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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary

प्रायprāyaGoing away, departure, departure from life.
[प्र-अय् घञ्, इ-अच् वा]
1. Going away, departure, departure from life.
2. Seeking death by fasting, fasting, sitting down and abstaining from food with some object in view (generally with words like आस्, उपविश् etc.); see प्रायोपवेशन below; प्रायोपविष्टं गङ्गायां परीतं परमर्षिभिः Bhāg.1.3.43.
3. The largest portion, majority, plurality; majority of cases.
4. Excess, abundance, plenty.
5. A condition of life. [Name B. At the end of comp. प्राय may be translated by (a) for the most part, generally, mostly, almost, nearly; पतनप्रायौ 'about to fall'; मृतप्रायः 'almost dead a little less than dead, nearly dead'; or (b) abounding or rich in, full of, excessive, abundant; कष्टप्रायं शरीरम् Ubbayapada (Parasmaipada and Atmanepada)1; शालिप्रायो देशः Pt.3; कमलामोदप्राया वनानिलाः Ubbayapada (Parasmaipada and Atmanepada)3.24 'full of the fragrance' etc., or (c) like, resembling; वर्षशतप्रायं दिनम्, अम्रतप्रायं वचनम् etc.] -Compound
Derived forms and compounds
- -उपगमनम्, -उपवेशः, -उपवेशनम्, -उपवेशनिका sitting down and abstaining from food and thus preparing oneself for death, fasting oneself to death; मया प्रायोपवेशनं कृतं विद्धि Pt.4; प्रायोपवेशनमति- र्नृपतिर्बभूव R.8.94; प्रायोपवेशसदृशं व्रतमास्थितस्य Ve.3.1.
- -उपेत Adjective abstaining from food and thus awaiting the approach of death.
- -उपविष्ट, -उपवेशिन् Adjective fasting oneself to death, who sits without food at the door of another to exact compliance with his demands.
- -दर्शनम् an ordinary phenomenon.
- -भव
  
  a
  
  common, usually met with.
  
  executing; युगहृदौघमध्येन ब्रह्मप्रायभवेन च । धात्रा सृष्टानि भूतानि कृष्यन्ते यमसादनम् ॥ Mb.12.235.17 (com. ब्रह्मप्रायभावेन ब्रह्मकार्यभूतेन).
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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary

प्रायprāya[pra ͜ ayá] m. going forth (to battle); departure from life, seeking death by fast ing; (what is prominent=)…

[pra ͜ ayá] masculine going forth (to battle); departure from life, seeking death by fast ing; (what is prominent=) chief part, ma jority; --˚ adjective 1. after a neuter, having -for the chief part, chiefly consisting of, in which predominates, abounding in; primarily meant for; frequently applying or inflicting (pun ishment); near, on the verge of (e. genitive accom plishment); like, resembling; 2. after an adjective or perfect passive participle, mostly; 3. after a perfect passive participle, almost, so to speak: -m âs, upa ͜ âs, upa-vis, upa ͜ i, â sthâ, sam-â-sthâ, or kri, renounce life, seek death, especially by means of fasting in order to extort something; -m kâraya, force any one (accusative) to resolve to die of starvation.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary

प्रायprāyam. (fr. प्र + अय; √5. इ) going forth, starting (for a battle) RV. ii, 18, 8
1. masculine gender (from प्र plus अय; √5. इ) going forth, starting (for a battle) fg-veda ii, 18, 8
2. masculine gender course, race AV. iv, 25, 2
3. masculine gender departure from life, seeking death by fasting (as a religious or penitentiary act, or to enforce compliance with a demand; accusative with √आस्, उप-√आस्, उप-√विश्, उप-√इ, आ-√स्था, सम्-आ-√स्था, or √कृ, to renounce life, sit down and fast to death; with Causal of √कृ, to force any one [accusative] to seek death through starvation) MBh. Ka1v. etc.
4. masculine gender anything prominent, chief part, largest portion, plenty, majority, general rule (often in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound', with f(आ). Equivalent to chiefly consisting of or destined for or furnished with, rich or abounding in, frequently practising or applying or using; near, like, resembling; mostly, well-nigh, almost, as it were; confer, compare आर्य-, जित-, ज्ञाति-, तृण-, दण्ड-, दुःख-, सिद्धि-प्र्that the rest of a word is to be supplied etc.; also 640126 -ता feminine) S3Br. La1t2y. Mn. MBh. etc.
5. masculine gender a stage of life, age Lexicographers
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अग्निप्रायश्चित्तagniprāyaścittan. an expiatory act during the preparation of the sacrificial fire.

neuter gender an expiatory act during the preparation of the sacrificial fire.

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अग्निप्रायश्चित्तिagniprāyaścitti([S3Br.]) f. an expiatory act during the preparation of the sacrificial fire.

([S3Br.]) feminine an expiatory act during the preparation of the sacrificial fire.

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अग्निहोत्रप्रायणagnihotraprāyaṇamfn. beginning with the Agni-hotra अग्नि-होत्र, TS.

masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective beginning with the Agni-hotra अग्नि-होत्र, TS.

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अङ्गप्रायश्चित्तaṅgaprāyaścittan. expiation of bodily impurity, especially that arising from death in a family.

neuter gender expiation of bodily impurity, especially that arising from death in a family.

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अध्वरप्रायश्चित्तीadhvaraprāyaścittīf. expiation connected with the Adhvara अध्वर .

feminine expiation connected with the Adhvara अध्वर .

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अनूपप्रायanūpaprāyamfn. marshy.

masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective marshy.

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अप्रायत्यaprāyatyan. the state of being अ-प्रयत BhP. A1p.
1. neuter gender the state of being अ-प्रयत BhP. A1p.
2. see अ-प्रयत .
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