Munishreshtha, Muniśreṣṭha, Muni-shreshtha: 2 definitions
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Munishreshtha 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 Muniśreṣṭha can be transliterated into English as Munisrestha or Munishreshtha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Yoga (school of philosophy)
Source: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason BirchMuniśreṣṭha (मुनिश्रेष्ठ) refers to the “best of sages”, according to the South-Indian recension of the Amanaska Yoga treatise dealing with meditation, absorption, yogic powers and liberation.—Accordingly, “Having bowed to the all-knowing, all-present Śiva, who sits on the peak of mount Kailāsa, Vāmadeva, the best of sages (muniśreṣṭha), asked [the following]. Vāmadeva said, ‘O Śiva, god of gods, bestower of favour on all, tell us the means to the state of liberation in life, my lord’. [...]”
Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as āsanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryMuniśreṣṭha (मुनिश्रेष्ठ).—m. an excellent sage, [Lassen, Anthologia Sanskritica.] 48, 3.
Muniśreṣṭha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms muni and śreṣṭha (श्रेष्ठ).
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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Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)
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The Markandeya Purana (Study) (by Chandamita Bhattacharya)