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• -यः

  1. A lover, husband; स्त्रीणामाद्यं प्रणयवचनं विभ्रमो हि प्रियेषु Me.28.
  2. A kind of deer.
  3. A son-in-law (जामाता); Ms.3.119 (com.).

• -या

  1. A beloved (wife), wife, mistress; प्रिये चारुशीले प्रिये रम्यशीले प्रिये Gīt. 1.
  2. A woman in general.
  3. Small cardamoms.
  4. News, information.
  5. Spirituous liquor.
  6. A kind of jasmine.

• -यम्

  1. Love.
  2. Kindness, service, favour; प्रियमाचरितं लते त्वया मे V.1.16; मत्प्रियार्थं यियासोः Me.22; प्रियं मे प्रियं मे 'a good service done to me'; प्रिय- चिकीर्षवः Bg.1.23; Ubbayapada (Parasmaipada and Atmanepada)3.26; Pt.1.193,365.
  3. Pleasing or gladsome news; विवेश भुवमाख्यातुमुरगेभ्य इव प्रियम् R.12. 91; प्रियनिवेदयितारम् Ś.4.
  4. Pleasure; प्रियं प्राप्तो दशाननः Rām.7.23.15.

• -यम् Indeclinable In a pleasing or agreeable manner.

• -प्रियेण Indeclinable Willingly.

• -अतिथि Adjective hospitable.

• -अन्नम् dear food or provisions.

• -अन्नत्वम् dearth, scarcity; Bṛi. S.

• -अपायः absence or loss of a beloved object.

• -अप्रियः Adjective Pleasant and unpleasant, agreeable and disagreeable (feelings etc.). (-यम्) service and disservice, favour and injury.

• -अम्बुः the mango tree. (-Adjective) fond of water.

• -अर्थम् Indeclinable as a favour.

• -अर्ह

  1. Adjective
  2. deserving love or kindness; Ubbayapada (Parasmaipada and Atmanepada)3.
  3. amiable. (-र्हः) Name of Viṣṇu.

• -असु Adjective fond of life.

• -आख्य Adjective announcing good news.

• -आख्यानम्, -आख्यानिकम् agreeable news; Pratimā.1.

• -आत्मन् Adjective amiable, pleasant, agreeable.

• -आधानम् a friendly office; आत्मनीव प्रियाधानमेतन्मैत्रीमहाव्रतम् Mv.5.59.

• -आलापिन् Adjective speaking kindly or agreeably.

• -आसु Adjective fond of life.

• -उक्तिः Feminine, -उदितम् a kind or friendly speech, flattering remarks.

• -उपपत्तिः Feminine a happy or pleasant occurrence.

• -उपभोगः enjoyment of a lover or mistress; प्रियोपभोगचिह्नेषु पौरोभाग्यमिवाचरन् R.12.22.

• -एषिन्

  1. Adjective
  2. desirous of pleasing or doing service.
  3. friendly, affectionate.

• -कर Adjective giving or causing pleasure.

• -कर्मन् Adjective acting in a kind or friendly manner. (-Neuter) the action of a lover.

• -कलत्रः a husband who is fond of his wife, whe loves her dearly.

• -कलह Adjective quarrelsome.

• -काम Adjective friendly disposed, desirous of rendering service.

• -कार

  1. Adjective
  2. acting kindly, doing good to,
  3. favourable, suitable.

• -कारक, -कारिन् Adjective acting or treating kindly. (-Masculine) a friend, benefactor; प्रियकारक भद्रं ते Pt.4.76.

• -कृत्

  1. Masculine
  2. one who does good, a friend, benefactor.
  3. Name of Viṣṇu.

• -जनः a beloved or dear person.

• -जानिः a husband who dearly loves his wife, a gallant.

• -जीव Adjective living long, long-lived. (-वः) Colasanthes Indica (Marâthî टेंटू).

• -जीविता love of life.

• -तोषणः a kind of coitus or mode of sexual enjoyment.

• -दत्ता a mystical name of the earth; Mb.

