श्रेष्ठ
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit श्रेष्ठ (śréṣṭha). Doublet of सेठ (seṭh).
Pronunciation
Adjective
श्रेष्ठ • (śreṣṭh)
Derived terms
- श्रेष्ठता (śreṣṭhatā)
Nepali
Adjective
Sanskrit
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-Aryan *śráyHṣṭʰas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćráyHštʰas (“most beautiful”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬯𐬭𐬀𐬉𐬱𐬙𐬀 (sraēšta, “most beautiful”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
श्रेष्ठ • (śréṣṭha) stem (metrical Vedic śráyiṣṭha)
Declension
Masculine a-stem declension of श्रेष्ठ | |||
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Nom. sg. | श्रेष्ठः (śreṣṭhaḥ) | ||
Gen. sg. | श्रेष्ठस्य (śreṣṭhasya) | ||
Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | श्रेष्ठः (śreṣṭhaḥ) | श्रेष्ठौ (śreṣṭhau) | श्रेष्ठाः (śreṣṭhāḥ) |
Vocative | श्रेष्ठ (śreṣṭha) | श्रेष्ठौ (śreṣṭhau) | श्रेष्ठाः (śreṣṭhāḥ) |
Accusative | श्रेष्ठम् (śreṣṭham) | श्रेष्ठौ (śreṣṭhau) | श्रेष्ठान् (śreṣṭhān) |
Instrumental | श्रेष्ठेन (śreṣṭhena) | श्रेष्ठाभ्याम् (śreṣṭhābhyām) | श्रेष्ठैः (śreṣṭhaiḥ) |
Dative | श्रेष्ठाय (śreṣṭhāya) | श्रेष्ठाभ्याम् (śreṣṭhābhyām) | श्रेष्ठेभ्यः (śreṣṭhebhyaḥ) |
Ablative | श्रेष्ठात् (śreṣṭhāt) | श्रेष्ठाभ्याम् (śreṣṭhābhyām) | श्रेष्ठेभ्यः (śreṣṭhebhyaḥ) |
Genitive | श्रेष्ठस्य (śreṣṭhasya) | श्रेष्ठयोः (śreṣṭhayoḥ) | श्रेष्ठानाम् (śreṣṭhānām) |
Locative | श्रेष्ठे (śreṣṭhe) | श्रेष्ठयोः (śreṣṭhayoḥ) | श्रेष्ठेषु (śreṣṭheṣu) |
Feminine ā-stem declension of श्रेष्ठ | |||
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Nom. sg. | श्रेष्ठा (śreṣṭhā) | ||
Gen. sg. | श्रेष्ठायाः (śreṣṭhāyāḥ) | ||
Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | श्रेष्ठा (śreṣṭhā) | श्रेष्ठे (śreṣṭhe) | श्रेष्ठाः (śreṣṭhāḥ) |
Vocative | श्रेष्ठे (śreṣṭhe) | श्रेष्ठे (śreṣṭhe) | श्रेष्ठाः (śreṣṭhāḥ) |
Accusative | श्रेष्ठाम् (śreṣṭhām) | श्रेष्ठे (śreṣṭhe) | श्रेष्ठाः (śreṣṭhāḥ) |
Instrumental | श्रेष्ठया (śreṣṭhayā) | श्रेष्ठाभ्याम् (śreṣṭhābhyām) | श्रेष्ठाभिः (śreṣṭhābhiḥ) |
Dative | श्रेष्ठायै (śreṣṭhāyai) | श्रेष्ठाभ्याम् (śreṣṭhābhyām) | श्रेष्ठाभ्यः (śreṣṭhābhyaḥ) |
Ablative | श्रेष्ठायाः (śreṣṭhāyāḥ) | श्रेष्ठाभ्याम् (śreṣṭhābhyām) | श्रेष्ठाभ्यः (śreṣṭhābhyaḥ) |
Genitive | श्रेष्ठायाः (śreṣṭhāyāḥ) | श्रेष्ठयोः (śreṣṭhayoḥ) | श्रेष्ठानाम् (śreṣṭhānām) |
Locative | श्रेष्ठायाम् (śreṣṭhāyām) | श्रेष्ठयोः (śreṣṭhayoḥ) | श्रेष्ठासु (śreṣṭhāsu) |
Neuter a-stem declension of श्रेष्ठ | |||
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Nom. sg. | श्रेष्ठम् (śreṣṭham) | ||
Gen. sg. | श्रेष्ठस्य (śreṣṭhasya) | ||
Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | श्रेष्ठम् (śreṣṭham) | श्रेष्ठे (śreṣṭhe) | श्रेष्ठानि (śreṣṭhāni) |
Vocative | श्रेष्ठ (śreṣṭha) | श्रेष्ठे (śreṣṭhe) | श्रेष्ठानि (śreṣṭhāni) |
Accusative | श्रेष्ठम् (śreṣṭham) | श्रेष्ठे (śreṣṭhe) | श्रेष्ठानि (śreṣṭhāni) |
Instrumental | श्रेष्ठेन (śreṣṭhena) | श्रेष्ठाभ्याम् (śreṣṭhābhyām) | श्रेष्ठैः (śreṣṭhaiḥ) |
Dative | श्रेष्ठाय (śreṣṭhāya) | श्रेष्ठाभ्याम् (śreṣṭhābhyām) | श्रेष्ठेभ्यः (śreṣṭhebhyaḥ) |
Ablative | श्रेष्ठात् (śreṣṭhāt) | श्रेष्ठाभ्याम् (śreṣṭhābhyām) | श्रेष्ठेभ्यः (śreṣṭhebhyaḥ) |
Genitive | श्रेष्ठस्य (śreṣṭhasya) | श्रेष्ठयोः (śreṣṭhayoḥ) | श्रेष्ठानाम् (śreṣṭhānām) |
Locative | श्रेष्ठे (śreṣṭhe) | श्रेष्ठयोः (śreṣṭhayoḥ) | श्रेष्ठेषु (śreṣṭheṣu) |
Descendants
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- Sanskrit lemmas
- Sanskrit adjectives
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