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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. प्रेष्यpreṣyaa.To be ordered, sent, despatched &c. ष्यः A servant, menial, slave; प्रेष्यः प्रतीपोधिकृतः प्रमादी त्याज्या अमी…
    1. To be ordered, sent, despatched etc. ष्यः A servant, menial, slave; प्रेष्यः प्रतीपोधिकृतः प्रमादी त्याज्या अमी यश्च कृतं न वेत्ति Pt.1.424.
    2. A messenger.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -ष्या A female servant, hand-maid.

    • -ष्यम्

      1. Sending on a mission.
      2. Servitude.

    • -जनः servants taken collectively.

    • -भावः capacity of a servant, servitude, bondage; प्रेष्यभावेन नामेयं देवीशब्दक्षमा सती M.5.12.

    • -वधूः

      1. the wife of a servant.
      2. a female servant, handmaid.

    • -वर्गः the body or servants, suite, train.

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  2. परिप्रेष्यparipreṣyaA servant.

    A servant.

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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. प्रेष्यpreṣya[pra ͜ ishya] fp. to be sent or despatched; m. servant, menial; n. servitude; behest, command: -kara, a.…

    [pra ͜ ishya] future participle passive to be sent or despatched; masculine servant, menial; neuter servitude; behest, command: -kara, adjective performing the behests of (genitive); -gana, masculine domestics, household; ser vant; -tâ, feminine; also equal for, -tva, neuter servitude, bondage, to (--˚); -bhâva, masculine condition of a servant, ser vitude, bondage; -vadhû, feminine; also equal for handmaid; -var ga, masculine body of servants, retinue.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. प्रेष्यpreṣyamfn. to be sent or dispatched, fit for a messenger Katha1s.
    1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective to be sent or dispatched, fit for a messenger Katha1s.
    2. masculine gender a servant, menial, slave (f(आ). a female servant, handmaid) MBh. Ka1v. etc.
    3. neuter gender servitude Ya1jn5. (in शूद्र-प्र्that the rest of a word is to be supplied varia lectio for -प्रैष्य)
    4. neuter gender behest, command (see next)
    5. masculine gender a servant Prab.
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  2. कार्यप्रेष्यkāryapreṣyam. a person sent on any business, messenger Sa1h.

    masculine gender a person sent on any business, messenger Sa1h.

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  3. ग्रामप्रेष्यgrāmapreṣyam. the messenger or servant of a village or community MBh. xii, 2359
    1. masculine gender the messenger or servant of a village or community MBh. xii, 2359
    2. masculine gender (प्रे*ष्य ग्रामस्य Mn. iii, 153.)
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  4. परप्रेष्यत्वparapreṣyatvan. the service of another, slavery Mn. xii, 78.

    neuter gender the service of another, slavery Mn. xii, 78.

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  5. परिप्रेष्यparipreṣyam. a servant MBh. iv, 32 (v.l. परे प्र्˚).

    masculine gender a servant MBh. iv, 32 (varia lectio परे प्र्that the rest of a word is to be supplied).

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  6. प्रेष्यकरpreṣyakaramfn. executing the orders of (gen.) MBh.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective executing the orders of (genitive case) MBh.

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  7. प्रेष्यजनpreṣyajanam. servants (collectively), household Mn. Nal.

    masculine gender servants (collectively), household Mn. Nal.

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