Varnashreshtha, Varṇaśreṣṭha, Varna-shreshtha: 6 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Varṇaśreṣṭha can be transliterated into English as Varnasrestha or Varnashreshtha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryVarṇaśreṣṭha (वर्णश्रेष्ठ).—a Brāhmaṇa; वर्णश्रेष्ठो द्विजः पूज्यः (varṇaśreṣṭho dvijaḥ pūjyaḥ) H.4.21.
Derivable forms: varṇaśreṣṭhaḥ (वर्णश्रेष्ठः).
Varṇaśreṣṭha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms varṇa and śreṣṭha (श्रेष्ठ).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryVarṇaśreṣṭha (वर्णश्रेष्ठ).—mfn.
(-ṣṭhaḥ-ṣṭhā-ṣṭhaṃ) Of a good tribe, caste, kind, &c. m.
(-ṣṭhaḥ) A Brahman. E. varṇa, śreṣṭha best.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryVarṇaśreṣṭha (वर्णश्रेष्ठ).—adj. being of the best caste, [Hitopadeśa] iv. [distich] 21.
Varṇaśreṣṭha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms varṇa and śreṣṭha (श्रेष्ठ).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Varṇaśreṣṭha (वर्णश्रेष्ठ):—[=varṇa-śreṣṭha] [from varṇa > varṇ] mfn. belonging to the best of tribes, [Horace H. Wilson]
2) [v.s. ...] m. a Brahman or member of the highest caste, [Rāmāyaṇa]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryVarṇaśreṣṭha (वर्णश्रेष्ठ):—[varṇa-śreṣṭha] (ṣṭhaḥ-ṣṭhā-ṣṭhaṃ) a. Of a good race. m. A brāhman.
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