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Lemma: śreyas (adj)
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angesehen (Amano 2009)
better (MW)
better than (MW)
more excellent or distinguished (MW)
more splendid or beautiful (MW)
preferable (MW)
superior (MW)
Topic
Frequency
King, rājanīti 12
war 11
penance, prāyaścitta 10
agnyādhāna, agnyādheya 10
darśapūrṇamāsa iṣṭi, full-moon sacrifice 9
dharma 9
prāyaścitta 8
Yoga 7
Liberation, mokṣa, release 7
narrative literature 7
Teacher (guru) and pupil (śiṣya), ācārya 6
kāmyeṣṭi 6
agnihotra 6
against sorcery 6
fable 5
Bhakti 5
Soma sacrifice 5
spoons 5
āghāra 5
upanayana, initiation 5
Sāṃkhya 4
marriage, wedding 4
eating, food, anna 4
Mahābhārata 4
Sacrifice, yajña 4
punarādheya 4
poverty, renunciation 4
Hospitality, atithi, guests, ātithya 4
good behaviour 4
animal sacrifice, paśubandha 4
micro-macro cosmos speculation 4
puruṣa, primeval man 4
jātaka, avadāna 4
jñāna, ajñāna, vidyā, śruta, knowledge 3
Peace and war 3
amulets 3
dama 3
vaṣaṭ, vaṣaṭkāra 3
trivarga, caturvarga 3
Kṣatriya 3
sāman 3
study, śiṣya, adhyāya 3
āpaddharma 3
agnyupasthāna 3
Love 3
Brideship and marriage 3
Politics 3
varṇas, castes 3
Dharmaśāstra 3
Family 3
Viṣṇu, Vishnuism 3
dāna, giving 3
Women 3
karman doctrine 3
sacrificial fire 2
Poetology 2
āgrayaṇa 2
Kāmaśāstra 2
saṃsāra 2
Law 2
hiṅ, hiṃkāra 2
Agni 2
praise of Viṣṇu (namas) 2
vyavahāra 2
Indra 2
somakraya, buying Soma 2
process, jurisdiction 2
Sarasvatī, Vāc, speech 2
Debt 2
bahiṣpavamāna, out-of-doors laud 2
Prajāpati creates the world 2
agniṣṭoma 2
aponaptrīya 2
Mahāyāna 2
gṛhastha, householder 2
house building, correct residence, śālākarman, vastukarman 2
rebirth, transmigration 2
Witness 2
saṃskāras 2
brahmacarya 2
Pitṛ worship, pitṛyajña 2
viṣṭuti 2
śrāddha 2
navayajña, sacrifice of the first fruits 2
droṇakalaśa 2
Moral literature 2
Names of Viṣṇu, sahasranāman 2
Medicine 2
Family law 2
Agni Gārhapatya, domestic fire 1
mekhalābandhana 1
pṛṣātaka 1
priest, ṛtvij 1
milk 1
strophes used in sacrifice 1
rājasūya 1
for prestige, influence 1
upasad 1
Lexicography 1
pṛṣṭha 1
niṣkevalya śastra 1
third pressing, tṛtīyasavana 1
vrātya 1
Religion and Philosophy 1
Shivaism, Śiva 1
feeding Brāhmaṇas, brāhmaṇabhojana 1
Mineralogy, jewels, metals 1
cāturmāsya 1
agārapraveśa, entering the house 1
somapariṇayana 1
samāvartana 1
kṣatra and brahman 1
Kaṃsa 1
Asceticism, tapas 1
pātaka 1
truth, satya, ṛta 1
Minister 1
urinary diseases 1
pathogenesis, origin of a disease 1
fast, upavāsa, upavasatha 1
vrata 1
sahasranāman 1
Behaviour, strīdharma 1
Brahmin 1
dīkṣā 1
avatāras 1
Churning of the Milk Ocean 1
sexuality 1
triguṇa 1
Trade 1
daṇḍa, punishment 1
(Im-)purity 1
Pashupata Shaivism 1
Śaibyā and Śatadhanu 1
for success, authority 1
for success in discussions 1
for long life, longevity, old age 1
Tīrthas 1
against demons, rakṣas, evil spirits 1
Buddha's life 1
Aditi 1
Bharata 1
Inheritance, heritage, heirs 1
Maruts 1
āśrama 1
eldest brother 1
bad behaviour 1
Vṛtra 1
Vṛtra and Indra 1
Pārvatī 1
botany, plants 1
Concept Notes Count better (comparative of `good') superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another; "You're a better man than I am, Gunga Din"; "a better coat"; "a better type of car"; 11 preferable more desirable than another; "coffee is preferable to tea"; "Danny's preferred name is 'Dan'" 2
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