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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. प्राच्prācप्राञ्च् [prāñc], प्राञ्च् a. (-ची f.)
    1. प्राञ्च् prāñc, प्राञ्च् Adjective (-ची Feminine)
    2. Turned towards the front, in front, foremost.
    3. Eastern, easterly.
    4. Prior, previous, former. -Masculine (Plural) The people of the east.
    5. Eastern grammarians.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -अग्र Adjective (प्रागग्र) having the point turned towards the east.

    • -अनुरागः (प्रागनुरागः) former affection.

    • -अभावः

      1. (प्रागभावः) antecedent non-existence, non-existence of a thing previous to its production, as of an effect previous to its production; प्रागभावस्तथा ध्वंसोऽप्यत्यन्ताभाव एव च । एवं त्रैविध्यमापन्नः संसर्गाभाव इष्यते ॥ Bhāṣā. Parasmaipada
      2. (in law) non-possession of property (that may be possessed).

    • -अभिहित (प्रागभिहित) Adjective mentioned before.

    • -अवस्था (प्रागवस्था) the former state; न तर्हि प्रागवस्थायाः परिहीयसे Māl.4. 'you are none the worse for it'.

    • -आयत (प्रागायत) Adjective extending towards the east.

    • -उक्तिः Feminine (प्रागुक्तिः) previous utterance.

    • -उत्तर (प्रागुत्तर) Adjective north-eastern.

    • -उत्पत्तिः (प्रागुत्पत्तिः) first appearance (of a disease).

    • -उदञ्च् Adjective (प्रागुदञ्च्) north-eastern.

    • -उदीची (प्रागुदीची) Feminine the north-east.

    • -कर्मन्

      1. (प्राक्- कर्मन्) Neuter
      2. an action done in a former life.
      3. a preliminary medical treatment.
      4. a preliminary action in general.

    • -कालः (प्राक्कालः) a former age.

    • -कालीन (प्राक्कालीन) Adjective belonging to the former times, old, ancient.

    • -कूल (प्राक्कूल) Adjective having the points turned towards the east (said of Kuśa grass); प्राक्कूलान् पर्युपासीनः पवित्रैश्चैव पावितः Ms.2.75. (-लम्) the point of a blade of such Kuśa grass.

    • -कृतम् (प्राक्कृतम्) an act done in a former life.

    • -केवल Adjective (प्राक्केवल) manifested from the first in a distinct form.

    • -गामिन्

      1. Adjective
      2. (प्राग् गामिन्) going before, preceding.
      3. a precursor, forerunner.
      4. going eastward.

    • -चरणा Adjective (प्राक्चरणा) the female organ of generation.

    • -चिरम् (प्राक्चिरम्)Indeclinable in due or good time, before too late.

    • -जन्मन् (प्राग्जन्मन्) Neuter, -जातिः (प्राग्जातिः) Feminine a former birth.

    • -ज्योतिषः

      1. (प्राग्ज्योतिषः) Name of country, also called Kāmarūpa.
      2. (Plural) the people of this country (-षम्) Name of a city. denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedज्येष्ठः an epithet of Viṣṇu.

    • -दक्षिण Adjective (प्राग्दक्षिण) south-eastern.

    • -देशः (प्राग्देशः) the eastern country.

    • -द्वार, -द्वारिक Adjective (प्राग्द्वार etc.) having doors facing the east.

    • -न्यायः (प्राङ्न्यायः) the plea of a former trial, res judicata; आचारेणावसन्नोऽपि पुनर्लेखय- ते यदि । सोऽभिधेयो जितः पूर्वं प्राङ्न्यायस्तु स उच्यते ॥ -पदम् (प्राक्पदम्) the first member of a compound.

    • -प्रहारः (प्राक्प्रहारः) the first blow.

    • -फलः (प्राक्फलः) the bread-fruit tree.

    • -फ

      1. (फा)ल्गुनी (प्राक्फल्गुनी) the eleventh lunar mansion, (पूर्वा). denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedभवः
      2. the planet Jupiter.
      3. Name of Bṛihaspati.

    • -फाल्गुनः, -फाल्गुनेयः (प्राक्फाल्गुनः etc.) the planet Jupiter.

    • -भक्तम् (प्राग्- भक्तम्) taking medicine before meals.

    • -भवः (प्राग्भवः) a previous life.

    • -भागः

      1. (प्राग्भागः) the front.
      2. the fore-part.

    • -भारः

      1. (प्राग्भारः) the top summit of a mountain; प्राग्भारेषु शिखण्डिताण्डवविधौ मेघैर्वितानाय्यते Māl.9. 15.
      2. the front part, fore-part or end (of anything); क्रन्दत्फेरवचण्डडात्कृतिभृतप्राग्भारभीमैस्तटैः Māl.5.19.
      3. a large quantity, heap, multitude, flood; तिमिरप्राग्भार- मुच्चाटयन्......विजयते ज्ञानप्रदीपो हरः Bh.3.129; Māl.5.29.

    • -भावः

      1. (प्राग्भावः) previous existence.
      2. excellence, superiority.

    • -मुख

      1. (प्राङ्मुख) Adjective
      2. turned towards or facing the east; तां प्राङ्मुखीं तत्र निवेश्य तन्वीम् Ku.7.13; Ms.2.51;8.87.
      3. inclined towards, wishing, desirous of.

