प्रधानpradhānaa.Chief, principal, pre-eminent, main, best, most excellent; as in; प्रधानामात्य, प्रधानपुरुष &c.; रत्नैश्च…
- Chief, principal, pre-eminent, main, best, most excellent; as in; प्रधानामात्य, प्रधानपुरुष etc.; रत्नैश्च पूजयेदेनं प्रधानपुरुषैः सह Ms.7.23; प्रधानफलं वा आनुषङ्गिकं वा सर्वमेव आधातरि समवेतुमर्हति ŚB. on. MS.6.2.1; 'यस्मिन् कुले यः पुरुषः प्रधानः स सर्वयत्नेन हि रक्षणीयः'.
- Principally inherent, prevalent, predominant. नः, नम् The principal attendant or companion of a king (his minister or confidant).
- A noble, courtier.
- An elephant-driver.
- The commander-in-chief.
Derived forms and compounds
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-नम्
- The chief thing or object, most important thing; head, chief; न परिचयो मलिनात्मनां प्रधानम् Śi.7.61; G. Latin18; प्रयोगप्रधानं हि नाट्यशास्त्रम् M.1; शमप्रधानेषु तपो- धनेषु Ś.2.7; गुणैश्च तैस्तैर्विनयप्रधानैः R.6.79.
- The first evolver, originator, or source of the material world, the primary germ out of which all material appearances are evolved, according to Sāṅkhya philosophy; न पुनरपि प्रधानवादी अशब्दत्वं प्रधानस्या सिद्धमित्याह Ś. B.; see प्रकृति also; प्रधानक्षेत्रज्ञपतिर्गुणेशः Śvet. Up.6.16; एतस्याद्या प्रवृत्तिस्तु प्रधानात् संप्रवर्तते Mb.12.25.25.
- The Supreme Spirit.
- Intellect, understanding; एको मयेह भगवान् विबुधप्रधानैश्चित्तीकृतः प्रजननाय कथं नु यूयम् Bhāg.4.1.28.
- The principal member of a compound.
- Compound अङ्गम् the principal branch or part of anything.
- the chief member of the body.
- the principal or most eminent person in a state.
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-अमात्यः the prime-minister, premier.
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-आत्मन् Masculine an epithet of Viṣṇu.
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-उत्तम
- Adjective
- eminent, most illustrious.
- warlike, brave.
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-कर्मन् Neuter,
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-कार्यम्
- the chief business, the principal act; यस्यैव प्रधानकर्मफलं तस्यैवानुषङ्गिकमपि भवितुमर्हति ŚB. on MS.6.2.1.
- (Medicine) the principal mode of treatment.
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-कारणवादः the doctrine that प्रधान is the original cause (according to Sāṅkhyas).
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-धातुः the chief element of the body; id est, that is semen virile.
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-पुरुषः
- the principal or most eminent person (in a state etc.) Ms.7.23; Pt.3.138. denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedअतीतः transcending प्रधान and पुरुष (matter and spirit).
- an epithet of Śiva.
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-भाज्
- Adjective
- most distinguished.
- receiving the chief share.
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-मन्त्रिन् Masculine the prime-minister.
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-वादिन् Masculine one who asserts the Sāṅkhya doctrine (of प्रधान).
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-वासस् Neuter a principal garment; (Dual) the two chief garments.
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-वृष्टिः Feminine a heavy shower of rain.
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-शिष्ट Adjective taught or prescribed as of primary importance.
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-सभिकः the chief of a gambling house.