"वरिष्ठ" meaning in Sanskrit

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Adjective

IPA: /ʋɐ́.ɾiʂ.ʈʰɐ/ [Vedic], /ʋɐˈɾiʂ.ʈʰɐ/ [Classical-Sanskrit] Forms: váriṣṭha [romanization]
Etymology: From Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hwáriṣṭʰas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hwárištʰas, from Proto-Indo-European *welh₁- (“to choose”). Etymology templates: {{inh|sa|inc-pro|*Hwáriṣṭʰas}} Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hwáriṣṭʰas, {{inh|sa|iir-pro|*Hwárištʰas}} Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hwárištʰas, {{der|sa|ine-pro|*welh₁-||to choose}} Proto-Indo-European *welh₁- (“to choose”) Head templates: {{sa-adj|tr=váriṣṭha}} वरिष्ठ • (váriṣṭha) stem
  1. superlative degree of वर (vara); dearest, choicest, best Tags: form-of, superlative Form of: वर (extra: (vara); dearest, choicest, best) Derived forms: वरिष्ठक (váriṣṭhaka) (english: most excellent, best)
    Sense id: en-वरिष्ठ-sa-adj-HQiHhIOS 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: 45 55 Disambiguation of Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 49 51
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Adjective

Forms: váriṣṭha [romanization]
Etymology: From Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hwárištʰas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hwáriṣṭʰas, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁wer- (“broad”). Related to वरुण (váruṇa, “Varuna”). Etymology templates: {{inh|sa|inc-pro|*Hwárištʰas}} Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hwárištʰas, {{inh|sa|iir-pro|*Hwáriṣṭʰas}} Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hwáriṣṭʰas, {{der|sa|ine-pro|*h₁wer-||broad}} Proto-Indo-European *h₁wer- (“broad”) Head templates: {{sa-adj|tr=váriṣṭha}} वरिष्ठ • (váriṣṭha) stem
  1. superlative degree of उरु (uru); widest, most encompassing, having the widest circumference Tags: form-of, superlative Form of: उरु (extra: (uru); widest, most encompassing, having the widest circumference) Related terms: वरीयस् (várīyas) (english: better, wider)
    Sense id: en-वरिष्ठ-sa-adj-D3hgZT1S 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: 45 55 Disambiguation of Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 49 51
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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