Surashreshtha, Suraśreṣṭha: 5 definitions
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Surashreshtha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit. 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.
Surashreshtha has 4 English definitions available.
The Sanskrit term Suraśreṣṭha can be transliterated into English as Surasrestha or Surashreshtha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchSuraśreṣṭha (सुरश्रेष्ठ):—
1) m. der Beste unter den Göttern, Beiw. Viṣṇu’s [Rāmāyaṇa 1, 45, 25. Śiva’s 24. Indra's 46, 15.] [Brahmapurāṇa] in [Lassen’s Anthologie (III) 50, 11.] Dharma's [Harivaṃśa 11526.] Gaṇeśa’s [PAÑCAR. 1, 7, 85. fg.] —
2) f. ā eine best. Pflanze, = brāhmī [Rājanirghaṇṭa 5, 61.]
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)
Partial matches: Shreshtha, Sura.
Ends with: Asurashreshtha.
Full-text: Hayi, Daya, Agnimantra, Brahmi, Nishcaya.
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Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
Part 2: Incarnations as Suraśreṣṭha and a god < [Chapter VII - Śrī Munisuvratanāthacaritra]
Part 5: Munisuvrata’s birth < [Chapter VII - Śrī Munisuvratanāthacaritra]
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 107 - Procedure of the Worship of Brahmā < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]
Chapter 190 - Origin of Yakṣma Tīrtha < [Section 1 - Tīrtha-māhātmya]
Chapter 269 - Greatness of Kapālamocaneśvara (Kapālamocana-īśvara) < [Section 1 - Tīrtha-māhātmya]
The Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
Chapter 34 - The gift of Brahmāṇḍa < [Section 1 - Sṛṣṭi-khaṇḍa (section on creation)]