Shreyasa, Śreyasa: 5 definitions
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Shreyasa has 4 English definitions available.
The Sanskrit term Śreyasa can be transliterated into English as Sreyasa or Shreyasa, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchŚreyasa (श्रेयस):—n. Nebenform von śreyaṃs (śreyas): yathā vadasi deveśa tathā naḥ śreyasaṃ (śreyase die neuere Ausg.) param das grösste Heil [Harivaṃśa 14990.] Am Ende eines comp. in ahaṃ, niḥ, śvaḥ .
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Shreyasaka, Shreyasampada.
Ends with: Ahamshreyasa, Naihshreyasa, Naishreyasa, Nihshreyasa, Nishreyasa, Nishshreyasa, Shvahshreyasa.
Full-text: Nihshreyasa, Shvahshreyasa, Nihshreyasakara, Naishreyasa, Avamanyaka, Duravavada, Naihshreyasika, Ahamshreyasa, Naihshreyasa, Aprapta, Cause, Highest good, Shreyas, Kalyana, Karana, Shvas, Upacara.
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Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 9.184 < [Section XXIII - The Twelve Kinds of Sons defined]
Prasthanatrayi Swaminarayan Bhashyam (Study) (by Sadhu Gyanananddas)
11.1. Components of Ekāntiki-Bhakti (a): Dharma < [Chapter 4 - Analysis on the Basis of Spiritual Endeavour]
The Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)