Shreshthata, Śreṣṭhatā: 8 definitions
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Shreshthata means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
The Sanskrit term Śreṣṭhatā can be transliterated into English as Sresthata or Shreshthata, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)
Source: archive.org: The Elephant Lore of the HindusŚreṣṭhatā (श्रेष्ठता) refers to the “best condition” (that is natural to an elephant—i.e., the prime of his life) according to the 15th century Mātaṅgalīlā composed by Nīlakaṇṭha in 263 Sanskrit verses, dealing with elephantology in ancient India, focusing on the science of management and treatment of elephants.—[Cf. chapter 5, “on marks of the stages of life”]: “15. In the ears, temples, and kṣaya he is sticky because the wrinkles growing there are slimy with the must-fluid that appears in the saṃdāna and other places, and he comes to the best condition (śreṣṭhatā) that is natural to him (to the prime of life); he becomes maddened on an instant, and is delighted for no special reason; heroic and all-overpowering, his temples always slimy with must-fluid, he is called a yaudha (‘fighter’) and has reached the fifth stage”.
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚreṣṭhatā (श्रेष्ठता).—f.
(-tā) Superiority, betterness, excellence. E. śreṣṭha, and tal aff.; also with tva, śreṣṭhatvaṃ .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚreṣṭhatā (श्रेष्ठता).—[śreṣṭha + tā], f. Superiority, eminence, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 4, 245.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚreṣṭhatā (श्रेष्ठता).—[feminine] tva [neuter] supremacy, eminence.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚreṣṭhatā (श्रेष्ठता):—[=śreṣṭha-tā] [from śreṣṭha > śreyas] f. ([Aitareya-brāhmaṇa; Manu-smṛti etc.]) betterness, eminence, excellence, superiority.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚreṣṭhatā (श्रेष्ठता):—(tā) 1. f. Excellence.
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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.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryŚreṣṭhatā (श्रेष्ठता):—n. excellence; superiority; eminence;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
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Partial matches: Shreshtha, Ta.
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