# शेष (śeṣa)

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शेष (śeṣa) is a Sanskrit word meaning remainder, residue, or surplus, that which has to be supplied, that which is saved, spared, or allowed to escape, remaining, end, issue, conclusion, finish, result, last-mentioned. Its 51 recorded definitions are grouped into 20 contexts, among them Remainder, Rest, Residue, Leavings (Noun), The Mythological Serpent Deity Śeṣa (Ananta), Remaining, Other (Adjective).

- **Roots:** 2. शिष् (2. śiṣ), भू (bhū), कृ (kṛ), अस् (as), शिष् (śiṣ), 1. शिष् (1. śiṣ)
- **Etymology:** E. शिष to specify, aff. घञ् — E. śiṣa to specify, aff. ghañ
- **SLP1:** `Seza`  **IAST:** śeṣa  **Devanagari:** शेष
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shesha
- **Declensions:** 48 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/shesha/declensions.md
- **Other headwords romanised the same way:** शेषा (śeṣā)

## Meanings by context

### Remainder, Rest, Residue, Leavings (Noun) (10 definitions)
- remainder, residue, or surplus  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H1) [Printed book page 1088,3] शेष (śeṣa) b m. n. ( fr. √ 2. शिष् (śiṣ) ) remainder, that which remains or is left, leavings, residue ( pl. ‘all the others’), surplus, balance, the rest ( शेष (śeṣa) े (śeṣe) loc. ‘for the rest’, ‘in all other cases’; शेष (śeṣa) े (śeṣe) रात्रौ (śeṣe rātrau), ‘during the rest of the night’; मम शेष (śeṣa) म् अस्ति (mama śeṣam asti), ‘there remains something to happen to me’) [ ID=220878 ]
- Remainder, rest, residue, surplus, or balance.  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — षं (ṣaṃ) 1 ( a ) Remainder, rest, residue; ऋणशेषोग्निशेषश्च व्याधिशेषस्तथैव च । (ṛṇaśeṣogniśeṣaśca vyādhiśeṣastathaiva ca.) ( pb ) पुनश्च वर्धते यस्मात्तस्माच्छेषं (ṣaṃ) न कारयेत् (punaśca vardhate yasmāttasmāccheṣaṃ na kārayet) Cāṇakyaśataka 40; अध्वशेष (adhvaśeṣa) Meghadūta (Bombay) 38; प्रतिकारविधानमायुषः सति शेषं (ṣaṃ) हि फलाय कल्पते (pratikāravidhānamāyuṣaḥ sati śeṣaṃ hi phalāya kalpate) Raghuvaṃśa (Bombay) 8. 40; so शेषे वयसः समागतो मृत्युः (śeṣe vayasaḥ samāgato mṛtyuḥ) Bhāminīvilāsa (Bombay) 4. 30; त्रिपागशेष (tripāgaśeṣa) Kumārasambhava (Bombay) 5. 57; वाक्यशेषः (vākyaśeṣaḥ) Vikramorvaśīyam (Bombay) 3. &c. ( b ) Surplus, balance
- remains of food or offerings  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — षं (ṣaṃ) The remnants of food, remains of an offering. ( शेषे (śeṣe) is used adverbially in the sense of 1 at last, finally. 2 in other cases; as in शेषे (śeṣe) षष्ठी (śeṣe ṣaṣṭhī) )
- 1. Remainder, rest, or residue. 2. Supplement, secondary matter, or accident. 3. Remaining or last. 4. The celestial serpent supporting the earth and serving as Vishnu's couch.  
  *Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > शेष (śeṣa) [Printed book page 318-2 ] शेष (śeṣa) śeṣ-a, m. n. [√śiṣ] remainder, residue, rest of ( g., lc., —° ); issue, result ( rare ); token of recognition ( rare ); secondary matter, accident; supplement; —° a. of whom or which — only (-mātra being sts. added ) is left: lc. śeṣe, for the rest; in every other case; śeshe rātrau, during the remainder of the night; iti śeṣaḥ ( very common in commentators ), the words — must be supplied to complete the sense; a. remaining ( pl. the rest); w. a pp. in ab., but gnly. °—, e. g. deśāntaraṃ prāyātebhyo ye śeṣās te, the few (remaining over from those who had gone =) who had not gone to another country, hata-śeṣāḥ, the few who had not been slain; last, last-mentioned; m. N. of a serpent supporting the earth and forming the couch of Viṣṇu of Viṣṇu during his sleep. [ ID=18134 ]
