śreṣṭha",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "श्रेष्ठ • (śreṣṭha)",
      "name": "ne-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Nepali",
  "lang_code": "ne",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Nepali adjectives",
        "Nepali entries with incorrect language header",
        "Nepali lemmas",
        "Nepali terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Nepali terms with redundant script codes"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "excellent, first-class"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "excellent",
          "excellent"
        ],
        [
          "first-class",
          "first-class"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[sres̠t̠ʰʌ]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "श्रेष्ठ"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Sanskrit adjectives",
    "Sanskrit adjectives in Devanagari script",
    "Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header",
    "Sanskrit lemmas",
    "Sanskrit terms derived from Proto-Indo-Iranian",
    "Sanskrit terms inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian",
    "Sanskrit terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations"
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pi",
            "2": "seṭṭha"
          },
          "expansion": "Pali: seṭṭha\n→ Khmer: សេដ្ឋ (seetthaʼ)\n→ Thai: เศรษฐ (sèet-tà-)",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Pali: seṭṭha\n→ Khmer: សេដ្ឋ (seetthaʼ)\n→ Thai: เศรษฐ (sèet-tà-)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "bn",
            "2": "শ্রেষ্ঠ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Bengali: শ্রেষ্ঠ (sreśṭho)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Bengali: শ্রেষ্ঠ (sreśṭho)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "hi",
            "2": "श्रेष्ठ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Hindi: श्रेष्ठ (śreṣṭh)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Hindi: श्रेष्ठ (śreṣṭh)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "kn",
            "2": "ಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Kannada: ಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠ (śrēṣṭha)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Kannada: ಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠ (śrēṣṭha)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pa",
            "2": "ਸ੍ਰੇਸ਼ਠ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Punjabi: ਸ੍ਰੇਸ਼ਠ (sreśaṭh)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Punjabi: ਸ੍ਰੇਸ਼ਠ (sreśaṭh)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "iir-pro",
        "3": "*ćráyHištʰas",
        "4": "",
        "5": "most beautiful"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćráyHištʰas (“most beautiful”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ae",
        "2": "𐬯𐬭𐬀𐬉𐬱𐬙𐬀",
        "3": "",
        "4": "most beautiful"
      },
      "expansion": "Avestan 𐬯𐬭𐬀𐬉𐬱𐬙𐬀 (sraēšta, “most beautiful”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "best"
      },
      "expansion": "English best",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćráyHištʰas (“most beautiful”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬯𐬭𐬀𐬉𐬱𐬙𐬀 (sraēšta, “most beautiful”) and English best.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "śréṣṭha",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "metrical Vedic śráyiṣṭha",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sa-decl-adj-mfn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "a-stem",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "श्रेष्ठः",
      "roman": "śréṣṭhaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "श्रेष्ठौ",
      "roman": "śréṣṭhau",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "श्रेष्ठा1",
      "roman": "śréṣṭhā1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "श्रेष्ठाः",
      "roman": "śréṣṭhāḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "श्रेष्ठासः1",
      "roman": "śréṣṭhāsaḥ1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "श्रेष्ठ",
      "roman": "śréṣṭha",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "श्रेष्ठौ",
      "roman": "śréṣṭhau",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "श्रेष्ठा1",
      "roman": "śréṣṭhā1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "श्रेष्ठाः",
      "roman": "śréṣṭhāḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "श्रेष्ठासः1",
      "roman": "śréṣṭhāsaḥ1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "श्रेष्ठम्",
      "roman": "śréṣṭham",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "श्रेष्ठौ",
      "roman": "śréṣṭhau",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "श्रेष्ठा1",
      "roman": "śréṣṭhā1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "श्रेष्ठान्",
      "roman": "śréṣṭhān",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "श्रेष्ठेन",
      "roman": "śréṣṭhena",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "श्रेष्ठाभ्याम्",
      "roman": "śréṣṭhābhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "instrumental"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "श्रेष्ठैः",
      "roman": "śréṣṭhaiḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "श्रेष्ठेभिः1",
      "roman": "śréṣṭhebhiḥ1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "श्रेष्ठाय",
      "roman": "śréṣṭhāya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "श्रेष्ठाभ्याम्",
      "roman": "śréṣṭhābhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "श्रेष्ठेभ्यः",
      "roman": "śréṣṭhebhyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "श्रेष्ठात्",
      "roman": "śréṣṭhāt",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "श्रेष्ठाभ्याम्",
      "roman": "śréṣṭhābhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "श्रेष्ठेभ्यः",
      "roman": "śréṣṭhebhyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "श्रेष्ठस्य",
