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Lemma: jyeṣṭha (adj)
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(in math. with pada or mūla) greatest (root [square root] extracted from the quantity operated upon) (MW)
chief (MW)
eldest (MW)
first (MW)
greatest (MW)
more excellent than (abl.) (MW)
most excellent (MW)
pre-eminent (MW)
Topic
Frequency
Behaviour, strīdharma 29
war 28
Inheritance, heritage, heirs 24
Indra 21
Mahāyāna 19
Agni 14
eldest brother 12
Mahābhārata 10
Maruts 9
Genealogies 9
mahāvrata 9
jātaka, avadāna 9
narrative literature 8
Pashupata Shaivism 8
Kṣatriya 8
ātman 8
Viśve devāḥ 7
Dharmaśāstra 6
Varuṇa 6
Women 6
marriage, wedding 6
Cosmogony (gen.) 6
varṇas, castes 6
Law 6
penance, prāyaścitta 6
Theatre, nāṭyaśāstra 5
Architecture 5
religious speculation, mystic 5
death rites, funeral rites, aurdhvadehika, pitṛmedha 5
Names of Śiva, sahasranāman 5
Buddha's life 5
prāṇa etc. 5
King, rājanīti 5
children 5
Marutta 4
worship of relics, stūpas 4
Ilā and Ila (Iḍa) 4
ṣaḍaha 4
Soma 4
anatomy, human body 4
Brideship and marriage 4
Witness 4
Prajāpati 4
Mitra 4
dharma 4
water, rain 3
rājasūya 3
Alchemy 3
Sūrya, Savitṛ, sun 3
botany, plants 3
pretakārya, rituals for the dead, funeral rites 3
Viśvāmitra 3
sāman 3
niṣkevalya śastra 3
vājapeya 3
dhanurveda 3
Debt 3
Time 3
Skanda 2
gold 2
Amāvāsyā 2
Yayāti, Devayānī, Śarmiṣṭhā 2
mixture of castes, varṇasaṃkara 2
agnihotra 2
fever, jvara, takman 2
good behaviour 2
aśvamedha, hayamedha 2
India 2
Vṛtra and Indra 2
jñāna, ajñāna, vidyā, śruta, knowledge 2
āgrayaṇa 2
Geography 2
Creation of the world 2
Lexicography 2
Viṣṇu, Vishnuism 2
Vāta, Vāyu, wind 2
against enemies, armies, weapons 2
twelve-day Soma rite, dvādaśāha 2
gṛhastha, householder 2
Buddhism 2
(Im-)purity 2
saṃskāras 2
brahmacarya 2
Bṛhaspati 2
Aśvins 2
against demons, rakṣas, evil spirits 2
agnyādhāna, agnyādheya 2
purity, impurity, śuddhi, śodhana, śauca 2
sahasranāman 2
Śunaḥśepa 2
son, advantage of having sons 2
Names of Viṣṇu, sahasranāman 2
eating, food, anna 2
for long life, longevity, old age 1
dānastuti 1
dyāvāpṛthivī, heaven and earth 1
for protection, safety, and luck 1
against bad omina and presigns 1
ghost, monster, demon 1
for success, authority 1
Āpri hymn 1
Vedic hymns, śastras 1
Astronomy 1
darśapūrṇamāsa iṣṭi, full-moon sacrifice 1
against serpents, snakebites 1
house building, correct residence, śālākarman, vastukarman 1
sautrāmaṇī 1
aptoryāman 1
five mahāyajñas 1
jyotiṣṭoma 1
pratyavarohaṇa 1
āgrahāyaṇī 1
upāyakauśalya 1
uktha 1
viṣṭuti 1
agnicayana 1
pākayajña 1
varuṇapraghāsa 1
om, oṃ, oṃkāra 1
kāmyeṣṭi 1
nāmakaraṇa, nāmakarman 1
vrātya 1
abhiṣeka 1
deluge, Manu 1
Uṣas 1
purification of gold 1
for victory in battle 1
bahiṣpavamāna, out-of-doors laud 1
Prajāpati creates the world 1
agniṣṭoma 1
Agni Gārhapatya, domestic fire 1
Apāṃ Napāt 1
Śrī, Lakṣmī 1
Rudra 1
Rāmāyaṇa 1
śrāddha 1
Brahmin 1
Sacrifice, yajña 1
study, śiṣya, adhyāya 1
Agriculture 1
Cosmography 1
Underworld, hell, naraka 1
Travel 1
sexuality 1
travelling, making a journey 1
Vaiśeṣika 1
Magic, rites with a purpose, abhicāra 1
prāyaścitta 1
gambling 1
Nyāya 1
dāna, giving 1
Ordeal 1
Debts and interest 1
Asceticism, tapas 1
mantra 1
Kāmaśāstra 1
Mineralogy, jewels, metals 1
Kashmirian Shivaism 1
Shivaism, Śiva 1
Medicine 1
Zoology 1
pātaka 1
Sūrya's chariot 1
Ṛbhus 1
vighasa, eating the remainder of food 1
Brahmaṇaspati 1
Aditi 1
consecration 1
Sarasvatī, Vāc, speech 1
Pūṣan 1
Birth, childhood, and youth 1
Manu, manvantara 1
Prahlāda, Hiraṇyakaśipu 1
vyavahāra 1
praise of Viṣṇu (namas) 1
Vasiṣṭha 1
human meat, cannibalism 1
Vāmadeva 1
piṇḍa 1
omina, presigns, nimittas 1
Property of Brahmins 1
bali 1
cow 1
Noun derivation 1
saṃsāra 1
Structure of the world 1
bad behaviour 1
Kāma 1
daṇḍa, punishment 1
theft, stealing 1
worms, krimi, ghuṇa 1
subhāṣita 1
yajamānam iṣṭiṣu 1
Concept Notes Count firstborn first in order of birth; "the firstborn child" 59 best (superlative of `good') having the most positive qualities; "the best film of the year"; "the best solution"; "the best time for planting"; "wore his best suit" 11 first ranking above all others; "was first in her class"; "the foremost figure among marine artists"; "the top graduate" 7 excellent of the highest quality; "made an excellent speech"; "the school has excellent teachers"; "a first-class mind" 5 highest approaching or constituting a maximum; "maximal temperature"; "maximum speed"; "working at peak efficiency" 3 jyeṣṭha [word] the word jyeṣṭha 1
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