bhukta-ṡesha

ṡesha

surplus, balance, the rest ( ṡeshe loc. « for the rest», « in all other cases» ;
ṡesherātrau, « during the rest of the night» ;
mamaṡeshamasti, « there remains something to happen to me»);
that which has to be supplied (e.g.. any word orﾠ words which have been omitted in a sentence;
itiṡeshaḥ, « so it was left to be supplied», a phrase commonly used by Comm. in supplying any words necessary to elucidate the text);
that which is saved orﾠ spared orﾠ allowed to escape (nom. with as, orﾠ bhū, to be spared;
ṡeshaṉ-kṛi, to spare, allow to escape;
ṡeshamavâ̱p to escape) Mn. MBh. R. etc.;
remaining (used as an adj. at the end of adj. comp. <f. ā>, cf. kathā-ṡ-, kṛitya-ṡ-) AitBr. etc. etc.;
remaining out of orﾠ from, left from (with abl. orﾠ loc. e.g.. prayātebhyoyeṡeshāḥ, « the persons left out of those who had departed» ;
but mostly ifc. after a pp. in comp. e.g.. bhukta-ṡesha, « remaining from a meal», « remnant of food» ;
hata-ṡeshāḥ, « those left out of the slain», « the survivors» etc.) Mn. MBh. etc.;
end, issue, conclusion, finish, result RV. 77, 15 ;
last, last-mentioned Rājat. ;
a supplement, appendix Nir. III, 13 ;
a keepsake, token of remembrance Daṡ. ;
secondary matter, accident KātyṠr. Sch. ;
death, destruction W. ;
m. N. of a celebrated mythological thousand-headed serpent regarded as the emblem of eternity (whence he is alsoﾠ called An-anta, « the infinite» ;
in the Vishṇu-Purāṇa he andﾠ the serpents Vāsuki andﾠ Takshaka are described as sons of Kadru, but in one place Ṡesha alone is called king of the Nāgas orﾠ snakes inhabiting Pātāla, while elsewhere Vāsuki alsoﾠ is described as king of the Nagas andﾠ Takshaka of the serpents;
the thousand headed Ṡesha is sometimes represented as forming the couch andﾠ canopy of Vishṇu whilst sleeping during the intervals of creation, sometimes as supporting the seven Pātālas with the seven regions above them andﾠ 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.) MBh. Hariv. Pur. etc.. (RTL. 105; 112; 232 n. r) ;
N. of one of the Prajā-patis R. VP. ;
of a Muni MW. ;
( alsoﾠ with ācārya, dīkshita, ṡāstrin etc.) of various authors (cf. below);
of one of the mythical elephants that support the earth L. ;
a kind of metre L. ;
(ā) f. pl. the remains of flowers orﾠ other offerings made to an idol andﾠ afterwards distributed amongst the worshippers andﾠ attendants (sg. « a garden made of the remains of flowers») MBh. R. etc.;
(ī) f. N. of a woman Cat. ;
n. seeﾠ above

bhukta-ṡesha

left from a meal R. Pañcat.