anna śeṣa

 In Sanskrit, annaśeṣa means the “leavings of food” or “food residue”, formed from anna (food) + śeṣa (remainder).

✅ Core Sanskrit Meaning

The term annaśeṣa (अन्नशेष) is a tatpuruṣa compound meaning “that which remains of food”.
Multiple Sanskrit dictionary entries confirm this:

• “leavings of food, offal”

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• “leavings, offal” (masculine noun)

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• Defined as anna + śeṣa (“food” + “remainder”)

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✅ Components of the Word

• anna (अन्न) — food, grain, anything eaten.
• śeṣa (शेष) — remainder, residue, what is left over

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Thus, annaśeṣa literally = “food‑remainder.”

✅ Usage in Other Indian Languages

The same meaning appears in Marathi:

• annaśēṣa (अन्नशेष) — “leavings of food”

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This shows the term’s continuity from Sanskrit into later Indo‑Aryan languages.

✅ Grammatical Notes

• Gender: masculine (‑a stem)

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• Transliteration: annaśeṣa, annaśeṣaḥ (nom. sg.)
• Compound type: tatpuruṣa (determinative)
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✅ Not to Be Confused With: Śeṣa the Serpent

Some results discuss Śeṣa, the mythological serpent (Ananta)

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, but this is unrelated to the lexical meaning of annaśeṣa.
Here, śeṣa is used only in its ordinary sense: “remainder.”

✅ Summary

annaśeṣa (अन्नशेष) = food leftovers, remains of a meal, offal.
It is a straightforward compound widely attested in Sanskrit lexicons.