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< All sanskrit words
śreyas
śreyas
, 'better'; comparative adjective historically related to
śrī
'radiant, holy', but synchronically derived from
praśasya
'good'.
Linguistic Notions
Suppletion
1. Introduction Although its original reference is to the diachronic process by which two previously unrelated words or word stems come to be associated, resulting in a new, mixed para...
Sanskrit Words
praśasya
praśasya, 'good, praiseworthy'; adjective.
śrī
śrī, 'radiant, holy'; adjective.
Text Passages
Aṣṭ. 5.3.60
From the text: Aṣṭādhyāyī