a. [atiśayena bahu iṣṭhan bhvādeśe yuk ca] 1 Most, most numerous or abundant.

2 Most important, prin- cipal, chief.

3 Very great or large, very much, much, many, numerous.

4 Chiefly or for the most part com- posed of, mostly composed or con- sisting of, chiefly filled with or characterized by (at the end of comp.); abhirūpabhūyiṣṭhā pariṣad Ś. 1; śūlyamāṃsabhūyiṣṭha āhāro'śyate Ś. 2; rāṣṭreṣu...