As a deity name
Name 1001 of the Lakshmi Sahasranāma — Skanda Purana / Sanat Kumara Samhita, as taught by Sages Sanatkumara and Devotees
Name 612 of the Vishnu Sahasranāma — Mahabharata (Anushasana Parva), as taught by Bhishma to Yudhishthira on his deathbed
As a Hindi name
श्रेय · masculine
a male given name, Shrey, from Sanskrit
श्रेय · masculine
merit, credit, praise
Śabdasāgara also records: [वि॰ स्त्री॰ श्रेयसी] · अधिक अच्छा । बेहतर
a Hindi word, derived from the Sanskrit श्रेयस् — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
“Derived from Sanskrit श्रेयस् (śreyas).” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
śreyas mfn. (either compar. of śrī, or rather accord. to native authorities of śrī-mat or praśasya; cf. Gk. κρείων) more splendid or beautiful, more excellent or distinguished, superior, preferable, better, better than (with abl. or with na See below), RV. &c. &c.
most excellent, best, MBh. iii, 1256
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
merit, credit, praise (a Hindi word, derived from the Sanskrit श्रेयस्; per Wiktionary’s etymology record)
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