श्रेयस्

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A Sanskrit English Dictionary

श्रेयस्  mfn.  mfn. (either compar. of श्री, or rather accord. to native authorities of श्री-मत् or प्रशस्य; cf. Gk. κρείων) more splendid or beautiful, more excellent or distinguished, superior, preferable, better, better than (with abl. or with न See below), [RV.] &c. &c.
most excellent, best, [MBh. iii, 1256]
propitious, well disposed to ( gen.), ib. i, 3020
auspicious, fortunate, conducive to welfare or prosperity, [Kāv.]; [Hit.]; [MārkP.]
श्रेयस्  m.  m. (in astron.) N. of the second मुहूर्त
of the third month ( accord. to a partic. reckoning)
(with जैनs) N. of the 11th अर्हत् of the present अवसर्पिणी, [L.]
श्रेयस्  n.  n. ( अस्) the better state, the better fortune or condition (sometimes used when the subject of a sentence would seem to require the masc. form), [AV.]; [TS.]; [Br.]; [Kauś.]
good (as opp. to ‘evil’), welfare, bliss, fortune, happiness, [KaṭhUp.]; [MBh.] &c.
श्रेयः-परिश्राम   the bliss of final emancipation, felicity (See , col.3)

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श्रेयः परिश्राम

श्रेयस्  n.  ind. better, rather, rather than (used like वरम् [q.v.] with न; e.g. श्रेयो मृतं न जीवितम्, ‘better is death and not life’ or ‘rather than life’, or ‘death is better than life’), [MBh.]; [R.] &c.
धर्म   = , [L.]
N. of a सामन्, [ĀrṣBr.]

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

श्रेयस् [śrēyas] a.  a. [अतिशयेन प्रशस्यम् ईयस्सु श्रादेशः]
Better, preferable, superior; वर्धनाद्रक्षणं श्रेयः [H.3.3;] श्रेयान् स्वधर्मो विगुणः परधर्मात् स्वनुष्ठितात् । स्वधर्मे निधनं श्रेयः परधर्मो भयावहः ॥ [Bg.3.35;2.5.]
Best, most excellent, quite desirable; श्रेयो ह्यस्माकमेवं हि [Māl.1.13.]
More happy or fortunate.
More blessed, dearer (compar. of प्रशस्य q. v.). -n.
Virtue, righteous deeds, moral or religious merit.
Bliss, good fortune, blessing, good, welfare, felicity, a good or auspicious result; पूर्वावधीरितं श्रेयो दुःखं हि परिवर्तते [Ś.7.13;] धिङ् मामुपस्थितश्रेयोऽवमानिनम् [Ś.6;] प्रतिबध्नाति हि श्रेयः पूज्यपूजाव्यतिक्रमः [R.1.79;] [U.5.27;7.2;] [R.5.34.]
Any good or auspicious occasion; [Ś.7.]
Final beatitude, absolution. -Comp.
-अक्षिकाङ्क्षिन् a.  a. desiring bliss or welfare; न राज्ञः प्रतिगृह्णन्ति प्रेत्य श्रेयोऽभिकाङ्क्षिणः [Ms.4.91.]
-अर्थिन्   a.
seeking happiness, desirous of felicity.
Wishing well.
-कर   a.
promoting happiness, favourable; किंचिच्छ्रेयस्करतरं कर्मोक्तं पुरुषं प्रति [Ms.12.] 84.
propitious, auspicious.
-परिश्रमः   striving after absolution.

Shabda-Sagara

श्रेयस्  mfn.  ( -यान्-यसी-यः) Best, excellent, most excellent. Ind. Well, most excellent.
 n.  ( -यः)
1. Virtue, moral merit.
2. Final happiness.
3. Good fortune, auspiciousness, prosperity.
 m.  ( -यान्) The 11th Jina or Jaina pontiff.
 f.  ( -यसी)
1. A plant resembling pepper, (Pothos officinalis.)
2. A shrub, (Cissampelos hexandra.)
3. Yellow myro- balan.
E. श्र substituted for प्रशस्त good, and ईयसुन् aff. of the irr. superlative.

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श्र प्रशस्त ईयसुन्