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• -नम्

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. The Supreme Spirit.
  4. Intellect, understanding; एको मयेह भगवान् विबुधप्रधानैश्चित्तीकृतः प्रजननाय कथं नु यूयम् Bhāg.4.1.28.
  5. The principal member of a compound. नः, नम् The principal attendant or companion of a king (his minister or confidant).
  6. A noble, courtier.
  7. An elephant-driver.
  8. The commander-in-chief.
  9. Compound अङ्गम् the principal branch or part of anything.
  10. the chief member of the body.
  11. the principal or most eminent person in a state.

• -अमात्यः the prime-minister, premier.

• -आत्मन् Masculine an epithet of Viṣṇu.

• -उत्तम

  1. Adjective
  2. eminent, most illustrious.
  3. warlike, brave.

• -कर्मन् Neuter,

• -कार्यम्

  1. the chief business, the principal act; यस्यैव प्रधानकर्मफलं तस्यैवानुषङ्गिकमपि भवितुमर्हति ŚB. on MS.6.2.1.
  2. (Medicine) the principal mode of treatment.

• -कारणवादः the doctrine that प्रधान is the original cause (according to Sāṅkhyas).

• -धातुः the chief element of the body; id est, that is semen virile.

• -पुरुषः

  1. 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).
  2. an epithet of Śiva.

• -भाज्

  1. Adjective
  2. most distinguished.
  3. receiving the chief share.

• -मन्त्रिन् Masculine the prime-minister.

• -वादिन् Masculine one who asserts the Sāṅkhya doctrine (of प्रधान).

• -वासस् Neuter a principal garment; (Dual) the two chief garments.

• -वृष्टिः Feminine a heavy shower of rain.

• -शिष्ट Adjective taught or prescribed as of primary importance.

• -सभिकः the chief of a gambling house.

Derived forms and compounds

• -नम्

  1. (denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedता, denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedत्वम्)
  2. Subordinate or secondary state, inferiority.
  3. A secondary or subordinate act. (The word अप्रधान usually occurs in the neuter gender either by itself, or as an attribute to a noun, or as last member of comp.)