    • -रूपम् (प्राग्रूपम्) Previous symptom (of disease).

    • -लग्नम् (प्राग्लग्नम्) horoscope.

    • -वंशः

      1. (प्राग्वंशः) a kind of sacrificial room having its columns turned towards the east; श्लाघ्यस्त्यागोऽपि वैदेह्याः पत्युः प्राग्वंशवासिनः R.15.61. (प्राचीनस्थूणो यज्ञशालाविशेषः Malli.; but some interpret the word to mean 'a room in which the friends and family of the sacrificer assemble'); केचिद् बभञ्जुः प्राग्वंशं पत्नीशालां तथाऽपरे Bhāg.4.5.14.
      2. a former dynasty or generation.

    • -वचनम् (प्राग्वचनम्) anything formerly decided; statement by the ancient authorities; प्रागिदं वचनं पोक्तम् अतः प्रग्वचनं विदुः Mb.

    • -वृत्तम् Equivalent to प्राङ्न्यायः quod vide, which see

    • -वृत्तान्तः (प्राग्वृत्तान्तः) a former event.

    • -शिरस्, -स, -शिरस्क (प्राक्शिरस् etc.) Adjective having the head turned towards the east.

    • -संध्या (प्राक्संध्या) the morning twilight.

    • -सवनम् (प्राक्सवनम्) a morning libation or sacrifice.

    • -स्रोतस् (प्राक्स्रोतस्) Adjective flowing eastward. (-Feminine) a river.

    Source: ApteApte entry
  2. प्राच्यprācyaa.Being or situated in front.

    [प्राचि भवः यत्]

    1. Being or situated in front.
    2. Being or living in the east, eastern, easterly.
    3. Prior, preceding, previous.
    4. Ancient, old.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -च्याः

      1. (Plural)
      2. 'The eastern country', the country south or east of the river Sarasvatī.
      3. The people of this country.

    • -पदवृत्तिः a term applied to the rule according to which ए remains in particular cases unchanged before अ -भाषा the eastern dialect, language spoken in the east of India.

    • -वृत्तिः a kind of metre.

    Source: ApteApte entry
  3. प्राच्यकprācyakan.Eastern, easterly.

    Eastern, easterly.

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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. प्राच्यprācya[prâk-yã (or yá)] a. being in front; situated, living, prevailing, or spoken in the east, eastern; prior…

    [prâk-yã (or yá)] adjective being in front; situated, living, prevailing, or spoken in the east, eastern; prior, previous; preceding (in a book); former, ancient, old; masculine plural people of the east, eastern country; the ancients: -pada-vritti, feminine; also equal for the euphonic combination e ͜ a; -ratha, masculine car used in the eastern country; - ͜ udañk, adjective (feminine; also equal for - ͜ udîkî) running from east to west.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. प्राच्यprācyasee p. 705, col. 1 .
    1. see page and participle 705, column 1 .
    2. mf(आ)neuter gender being in front or in the east, living in the east, belonging to the east, eastern, easterly AV. RPra1t. Scholiast or Commentator MBh. R. etc.
    3. feminine preceding (also in a work), prior, ancient, old (opp. to आधुनिक) Ba1lar. Sa1h.
    4. feminine Name of particular hymns belonging to the Sa1ma-veda साम-वेद Hariv. BhP.
    5. masculine gender Name of a man Buddh.
    6. masculine gender (plural) the inhabitants of the east, the eastern country Breton Ka1tyS3r. MBh. etc.
    7. masculine gender the ancients S3a1rn3gP.
    8. mf(आ)neuter gender being in front or in the east, living in the east, belonging to the east, eastern, easterly AV. RPra1t. Scholiast or Commentator MBh. R. etc.
    9. mf(आ)neuter gender preceding (also in a work), prior, ancient, old (opp. to आधुनिक) Ba1lar. Sa1h.
    10. mf(आ)neuter gender Name of particular hymns belonging to the Sa1ma-veda साम-वेद Hariv. BhP.
    11. masculine gender Name of a man Buddh.
    12. masculine gender (plural) the inhabitants of the east, the eastern country Breton Ka1tyS3r. MBh. etc.
    13. masculine gender the ancients S3a1rn3gP.
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  2. प्राच्यकprācyakamfn. situated in the east BhP.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective situated in the east BhP.

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  3. प्राच्यकठprācyakaṭham. pl. the eastern Kat2has कठ s (a school of the black Yajur-veda यजुर्-वेद) Caran2. Aryav.

    masculine gender plural the eastern Kat2has कठ s (a school of the black Yajur-veda यजुर्-वेद) Caran2. Aryav.

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  4. प्राच्यपदवृत्तिprācyapadavṛttif. a term applied to the rule according to which ए remains in partic. cases unchanged before अ RPra1t.

    feminine a term applied to the rule according to which ए remains in particular cases unchanged before अ RPra1t.

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  5. प्राच्यपाञ्चालिprācyapāñcālif. pl. Sam2hUp. xvi, 3.

    feminine plural Sam2hUp. xvi, 3.

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  6. प्राच्यभाषाprācyabhāṣāf. the dialect of the east of India MW.

    feminine the dialect of the east of India MW.

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