प्रथमprathamaFirst, foremost; मखांशभाजां प्रथमो मनीषिभिस्त्वमेव देवेन्द्र सदा निगद्यसे R.3.44; H.2.39; Ki.2.44.
[प्रथ्-अमच्] (Nominative Plural Masculine प्रथमे or प्रथमाः)
- First, foremost; मखांशभाजां प्रथमो मनीषिभिस्त्वमेव देवेन्द्र सदा निगद्यसे R.3.44; H.2.39; Ki.2.44.
- First, chief, principal, most excellent or eminent, matchless, incomparable; Śi.15.42; एष वै प्रथमः कल्पः प्रदाने हव्यकव्ययोः Ms.3.147.
- Earliest, most ancient, primary.
- Prior, previous, former, earlier; प्रथमसुकृता- पेक्षया Me.17; नामधेयं गुरुश्चक्रे जगत्प्रथममङ्गलम् R.1.67.
- (In Grammar) The first person (Equivalent to third person according to European phraseology).
Derived forms and compounds
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-मः
- The first (third) person.
- The first consonant of a class.
- (In math.) The sum of the products divided by the difference between the squares of the cosine of the azimuth and the sine of the amplitude.
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-मा The nominative case.
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-मम्
- Indeclinable
- first, firstly, at first; उमास्तनो- द्भेदमनुप्रवृद्धो मनोरथो यः प्रथमं बभूव Ku.7.24; R.3.4.
- Already, previously, formerly; प्रथमोदितम् aforesaid; तमभ्यनन्दत् प्रथमं प्रबोधितः प्रजेश्वरः शासनहारिणा हरेः R.3.68.
- At once, immediately.
- Before; यात्रायै चोदयामास तं शक्तेः प्रथमं शरत् R.4.24; उत्तिष्ठेत् प्रथमं चास्य चरमं चैव संविशेत् Ms.2.194.
- Newly, recently, प्रथमम्-अनन्तरम् or ततः or पश्चात् first, afterwards; प्रथमात् firstly, for the first time; प्रथमतः
- At first, firstly.
- previously.
- immediately.
- before, in preference to (Genitive) -Compound
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-अर्धः, -र्धम् the first half.
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-आगामिन् Adjective first mentioned.
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-आदेशः placing at the beginning.
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-आश्रमः the first of the four stages in the religious life of a Brāhmaṇa;id est, that is Brahmacharya; शरीरबद्धः प्रथमाश्रमो यथा Ku.5.3.
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-इतर Adjective 'other than first', the second.
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-उदित Adjective first uttered; उवाच धात्र्या प्रथमोदितं वचः R.3.25.
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-उत्पन्न Adjective first-born.
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-कल्पः
- the best course to adopt.
- an excellent suggestion or idea.
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-कल्पित
- Adjective
- first thought out.
- first in rank or importance.
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-कुसुमः white marjoran.
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-गर्भः Adjective pregnant for the first time,-गिरिः the Eastern mountain; द्वित्रेषु द्युमणिकरेषु शेखरत्वं प्राप्तेषु प्रथमगिरिः प्रयाति सोऽयम् Rām. Ch.7.49.
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-ज
- Adjective
- first-born.
- original, primary.
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-दर्शनम् first sight.
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-दिवसः the first day; आषाढस्य प्रथमदिवसे Me.2.
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-नवनीतम्
- the butter which appears first after churning.
- the milk of a cow at the time when hundred days have elapsed after her delivery.
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-निर्दिष्ट Past passive participle first mentioned.
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-पुरुषः the first person (Equivalent to third person according to the English system of treating Sanskrit grammar); अथवा अस्तिर्भवतीतिपरः प्रथमपुरुषे प्रयुज्यमानोऽप्यस्तीति ŚB. on MS.11.2.2.
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-मङ्गल Adjective highly auspicious.
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-यौवनम् early youth or age, youthful state.
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-वयस् Neuter early age, youth.
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-वसतिः the original home.
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-वित्ता Vedic a first wife.
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-विरहः separation for the first time.
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-वृत्तान्तः antecedents, former circumstances.
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-वैयाकरणः
- the most distinguished grammarian.
- a beginner in grammer.
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-श्री Adjective One who has just become rich or fortunate.
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-श्रुत Adjective heard for the first time; न हि प्रथम- श्रुताच्छब्दात् कश्चिदर्थं प्रत्येति ŚB. on MS.1.1.6.
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-साहसः the first or lowest of the three degrees of punishment or fine; पणानां द्वे शते सार्धे प्रथमः साहसः स्मृतः Ms.8.138.
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-सुकृतम् former kindness or service.
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प्रथम prathama See under प्रथ्.
