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Munishreshtha, Muniśṣṭ, Muni-shreshtha: 2 definitions

Introduction:

Munishreshtha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

The Sanskrit term Muniśṣṭ can be transliterated into English as Munisrestha or Munishreshtha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Yoga (school of philosophy)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Munishreshtha in Yoga glossary
: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason Birch

Muniśṣṭ (मुनिश्रेष्�) refers to the “best of sages�, according to the South-Indian recension of the Amanaska Yoga treatise dealing with meditation, absorption, yogic powers and liberation.—Accordingly, “Having bowed to the all-knowing, all-present Śiva, who sits on the peak of mount Kailāsa, Vāmadeva, the best of sages (ܲԾśṣṭ), asked [the following]. Vāmadeva said, ‘O Śiva, god of gods, bestower of favour on all, tell us the means to the state of liberation in life, my lord�. [...]�

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Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as āsanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Munishreshtha in Sanskrit glossary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Muniśṣṭ (मुनिश्रेष्�).—m. an excellent sage, [Lassen, Anthologia Sanskritica.] 48, 3.

Muniśṣṭ is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms muni and śṣṭ (श्रेष्�).

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

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