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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[«previous next»] — Varnashreshtha in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Varṇaśreṣṭha (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 Dictionary

Varṇaśreṣṭha (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 Dictionary

Varṇaśreṣṭha (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 Dictionary

1) 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 Dictionary

Varṇaśreṣṭha (वर्णश्रेष्ठ):—[varṇa-śreṣṭha] (ṣṭhaḥ-ṣṭhā-ṣṭhaṃ) a. Of a good race. m. A brāhman.

[Sanskrit to German]

Varnashreshtha in German

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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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