- 1. The remainder, rest, or balance. 2. The king of the serpent race who supports the world and serves as the couch of Vishnu. 3. A name of Baladeva. 4. Killing, destroying, or finishing. 5. Flowers and other offerings distributed after being presented to an idol.  
  *Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > शेष (śeṣa) [Printed book page 856 ] शेष (śeṣa) n. ( - षं (-ṣaṃ) ) Remainder, leavings, rest, balance; what is left, omitted or rejected. m. ( - षः (-ṣaḥ) ) 1 The king of the serpent race, as a large thousand-headed snake, at once the couch and canopy of VIṢṆU, and the upholder of the world, which rests on one of his heads. 2 A name of BALADEVA. 3 Killing, destroying, finishing. f. ( - षा (-ṣā) ) Flowers and other things that have been offered to an idol, and are then distributed amongst the worshippers and attendants. E. शिष (śiṣa) to specify, aff. घञ् (ghañ). [ ID=38899 ]
- 1. Remainder or residue. 2. Escape. 3. Anything omitted or an ellipsis.  
  *Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > शेष (śeṣa) (II) m.n. 1. Remainder, residue, दृष्टे सूर्ये पुनरपि भवान् वाहयेदध्वशेष (śeṣa) म् (dṛṣṭe sūrye punarapi bhavān vāhayedadhvaśeṣam) Megh. i.38, K.S. v.57, R. vi.76, viii.40; 2. escape, salvation; 3. anything left out, anything omitted to be said, an ellipsis. ( इति शेष (śeṣa) ः (iti śeṣaḥ) is often used by commentators in supplying an ellipsis.) [ ID=38259 ]
- 1. The remnants of food. 2. Lastly or finally. 3. In other cases.  
  *Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > शेष (śeṣa) (IV) n. The remnants of food. ( शेष (śeṣa) े (śeṣe) is used as an indeclinable in the sense of- (1) lastly, finally, (2) in other cases.) [ ID=38261 ]
- 1. Remainder, rest, or balance. 2. The mythical king of serpents. 3. A name of Baladeva. 4. Killing or destroying. 5. Result or end. 6. Flowers and other offerings distributed after worship.  
  *Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > शेष (śeṣa) [Printed book page 729-a ] शेष (śeṣa) n. ( - षं (-ṣaṃ) ) Remainder, leavings, rest, balance, what is left, omitted or rejected. m. ( - षः (-ṣaḥ) ) 1. The king of the serpent race, as a large thousand-headed snake, at once the couch and canopy of VISHṆU, and the upholder of the world, which rests on one of his heads. 2. A name of BALADEVA. 3. Killing, destroying, finishing. 4. Result, end, conclusion. f. ( - षा (-ṣā) ) Flowers and other things that have been offered to an idol and are then distributed amongst the worshippers and attendants. E. शिष् (śiṣ) to specify, aff. अच् (ac) or घञ् । (ghañ.) [ ID=40768 ]
- 1. Remaining or left. 2. The rest, surplus, or remainder. 3. The end, supplement, or anything secondary. 4. The name of a serpent-demon and a Prajapati.  
  *Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > शेष (śeṣa) [Printed book page 555 ] शेष (śeṣa) a. remaining, left from (—°, esp. after a pp. ), pl. all the other(s). m. n. rest, surplus or remainder of ( loc., gen., or —°); end, supplement, anything secondary or accidental ( adj. —° having only a rest of — left, or of which only — is left); loc. शेष (śeṣa) े (śeṣe) for the rest i.e. in other cases, else. — Page556 m. N. of a serpent-demon, a Prajāpati, etc.; f. आ (ā) pl. flowers left from an offering, sgl. such a garland. [ ID=33044 ]
- 1. Rest or remainder. 2. Remaining.  
  *Lanman's Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary*
  > शेष (śeṣa) [Printed book page 260-a ] śeṣa, —1. m. n. rest, remainder, 68 17; śeṣe, like Ger. im Uebrigen, for the rest, 12 10; —2. a. remaining, 55 15. [ √1śiṣ, ‘leave.’] [ ID=4253 ]