      "roman": "śréṣṭhasya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "श्रेष्ठयोः",
      "roman": "śréṣṭhayoḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "श्रेष्ठानाम्",
      "roman": "śréṣṭhānām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "श्रेष्ठे",
      "roman": "śréṣṭhe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "श्रेष्ठयोः",
      "roman": "śréṣṭhayoḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "locative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "श्रेष्ठेषु",
      "roman": "śréṣṭheṣu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sa-decl-adj-mfn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ā-stem",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "श्रेष्ठा",
      "roman": "śréṣṭhā",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "श्रेष्ठे",
      "roman": "śréṣṭhe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "श्रेष्ठाः",
      "roman": "śréṣṭhāḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "श्रेष्ठे",
      "roman": "śréṣṭhe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "श्रेष्ठे",
      "roman": "śréṣṭhe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "श्रेष्ठाः",
      "roman": "śréṣṭhāḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "श्रेष्ठाम्",
      "roman": "śréṣṭhām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "श्रेष्ठे",
      "roman": "śréṣṭhe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "श्रेष्ठाः",
      "roman": "śréṣṭhāḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "श्रेष्ठया",
      "roman": "śréṣṭhayā",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "श्रेष्ठा1",
      "roman": "śréṣṭhā1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "श्रेष्ठाभ्याम्",
      "roman": "śréṣṭhābhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "instrumental"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "श्रेष्ठाभिः",
      "roman": "śréṣṭhābhiḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "श्रेष्ठायै",
      "roman": "śréṣṭhāyai",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "श्रेष्ठाभ्याम्",
      "roman": "śréṣṭhābhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "श्रेष्ठाभ्यः",
      "roman": "śréṣṭhābhyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "श्रेष्ठायाः",
      "roman": "śréṣṭhāyāḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "श्रेष्ठायै2",
      "roman": "śréṣṭhāyai2",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "श्रेष्ठाभ्याम्",
      "roman": "śréṣṭhābhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "श्रेष्ठाभ्यः",
      "roman": "śréṣṭhābhyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "श्रेष्ठायाः",
      "roman": "śréṣṭhāyāḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "श्रेष्ठायै2",
      "roman": "śréṣṭhāyai2",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "श्रेष्ठयोः",
      "roman": "śréṣṭhayoḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "श्रेष्ठानाम्",
      "roman": "śréṣṭhānām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "श्रेष्ठायाम्",
      "roman": "śréṣṭhāyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "श्रेष्ठयोः",
      "roman": "śréṣṭhayoḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "locative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "श्रेष्ठासु",
      "roman": "śréṣṭhāsu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
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        "singular"
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        "singular"
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        "plural"
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  "lang": "Sanskrit",
  "lang_code": "sa",
  "pos": "adj",
  "related": [
    {
      "roman": "śreyas",
      "word": "श्रेयस्"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Sanskrit terms with quotations"
      ],
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        {
          "ref": "c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 4.36.7",
          "roman": "To you the most beautiful ornament has been assigned, the hymn of praise: Vājas and Ṛbhus, take joy therein!",
          "text": "श्रेष्ठं वः पेशो अधि धायि दर्शतं स्तोमो वाजा ऋभवस्तं जुजुष्टन ।\nśreṣṭhaṃ vaḥ peśo adhi dhāyi darśataṃ stomo vājā ṛbhavastaṃ jujuṣṭana."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "most beautiful, most splendid"
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          "most"
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        [
          "beautiful",
          "beautiful"
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        [
          "splendid",
          "splendid"
        ]
      ]
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    {
      "categories": [
        "Sanskrit terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "He (Rudra) shines in splendour like the Sun, refulgent as bright gold is he,\nThe excellent, the best among the Gods.",
          "ref": "c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 1.43.5",
          "roman": "śreṣṭho devānāṃ vasuḥ.",
          "text": "यः शुक्र इव सूर्यो हिरण्यमिव रोचते ।\nश्रेष्ठो देवानां वसुः ॥\nyaḥ śukra iva sūryo hiraṇyamiva rocate."
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      "glosses": [
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          "best",
          "best"
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        [
          "most",
          "most"
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        [
          "excellent",
          "excellent"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "वसिष्ठ"
        }
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɕɾɐ́.jiʂ.ʈʰɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Vedic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɕɾeːʂ.ʈʰɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "श्रेष्ठ"
}

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