शेष a. [शिस्-अच्]
Remaining, rest, all the other; न्यषोधि शेषोप्यनु- यायिवर्गः R. 2. 4, 4. 64, 10. 29; Me. 30, 87; रंभे निर्बर्त्यतां शेषो विधिः V. 5; शेषान् मासान् गमय चतुरो लोचने मीलयि- त्वा Me. 110; Ms. 3. 47; Ku. 2. 44; oft. at the end of comp. in this sense; भक्षितशेष, आलेख्यशेष &c.
−षः
−षं
1 (a) Remainder, rest, residue; ऋणशेषोग्निशेषश्च व्याधिशेषस्तथैव च । पुनश्च वर्धते यस्मात्तस्माच्छेषं न कारयेत् Chāṇ. 40; अध्वशेष Me. 38; प्रतिकार- विधानमायुषः सति शेषं हि फलाय कल्पते R. 8. 40; so शेषे वयसः समागतो मृत्युः Bv. 4. 30; त्रिपागशेष Ku. 5. 57; वा- क्यशेषः V. 3. &c. (b) Surplus, balance.
2 Anything left out or omitted to be said; (इति शेषः is often used by commentators in supplying an ellipsis or words necessary to complete the construction).
3 Escape, salvation, respite.
−षः
1 Result, effect.
2 End, termination, conclusion.
3 Death, destruction.
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 भरव्य- था न वपुषि क्ष्मां न क्षिपत्येष यत् Mu. 2. 18, Ku. 3. 13; R. 10. 13.
5 N. of Balarāma (supposed to be an incarnation of Śeṣa).
6 An elephant.
−षा The remains of flowers or other offerings made to an idol and distributed among the worshippers as a holy relique; तथोति शेषामिव भर्तुराज्ञा- मादाय मूर्ध्ना मदनः प्रतस्थे Ku. 3. 22, Ś. 3.
−षं The remnants of food, remains of an offering. (शेषे is used adverbially in the sense of 1. at last, finally.
2 in other cases; as in शेषे षष्ठी).
−Comp.
−अन्नं leavings of food.
−अवस्था old age.
−कालः the time of death.
−जातिः f. assimilation of residues.
−भागः the remainder.
−भोजनं the eating of leavings.
−रात्रिः the last watch of the night. −शयनः, −शायिन् m. epithets of Viṣṇu.