### The Mythological Serpent Deity Śeṣa (Ananta) (8 definitions)
- The mythological thousand-headed serpent, emblem of eternity, support of the world, and couch of Vishnu.  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > [Printed book page 1088,3] शेष (śeṣa) m. N. of a celebrated mythological thousand-headed serpent regarded as the emblem of eternity (whence he is also called An-anta, ‘the infinite’; in the Viṣṇu-Purāṇa he and the serpents Vāsuki and Takṣaka are described as sons of Kadru, but in one place Śeṣa alone is called king of the Nāgas or snakes inhabiting Pātāla, while elsewhere Vāsuki also is described as king of the Nagas and Takṣaka of the serpents; the thousand headed Śeṣa is sometimes represented as forming the couch and canopy of Viṣṇu whilst sleeping during the intervals of creation, sometimes as supporting the seven Pātālas with the seven regions above them and therefore the entire world; he is said to have taught astronomy to Garga; according to some legends he became incarnate in Bala-rāma q.v. ), Mahābhārata (Title); Harivaṃśa (Title); Purāṇas (Literary category) &c. ( Religious Thought and Life in India, also called ’Brāhmanism and Hindūism,’ by Sir M. Monier-Williams (Title) 105; 112; 232 n. 1 ) [ ID=220889 ]
- A celebrated serpent with a thousand heads, serving as the couch of Vishnu or supporting the world.  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — षः (ṣaḥ) 4 N. of a celebrated serpent, said to have one thousand heads, and represented as forming the couch of Viṣṇu or as supporting the entire world on his head; किं शेषस्य (kiṃ śeṣasya) भरव्यथा न वपुषि क्ष्मां न क्षिपत्येष यत् (bharavyathā na vapuṣi kṣmāṃ na kṣipatyeṣa yat) Mudrārākṣasa (Bombay) 2. 18, Kumārasambhava (Bombay) 3. 13; Raghuvaṃśa (Bombay) 10. 13
- 1. The king of the serpent race with a thousand heads. 2. Killing. 3. Remainder or end. 4. Flowers and other items that have been offered.  
  *Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > शेष (śeṣa) [Printed book page 776-a ] शेष (śeṣa) ( षः ) ((ṣaḥ)) 1. m. The king of the serpent race having 1000 heads; a killing. n. Remainder, end. 1. f. Flowers, &c. that have been offered. [ ID=38552 ]
- 1. The thousand-headed serpent forming the couch of Vishnu. 2. Result, end, or conclusion. 3. Death or destruction. 4. An epithet of Balarama.  
  *Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > शेष (śeṣa) (III) m. 1. Name of a celebrated thousand-headed serpent who is represented as forming the couch of Vishṇu, (See Megh. ii.47), मुक्तशेष (śeṣa) विरोधेन कुलिशव्रणलक्ष्मणा (muktaśeṣavirodhena kuliśavraṇalakṣmaṇā) R. x.13; 2. result, end, conclusion; 3. death, destruction; 4. an epithet of Balarāma. [ ID=38260 ]
- the serpent who carries the earth  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > शेष (śeṣa) [Printed book page 199-2 ] Śeṣa, the serpent who carries the earth = Ananta. § 47 (Sarpanāmak.): I, 35, 1550 ( Śeṣaḥ prathamato jāto Vāsukis tadanantaraṃ ). § 48: Ś. left his mother Kadrū and practised hard penances on Gandhamādana, in Badarī, Gokarṇa, the woods of Puṣkara, on the foot of Himavat, in order to be emancipated from his body and avoid companionship with his brothers. Brahmán prevailed upon him to pass through a crevice and support the earth, and gave him Suparṇa to help him: I, 36, 1566, 1570, (1571), 1576, 1578, (1580), 1581, 1582, (†1583), †1584, †1586.