Dvijashreshtha, Dvijaśreṣṭha: 5 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Dvijaśreṣṭha can be transliterated into English as Dvijasrestha or Dvijashreshtha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationDvijaśreṣṭha (द्विजश्रेष्ठ) (Cf. Dvijottama, Dvijendra) refers to an “excellent Brahmin”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.26 (“Pārvatī-Jaṭila dialogue”).—Accordingly, as Vijayā said to Śiva (in guise of a Brahmacārin): “[...] My friend has been performing severe penance at the bidding of Nārada to make her beauty fruitful, to embellish her father’s race and to bless Kama. She has directed this penance to lord Śiva. O holy ascetic, how is it that her desire is not fulfilled. O excellent Brahmin [i.e., dvijaśreṣṭha], you enquired of her desire. I have just told you out of my love for her. What else do you wish to hear”.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryDvijaśreṣṭha (द्विजश्रेष्ठ).—[masculine] a Brahman (best of the twice-born).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryDvijaśreṣṭha (द्विजश्रेष्ठ):—[=dvi-ja-śreṣṭha] [from dvi-ja > dvi] m. = -mukhya, [Mahābhārata]
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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Partial matches: Shreshtha, Dvija.
Full-text: Lobha, Dvijottama, Dvijendra, Tatpara, Dvija.
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