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Spoken Sanskrit
Englishश्रेयस् - zreyas - - preferable
श्लाघ्यतर - zlAghyatara - - preferable
वर - vara - - preferable
प्रशंसंस्य - prazaMsaMsya - - preferable to
वरिष्ठ - variSTha - - most preferable among
वरतम - varatama - - most preferable or excellent
Monier Williams
EnglishPREFERABLE, (Worthy to be chosen before, more desirable
or excellent) वरं , वरीयान् -यसी -यः (स्), वरिष्ठः -ष्ठा -ष्ठं,
वरणीयः -या -यं, पूर्व्ववरणीयः &c. , अधिकवरणीयः &c. , पूर्व्वग्राह्यः -ह्या
-ह्यं, प्रथमग्राह्यः &c. , अग्रग्राह्यः &c. , श्रेयान् &c. , श्रेष्ठः &c. , गरीयान्
&c. , अधिकं प्रार्थनीयः -या -यं. The adverb वरं is usually
followed by न च or न पुनर्
as, ‘death is preferable to
poverty, ’ वरं मृत्यूर् न च दारिद्रं
‘death is preferable to
intercourse with the base, ’ वरं प्राणत्यागो न पुनर् अधमानाम्
उपगमः. See examples under To PREFER.
Raghuvira
English preferable
adj. अधिमान्य
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अमरकोशः
SanskritWord: वेष्टनसम्भक्तिः
Root: वेष्टनसम्भक्तिः
Gender: undefined
Number: undefined
Meaning(s):
⇒ gift
⇒ alms
⇒ boon
⇒ room
⇒ best
⇒ space
⇒ dowry
⇒ royal
⇒ lover
⇒ better
⇒ eldest
⇒ select
⇒ reward
⇒ suitor
⇒ choice
⇒ charity
⇒ request
⇒ sparrow
⇒ chooser
⇒ husband
⇒ benefit
⇒ stopping
⇒ blessing
⇒ valuable
⇒ precious
⇒ foremost
⇒ choicest
⇒ princely
⇒ checking
⇒ choosing
⇒ election
⇒ enclosing
⇒ advantage
⇒ excellent
⇒ privilege
⇒ environing
⇒ bridegroom
⇒ preferable
⇒ bride-groom
⇒ circumference
⇒ dissolute man
⇒ kind of grain
⇒ bridegroom's friend
⇒ better than or among
⇒ thing chosen as gift
⇒ thing chosen as reward
⇒ act or object of choosing
⇒ one who solicits a girl in marriage
⇒ most excellent or eminent among or for
⇒ resin of Guggul tree [Commiphora wightii - Bot.]
Shloka(s):
3|2|8|2 ► व्यधो वेधे पचा पाके हवो हूतौ वरो वृत्तौ॥ (सङ्कीर्णवर्गः)
Synonym(s):
➠ 3|2|8|2 ⇢ वरः (वर) (पुं) ⇒ gift, alms, boon, room, best, space, dowry, royal, lover, better, eldest, select, reward, suitor, choice, charity, request, sparrow, chooser, husband, benefit, stopping, blessing, valuable, precious, foremost, choicest, princely, checking, choosing, election, enclosing, advantage, excellent, privilege, environing, bridegroom, preferable, bride-groom, circumference, dissolute man, kind of grain, bridegroom's friend, better than or among, thing chosen as gift, thing chosen as reward, act or object of choosing, one who solicits a girl in marriage, most excellent or eminent among or for, resin of Guggul tree [Commiphora wightii - Bot.]
➠ 3|2|8|2 ⇢ वृत्तिः (वृत्ति) (स्त्री) ⇒ job, rule, kind, mood, hire, being, state, gloss, style, wages, nature, conduct, working, rolling, comment, activity, existing, practice, business, function, condition, behaviour, avocation, character, commentary, profession, livelihood, disposition, maintenance, explanation, subsistence, alliteration, rolling down, general usage, moral conduct, mode of being, kind behaviour, occupation with, way of behaving, common practice, course of action, respectful treatment, respectful behaviour, style of composition, final rhythm of a verse, mode of life or conduct, its function or force on, devotion or addiction to, occurring or appearing in, frequent repetition of the same consonant, kind or respectful behaviour or treatment, mode or measure of pronunciation and recitation, use or occurrence of a word in a particular sense, complex formation which requires explanation or separation into its parts
Related word(s):
जातिः ➡ शब्दः
Word: मनाक्प्रियः
Root: मनाक्प्रियः
Gender: undefined
Number: undefined
Meaning(s):
⇒ best
⇒ royal
⇒ choice
⇒ select
⇒ better
⇒ eldest
⇒ foremost
⇒ choicest
⇒ princely
⇒ precious
⇒ valuable
⇒ choosing
⇒ excellent
⇒ preferable
⇒ better than or among
⇒ most excellent or eminent among or for
Shloka(s):
3|3|173|2 ► देवाद्वृते वरः श्रेष्ठे त्रिषु क्लीबं मनाक्प्रिये॥ (नानार्थवर्गः)
Synonym(s):
➠ 3|3|173|2 ⇢ वरम् (वर) (नपुं) ⇒ best, royal, choice, select, better, eldest, foremost, choicest, princely, precious, valuable, choosing, excellent, preferable, better than or among, most excellent or eminent among or for
Related word(s):
जातिः ➡ मनुष्यः
Word: देवाद्वृतः
Root: देवाद्वृतः
Gender: undefined
Number: undefined
Meaning(s):
⇒ gift
⇒ alms
⇒ boon
⇒ room
⇒ best
⇒ space
⇒ dowry
⇒ royal
⇒ lover
⇒ better
⇒ eldest
⇒ select
⇒ reward
⇒ suitor
⇒ choice
⇒ charity
⇒ request
⇒ sparrow
⇒ chooser
⇒ husband
⇒ benefit
⇒ stopping
⇒ blessing
⇒ valuable
⇒ precious
⇒ foremost
⇒ choicest
⇒ princely
⇒ checking
⇒ choosing
⇒ election
⇒ enclosing
⇒ advantage
⇒ excellent
⇒ privilege
⇒ environing
⇒ bridegroom
⇒ preferable
⇒ bride-groom
⇒ circumference
⇒ dissolute man
⇒ kind of grain
⇒ bridegroom's friend
⇒ better than or among
⇒ thing chosen as gift
⇒ thing chosen as reward
⇒ act or object of choosing
⇒ one who solicits a girl in marriage
⇒ most excellent or eminent among or for
⇒ resin of Guggul tree [Commiphora wightii - Bot.]
Shloka(s):
3|3|173|2 ► देवाद्वृते वरः श्रेष्ठे त्रिषु क्लीबं मनाक्प्रिये॥ (नानार्थवर्गः)
Synonym(s):
➠ 3|3|173|2 ⇢ वरः (वर) (पुं) ⇒ gift, alms, boon, room, best, space, dowry, royal, lover, better, eldest, select, reward, suitor, choice, charity, request, sparrow, chooser, husband, benefit, stopping, blessing, valuable, precious, foremost, choicest, princely, checking, choosing, election, enclosing, advantage, excellent, privilege, environing, bridegroom, preferable, bride-groom, circumference, dissolute man, kind of grain, bridegroom's friend, better than or among, thing chosen as gift, thing chosen as reward, act or object of choosing, one who solicits a girl in marriage, most excellent or eminent among or for, resin of Guggul tree [Commiphora wightii - Bot.]
Related word(s):
जातिः ➡ अदृष्टम्
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