—§ 100 (Amśāvat.): I, 65, 2549 ( Anantaḥ, son of Kadrū).—§ 132 (do.): I, 67, 2786 (a portion of Ś. incarnate as Balarāma).—§ 459 (Mārkaṇḍeyasamās.): III, 189, 12960 ( Śeṣo bhūtvāham evaitāṃ dhārayāmi vasundharāṃ, says Nārāyaṇa).—§ 477 (Dhundhumārop.): III, 203, 13557 ( suṣvāpa bhagavān Viṣṇuḥ…nāgasya bhoge mahati Ś°sya ).—§ 524 (Jayadrathavimokṣap.): III, 272, 15815 (Nārāyaṇa slept lying on Ś., description).—§ 564 b (Mātalīyop.): In con- sequence of his ascetic austerities Ś. is able to support the earth; he has 1,000 heads; his tongues are blazing like flames of fire, and he is endued with great strength: V, 103, 3618.—§ 581 (Bhīṣmavadhap.): VI, 67 π, 3023 ( Ś°ñ cākalpayad devam Anantam iti yaṃ viduḥ, yo dhārayati bhātāni dharāṃ caiva saparvatāṃ ).—§ 599 (Jayadrathavadhap.): VII, 94 ε, 3456 ( pannagaśreṣṭhaḥ ).—§ 603 d (Tripura): VII, 202, 9563 (was made the akṣa of Śiva's chariot in the battle against Tripura).—§ 692 (Mokṣadh.): XII, 281 δ, 10076 ( °sya sthānaṃ ).—§ 717 b (Nārāyaṇīya): XII, 340, 12936 ( asmanmūrttiś caturthī yā sāsṛjac Śeṣam avyayaṃ, says Nārāyaṇa).—§ 768 c (Balarāma): XIII, 147, 6866 (= Balarāma). Cf. Ananta. [ ID=2597 ]
- 1. A divine serpent, son of Kadru and Kashyapa, serving as the bed of Vishnu. 2. A Prajapati. 3. Offerings made before house construction.  
  *The Purana Index*
  > शेष (śeṣa) [Printed book page 3-461 ] Śeṣa (I) — the amśa of Hari: his bed; 1 the force of Hari: personified; 2 not finished yet chanting the glories of Viṣṇu; 3 a Prajāpati; 4 a chief of 1000 headed snakes, protected the chariot of Tripurāri; 5 bed of Brahmam, (Viṣṇu) son of Kadru and Kaśyapa; 6 of the Pātāla, shaken by Hiraṇya- kaśipu; 7 the Lord identified with; 8 offerings to before house construction. 9 [ Footnote: 1) Bhā. VIII. 4. 20; III. 8. 23; V. 25. 11.] [ Footnote: 2) Ib. X. 2. 8; VI. 16. 30.] [ Footnote: 3) Ib. II. 7. 41.] [ Footnote: 4) Br. III. 1. 53; Vā. 65. 53.] [ Footnote: 5) M. 6. 39.] [ Footnote: 6) Ib. 133. 62; 138. 39; 146. 22.] [ Footnote: 7) Ib. 163. 57.] [ Footnote: 8) Ib. 167. 53.] [ Footnote: 9) Ib. 249. 15; 268. 17.] [ ID=14739 ]
- 1. A divine form of Vishnu residing below the Patala regions, with a thousand jewelled heads, holding a plough and mace, and supporting the earth on his head. 2. The best of the Nagas. 3. Balarama.  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Śeṣa (II) — (Ananta): a tāmasa form of Viṣṇu down below the Pātāla regions; with 1000 jewelled heads, purple garment, white necklace; in his hands are the plough and mace; worshipped by Lakṣmī and Vāruṇī; when the deluge sets in, he vomits venomed fire devouring the three worlds; Nāga maids adorn him with fragrant sandal paste; celestials and Asuras worship him; Gangā worshipped him and learnt from him astronomy and astrology; supports the whole earth with his head; 1 the best of Nāgas; 2 is Balarāma. 3 Page3-462+ 29 [ Footnote: 1) Vi. II. 5. 13-27.] [ Footnote: 2) Ib. III. 2. 51.] [ Footnote: 3) Ib. V. 25. 1; 35. 3.] [ ID=14740 ]
- the Naga, King of Patalam  
  *The Purana Index*
  > [Printed book page 3-462 ] Śeṣa (III) — the Nāga, King of Pātālam. Follows the Vaiṣṇava policy; 1 described as in Pātalam. 2 [ Footnote: 1) Br. II. 17. 34; 20. 54-5; III. 7. 32; 8. 13; 36. 53, 57; IV. 33. 36; Vā. 45. 53; 46. 34; 50. 53; 70. 12; 99. 366.] [ Footnote: 2) Vā. 50. 46-53.] [ ID=14741 ]

