variSTha -best edit variSTha - most excellent edit variSTha - better than edit variSTha - the most excellent or best edit variSTha -most extensive edit variSTha -greatest edit variSTha - most preferable among edit variSTha -widest edit variSTha -most wicked edit variSTha - largest edit variSTha - broadest edit vaaristha - reflected in the water edit vaaristha -standing in water uttama = first edit uttama =bliss of edit uttama =lastly edit uttama =principal edit uttama =at last edit uttama =most elevated edit uttama =the most removed or last in place or order or time edit uttama =chief

best = uththama. praDhaanam could mean "of top priority"

maybe "pradhana"? for example: "sarveshu peyeshu jalam pradhaanam;" means "among all drinks, water is the best."