• -दर्श Adjective pleasant to look at; प्रियदर्शो दीर्घभुजः कथं कृष्ण युधिष्ठिरः Mb.5.9.21.

• -दर्शन

  1. Adjective pleasing to look at, of pleasing appearance, good-looking, lovely, handsome; अहो प्रिय- दर्शनः कुमारः Ubbayapada (Parasmaipada and Atmanepada)5.; R.1.47; Ś.3.9; एवमुत्सुकोऽपि प्रियदर्शनो देवः Ś6.
  2. (नः) a parrot.
  3. a kind of date tree.
  4. Name of a prince of the Gandharvas; अवेहि गन्धर्वपतेस्तनूजं प्रियंवदं मां प्रियदर्शनस्य R.5.33.
  5. A plant growing on trees and stones (Marâthî दगडफूल). (-नम्) the sight of a beloved object; अमृतं प्रियदर्शनम् Pt.1.128. (-नी) a bird, Gracula religiosa.

• -दर्शिन् Adjective looking kindly upon anything. (-Masculine) an epithet of king Aśoka.

• -देवन Adjective fond of gambling.

• -धन्वः an epithet of Śiva.

• -निवेदनम् good tidings.

• -पुत्रः a kind of bird.

• -प्रश्नः a kind inquiry (about welfare).

• -प्रसादनम् propitiation of a husband.

• -प्राय Adjective exceedingly kind or courteous; प्रियप्राया वृत्तिः Ubbayapada (Parasmaipada and Atmanepada)2.2. (-यम्) eloquence in language.

• -प्रायस् Neuter a very agreeable speech, as of a lover to his mistress.

• -प्रेप्सु Adjective wishing to secure one's desired object.

• -भावः feeling of love; प्रियभावः स तु तया स्वगुणैरेव वर्धितः Ubbayapada (Parasmaipada and Atmanepada)6.31.

• -भाषणम् kind or agreeable words.

• -भाषिन् Adjective speaking sweet words.

• -मण्डन Adjective fond of ornaments; नादत्ते प्रियमण्डनापि भवतां स्नेहेन या पल्लवम् Ś.4.9.

• -मधु Adjective fond of liquor. (-धुः) an epithet of Balarāma.

• -रण Adjective warlike, heroic.

• -वक्तृ Adjective flattering, a flatterer.

• -वचन Adjective speaking kind or agreeable words. (-नम्) kind, coaxing or endearing words; प्रियवचनकृतोऽ- पि योषितां दयितजनानुनयो रसादृते (प्रविशति हृदयं न) V.2.22.

• -वयस्यः a dear friend.

• -वर्णी the plant called प्रियङ्गु.

• -वस्तु Neuter a beloved object.

• -वाच् Adjective speaking kindly, affable in address. (-Feminine) kind or agreeable words.

• -वादिका a kind of musical instrument.

• -वादिन् Adjective speaking kind or pleasing words, a flatterer; सुलभाः पुरुषा राजन् सततं प्रियवादिनः Rām. (-नी) a kind of bird. (Marâthî मैना, साळुंखी).

• -श्रवस् Masculine an epithet of Kṛiṣṇa; प्रगायतः स्ववीर्याणि तीर्थपादः प्रियश्रवाः Bhāg.1.6.34.

• -संवासः the society of a beloved person.

• -सखः

  1. a dear friend.
  2. the Khadira tree. (-खी Feminine) a female friend, a lady' confidante.

• -सत्य

  1. Adjective
  2. a lover of truth.
  3. pleasant though true.

• -संदेशः

  1. a friendly message, the message of a lover.
  2. the tree called चम्पक.

• -संप्रहार Adjective fond of litigation.

• -समागमः union with a beloved object or person.

• -सहचरी a beloved wife.

• -साहस Adjective adventurous.

• -सुहृद् Masculine a dear or bosom friend.

• -स्वप्न Adjective fond of sleep; अकाले वोधितो भ्रात्रा प्रियंस्वप्नो वृथा भवान् R.12. 81.

• -हित Adjective at once agreeable and salutary.