### Remaining, Other (Adjective) (6 definitions)
- remaining  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > remaining (used as an adj. at the end of adj. comp. [ f( आ (ā) ). ], cf. कथा - श् (kathā-ś) ° (°), कृत्य - श् (kṛtya-ś) ° (°) ), Aitareya-brāhmaṇa (Title) &c. &c. [ ID=220881 ]
- remaining out or left from  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > remaining out of or from, left from (with abl. or loc., e.g. प्रयातेभ्यो ये शेषाः (prayātebhyo ye śeṣāḥ), ‘the persons left out of those who had departed’; but mostly ifc. after a pp. in comp., e.g. भुक्त - शेष (bhukta-śeṣa), ‘remaining from a meal’, ‘remnant of food’; हत - शेषाः (hata-śeṣāḥ), ‘those left out of the slain’, ‘the survivors’ &c.), Manu-smṛti (Title); Mahābhārata (Title) &c. [ ID=220882 ]
- Remaining, rest  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > शेष (śeṣa) [Printed book page 1054-b ] शेष (śeṣa) a. [ शिस् - अच् (śis-ac) ] Remaining, rest, all the other; न्यषोधि (nyaṣodhi) शेष (śeṣa) ोप्यनुयायिवर्गः (śeṣopyanuyāyivargaḥ) Raghuvaṃśa (Bombay) 2. 4, 4. 64, 10. 29; Meghadūta (Bombay) 30, 87; रंभे निर्बर्त्यतां शेष (śeṣa) ो विधिः (raṃbhe nirbartyatāṃ śeṣo vidhiḥ) Vikramorvaśīyam (Bombay) 5; शेष (śeṣa) ान् मासान् गमय चतुरो लोचने (śeṣān māsān gamaya caturo locane) मीलयित्वा (mīlayitvā) Meghadūta (Bombay) 110; Manusmṛti 3. 47; Kumārasambhava (Bombay) 2. 44; oft. at the end of comp. in this sense; भक्षितशेष (śeṣa), आलेख्यशेष (śeṣa) (bhakṣitaśeṣa, ālekhyaśeṣa) &c
- Remaining, other  
  *Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > शेष (śeṣa) [Printed book page 727-23 ] शेष (śeṣa) (I) a. (f. षा (ṣā) ) Remaining, other, न्यषेधि शेष (śeṣa) ोऽप्यनुयायिवर्गः (nyaṣedhi śeṣo'pyanuyāyivargaḥ) R. ii.4, iv.64, Megh. i.30, Bt. xv.100. [ ID=38258 ]
- 1. Remaining, other. 2. Remainder, residue, or what is omitted. 3. Killing or ending. 4. The king of the serpent race, who upholds the world and serves as the conch and canopy of Vishnu. 5. Baladeva. 6. Flowers and other items offered to an idol and then distributed to worshippers.  
  *Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > शेष (śeṣa) [Printed book page 0961-b ] शेष (śeṣa) śeṣa, i. e. śiṣ + a, I. adj. Re- maining, Man. 1, 102; 3, 47; Megh. 31; other, Pañc. 123, 13; all the other, Vikr. d. 52. II. m. and n. 1. Remainder, residue, Pañc. iii. d. 256; 51, 11 ( vīja-śeṣa-mātra, Even a resi- due of seed), Daśak. in Chr. 184, 24 (at the end of a comp. adj. ). 2. What is omitted, Man. 8, 320; 322 ( śeṣe, for less). III. m. 1. Killing, destroy- ing, finishing. 2. End, Pañc. 55, 6. 3. The king of the serpent race, at once the conch and canopy of Viṣṇu, and the upholder of the world, Bhartṛ. 2, 28, 4. A name of Baladeva. IV. f. Page0962-a+ 44 ṣā, Flowers and other things that have been offered to an idol (and are then distributed amongst the wor- shippers), Sāv. 1, 27. — Comp. A. as former part of comp. words, often: re- maining, cf. śeṣa-śarīra, śeṣa-bhāga. B. A-, adj., f. ṣā, entire, all, every, Mālat. 2, 3; Ragh. 3, 65; Pañc. 163, 7. acc. ṣam, instr. ṣeṇa, and adv. ṣa + tas, entirely, Kumāras. 5, 82; Bhag. 10, 16; Man. 1, 59. Ālekhya-, adj. (of whom is left only a likeness), dead, Ragh. 14, 15. Kārya-, n. the comple- tion of a business, or affair begun, Man. 3, 157. Jiva-, adj. having saved only the bare life, Pañc. 160, 2. Deva-, n. the remainder of an offering to a deity, MBh. 13, 2019. Nāma- śeṣa, i. e. nāman-, adj., f. ṣā, 1. one of whom only the name is left, Utt. Rāmac. 37, 18. 2. dead. Niḥ- śeṣa, i. e. nis-, adj., f. ṣā, 1. without leaving a residue, without sparing anybody or anything, completely de- stroyed, Pañc. iii. d. 256; MBh. 2, 1531. 2. all, whole, Pañc. i. d. 21. °ṣam, ṣa + tas, adv. completely, Ka- thās. 24, 83. Malamallaka-, adj. one to whom is left nothing but a small piece of cloth to cover his privities. Daśak. in Chr. 184, 24. Yaśas-, adj. dead. Vākya-, m. the remainder of one's speech, Vikr. 35, 8 ( i. e. you will say). Smṛti-, adj. f. ṣā, that of which is left nothing but remembrance, Rājat. 5, 189. Hata-, adj. the remainder of the killed, i. e. those who had avoided being killed, Pañc. 122, 24. [ ID=14882 ]
