श्रेयस् — {śréyas} mfn. (either compar. of {śrī}, or rather accord. to native authorities of {śrī-mat} or {praśasya}##?) more splendid or beautiful, [1102, 2] more excellent or distinguished, superior, preferable, better, better than (with abl. or with {na}, below) &c. &c##most excellent, best iii, 1256##propitious, well disposed to (gen.) i, 3020##auspicious, fortunate, conducive to welfare or prosperity##m. (in astron.) N. of the second Muhūrta##of the third month (accord. to a partic. reckoning)##(with Jainas) N. of the 11th Arhat of the present Avasarpiṇī##({śreyasī}), f. N. of various plants (accord. to Terminalia Chebula or Citrina##Clypea Hernandifolia##Scindapsus Officinalis##= {rāsnā}, {ambaṣṭhā} and {priyaṅgu}) &c##N. of a deity of the Bodhi tree##({as}), n. the better state, the better fortune or condition (sometimes used when the subject of a sentence would seem to require the masc. form)##good (as opp. to 'evil'), welfare, bliss, fortune, happiness &c##the bliss of final emancipation, felicity ( {śreyaḥ-pariśrāma}, col. 3)##ind. better, rather, rather than (used like {varam} {q.v.} with {na}##e.g. {śreyo mṛtaṃ na jīvitam}, 'better is death and not life' or 'rather than life', or 'death is better than life') &c##= {dharma}##N. of a Sāman
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