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Entry अग्रे

अग्रेagrea servant (who precedes his master.
1. a servant (who precedes his master.
2. a leader.
Derived forms and compounds
- अग्रे agrē, Adverb
  
  In front of, before (in time or space); अग्रे यान्ति स्थस्य रेणुपदवीं...घनाः V.1.5,2.7; R.2.56; Bh.3.36.
  
  In the presence of, before; ममाग्रे स्तुवन्ति H.1; तं मे त्वमग्रहीरग्रे वृणोमि त्वामहं ततः Mb.1.81.21.
  
  At the head, ahead; बलाग्रे तिष्ठते वीरो नलः Rām.
  
  Further on, subsequently, in the sequel; एवमग्रे वक्ष्यते, एवमग्रेऽपि द्रष्टव्यम् etc.
  
  In the beginning; at first, first; प्रतापोऽग्रे ततः शब्दः परागस्तदनंतरम् R.4.3; आत्मैवेदमग्र आसीत् Bṛi. PlusĀr. Up.4.1.1.; Ms.2.169.
  
  First, in preference to others; सवर्णाग्रे द्विजातीनां प्रशस्ता दारकर्मणि Ms.3.12. अतिथिभ्योऽग्र एवैतान् भोजयेत् 3.114.
- -गः a leader; सेनाग्रगः Rām.7.35.6.
- -गाः going in front or before.
- -गूः Going in front.
- -दिधिषुः -षूः a man (of one of the first three castes) who marries a wife married before (पुनर्भूविवाहकारी). (-षूः) Feminine a married woman whose elder sister is still unmarried (ज्येष्ठायां यद्यनूढायां कन्यायामुह्यतेऽनुजा । सा चाग्रेदिधिषूर्ज्ञेया पूर्वा च दिधिषूः स्मृता); denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedपतिः the husband of such a woman.
- -पाः अग्रे स्थित्वा पाति, अलुक् first to protect.
- -पूः अग्रे पूयते, पू-क्विप् purifying in one's presence; having precedence in drinking.
- -वनम् -णम् [वनस्याग्रं राजदन्ताdenotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be supplied denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedपूर्वनिपातः; अलुक् णत्वम् ParasmaipadaVIII.4.4.] the border or skirt of a forest.
- -सर Adjective [अग्रमग्रेणाग्रे वा सरति सृ. ट. अलुक्-पुरोऽग्रतोऽग्रेषु सर्त्तेः । ParasmaipadaIII. 2.18.] going in front, taking the lead, a leader, foremost, first; निरपत्रपाणाम् अग्रेसरीकृतास्मि K.169; मरणdenotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedरो भवामि Pt.1; Māl.9. first to die; मानमहतामग्रेसर: केसरी Bh.2.29.
- -सरिकः अग्रेसरे अग्रगतौ प्रसृतः ठन्
In the Gita18·37 18·38 18·39

यत्तदग्रे विषमिव परिणामेऽमृतोपमम् ।

yattadagre viṣamiva pariṇāme'mṛtopamam, — That which at first is as poison but in the end is as nectar; that pleasure is said to be sattwic, born of the satisfaction of the higher mind and… 18·37
- अग्रेagrelocative singular of the neuter noun agra (beginning, commencement)
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