- 1. Remaining, other, or all the other. 2. A remainder, rest, residue, surplus, or balance. 3. Escape, salvation, reprieve, or respite. 4. Anything rejected, left out, omitted, or left to be supplied. 5. A result, issue, effect, conclusion, end, termination, finish, destruction, death, or killing. 6. The celebrated mythological thousand-headed serpent regarded as the emblem of eternity, forming the couch of Vishnu and supporting the world. 7. Balarama. 8. A Prajapati. 9. A Muni. 10. Remnants of food or offerings.  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)*
  > शेष (śeṣa) [Printed book page 1019-c ] शेष (śeṣa) śeṣa, as, ā, am (fr. rt. 2. śiṣ ), re- maining, other, all the other; ( as, am ), m. n. remainder, leavings, rest, residue, surplus, balance; the being spared or left, escape, salvation, reprieve, respite; anything rejected, anything left or left out or omitted or left to be supplied; anything left out or omitted to be said, ( iti śeṣaḥ, ‘so it was intended to be said,’ a phrase used by commentators in sup- plying any word or words necessary to elucidate the text); ( as ), m. result, issue, effect, conclusion, end, termination; finish, destruction, death, killing; N. of a celebrated mythological thousand-headed serpent regarded as the emblem of eternity (whence he is also called An-anta, ‘the infinite;’ in the Viṣṇu- Purāṇa he and the serpents Vāsuki and Takṣaka are described as sons of Kadru, but in one place Śeṣa alone is called king of the Nāgas or snakes inhabiting Pātāla, while elsewhere Vāsuki also is described as king of the Nāgas and Takṣaka of the serpents; the thousand-headed Śeṣa is sometimes represented as forming the couch and canopy of Viṣṇu whilst sleeping during the intervals of creation, sometimes as bearing the entire world on one of his heads, sometimes as supporting the seven Pātālas; he is said to have taught astronomy to Garga; ac- cording to some legends he became incarnate in Bala-rāma, see bala-rāma ); N. of Bala-rāma, (see above); N. of one of the Prajā-patis; of a Muni; ( am ), n. the remnants of food; remains of an offering, &c. ( ā ), f. the remains of flowers or other offerings made to an idol and afterwards distributed amongst the worshippers and attendants; ( e ), ind. in the end, at last, finally, lastly; in other cases, in the case of a less amount. —Śeṣa-karaṇa, am, n. the doing what remains to be done. —Śeṣa-kāla, as, m. the time of end or death. —Śeṣa-kṛṣṇa, as, m., N. of the author of the drama called Kaṃsa-vadha. —Śeṣa-jāti, is, f. assimilation of residue; reduc- tion of fractions of residues or successive fractional remainders. —Śeṣa-tva, am, n. the state of being a remainder, ( śeṣatvena, by the remainder, in every other case); all that is left, residue; aid, succouring others, regard or consideration for others (= upakāritva, pārārthya). —Śeṣa-nāga, as, m. the serpent Śeṣa, (see above); N. of the mythical author of the Paramārtha-sāra. —Śe- ṣa-bhāga, as, m. the last or remaining part. —Śeṣa-bhuj, k, k, k, one who eats leavings. —Śeṣa-bhūta, as, ā, am, being the remainder, being left. —Śeṣa-bhojana, am, n. the eating of leavings, eating the rest of food after feeding the family guests, &c. —Śeṣa-rakṣaṇa, am, n. ‘end- protection,’ taking care that an undertaking is brought to a conclusion. —Śeṣa-rātri, is, f. the last watch of the night. —Śeṣa-rāma-candra, as, m., N. of a commentator on the Naiṣadīya-carita. —Śeṣa- vat, ān, atī, at, characterized by an effect or result, (sometimes applied in logic to a posteriori reason- ing.) —Śeṣa-śarīra, am, n. the remainder of the body, i. e. all the other parts of the body. —Śe- ṣānna (°ṣa-an°), am, n. leavings of a meal, &c. —Śeṣāryā (°ṣa-ār°), f., N. of a metrical intro- duction to the Vedānta by Śeṣa-nāga. —Śeṣā- vacayana (°ṣa-av°), am, n. gathering up rem- nants, collecting what remains. —Śeṣāvasthā (°ṣa- av°), f. the last state or condition of life, old age. —Śeṣāhi (°ṣa-ahi), is, m. the serpent Śeṣa. [ ID=47123 ]

