a. (Superl. of praśasya or vṛddha). 1 Eldest, most senior.

2 Most ex- cellent, best.

3 Pre-eminent, first, chief, highest. ṣṭhaḥ 1 An elder bro- ther; R. 12. 19, 35.

2 An epithet of the Supreme Being.

3 Life.

4 N. of a lunar month (= jyaiṣṭha q. v.). ṣṭhā 1 An eldest sister.

2 N. of the eighteenth lunar mansion (consist- ing of the three stars).

3 The middle finger.

4 A small house- lizard.

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