### End, Conclusion, Result, Effect; Finally (4 definitions)
- end, issue, conclusion, finish, result  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > end, issue, conclusion, finish, result, Ṛg-veda (Title) 77, 15 [ ID=220883 ]
- effect  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > [Printed book page 1332,3] effect. [ ID=220888.1 ]
- Result, effect  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — षः (ṣaḥ) 1 Result, effect
- End, termination, conclusion  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — षः (ṣaḥ) 2 End, termination, conclusion

### Cross-references, Pointers, or Incomplete Entries (3 definitions)
- See page 1088.  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H2) [Printed book page 1076,3] शेष (śeṣa) a &c. See p. 1088, col. 3. [ ID=218112 ]
- See above.  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > शेष (śeṣa) n. See above. [ ID=220897 ]
- the letter ṣa  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — षः (ṣaḥ)

### Death, Destruction, Killing (2 definitions)
- death  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > death, destruction, Horace H. Wilson, author of first Sanskrit-English dictionary in 1819 (Author) [ ID=220888 ]
- Death, destruction  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — षः (ṣaḥ) 3 Death, destruction

### Escape, Salvation, Being Spared, Respite (2 definitions)
- that which is saved, spared, or allowed to escape  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > that which is saved or spared or allowed to escape ( nom. with √ अस् (as), or √ भू (bhū), ‘to be spared’; शेषं - (śeṣaṃ-) √ कृ (√kṛ), ‘to spare’, ‘allow to escape’; शेषम् अवा (śeṣam avā) प् (p) ‘to escape’), Manu-smṛti (Title); Mahābhārata (Title); Rāmāyaṇa (Title) &c. [ ID=220880 ]
- Escape, salvation, respite  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — षं (ṣaṃ) 3 Escape, salvation, respite

### Omitted Part to be Supplied (Ellipsis in Text) (2 definitions)
- that which has to be supplied  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > that which has to be supplied ( e.g. any word or words which have been omitted in a sentence; इति शेषः (iti śeṣaḥ), ‘so it was left to be supplied’, a phrase commonly used by Comm. in supplying any words necessary to elucidate the text) [ ID=220879 ]
- Anything left out or omitted to be said  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — षं (ṣaṃ) 2 Anything left out or omitted to be said; ( इति शेषः (iti śeṣaḥ) is often used by commentators in supplying an ellipsis or words necessary to complete the construction)

### Proper Name: A Mythical Elephant; or an Elephant (2 definitions)
- one of the mythical elephants that support the earth  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of one of the mythical elephants that support the earth, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ ID=220893 ]
- An elephant.  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — षः (ṣaḥ) 6 An elephant

### Sacred Remnants of Offerings (Prasāda) (2 definitions)
- the remains of flowers or other offerings made to an idol and distributed among worshippers  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H1B) [Printed book page 1089,1] शेषा (śeṣā) ( आ (ā) ), f. pl. the remains of flowers or other offerings made to an idol and afterwards distributed amongst the worshippers and attendants ( sg. ‘a garden made of the remains of flowers’), Mahābhārata (Title); Rāmāyaṇa (Title) &c. [ ID=220895 ]
- The remains of flowers or other offerings made to an idol and distributed among worshippers as a holy relic.  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — षा (ṣā) The remains of flowers or other offerings made to an idol and distributed among the worshippers as a holy relique; तथोति शेषा (ṣā) मिव (tathoti śeṣāmiva) भर्तुराज्ञामादाय मूर्ध्ना मदनः प्रतस्थे (bharturājñāmādāya mūrdhnā madanaḥ pratasthe) Kumārasambhava (Bombay) 3. 22, Śakuntalā (Bombay) 3

### Keepsake, Token of Remembrance or Recognition (1 definition)
- a keepsake or token of remembrance  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > a keepsake, token of remembrance, Daśakumāra-carita (Title) [ ID=220886 ]

### Last, Last-mentioned (in sequence or discourse) (1 definition)
- last-mentioned  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > last, last-mentioned, Rājataraṃgiṇī (Title) [ ID=220884 ]

### Proper Name or Epithet: Balarāma (1 definition)
- Balarama  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — षः (ṣaḥ) 5 N. of Balarāma (supposed to be an incarnation of Śeṣa)

### Proper Name: A Muni (Sage) (1 definition)
- of a Muni  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of a Muni, Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary, 1st edition with marginal notes (Title) [ ID=220891 ]

### Proper Name: A Prajāpati (1 definition)
- Name of a Prajapati  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > [Printed book page 1089,1] N. of one of the Prajā-patis, Rāmāyaṇa (Title); Viṣṇu-purāṇa (Title) [ ID=220890 ]

### Proper Name: Various Authors/Scholars (1 definition)
- of various authors  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (also with आचार्य (ācārya), दीक्षित (dīkṣita), शास्त्रिन् (śāstrin) &c.) of various authors ( cf. below) [ ID=220892 ]

### Proper Name: Śeṣī (a woman) (1 definition)
- a woman's name  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > शेषी (śeṣī) ( ई (ī) ), f. N. of a woman, Catalogue(s) [Cologne Addition] (Title) [ ID=220896 ]

### Secondary Matter, Accidental, Non-essential (1 definition)
- secondary matter or accident  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > secondary matter, accident, Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra (Title), Sch. [ ID=220887 ]

### Supplement, Appendix (to a work) (1 definition)
- a supplement or appendix  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > a supplement, appendix, Nirukta, by Yāska (Title) iii, 13 [ ID=220885 ]

### Technical Term: A Kind of Metre (1 definition)
- a kind of metre  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > a kind of metre, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ ID=220894 ]

## Sources

Definitions from Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Index to the Names in the Mahabharata; Lanman's Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary; Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872); Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899); Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary; The Purana Index; Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary.
Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon, University of Cologne.

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