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Every entry for a word in Apte, Monier-Williams, Macdonell and the Dhātupāṭha, with their abbreviations spelled out, and an analysis of its forms.

Results for प्रिय

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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. प्रियpriyaa.Dear, beloved, liked, welcome, favourite; बन्धुप्रियाम् Ku.1.26; प्रकृत्यैव प्रिया सीता रामस्यासीन्महात्मनः…

    [प्रीणाति प्रि-तर्पणे क] (compar. प्रेयस्, superl. प्रेष्ठ)

    1. Dear, beloved, liked, welcome, favourite; बन्धुप्रियाम् Ku.1.26; प्रकृत्यैव प्रिया सीता रामस्यासीन्महात्मनः Rām; R.3.29.
    2. Pleasing, agreeable; तामूचतुस्ते प्रियमप्यमिथ्या R.14.6.
    3. Fond of, liking, loving, devoted or attached to; प्रियमण्डना Ś.4.9.; प्रियारामा वैदेही Ubbayapada (Parasmaipada and Atmanepada)2.
    4. Dear, expensive.
    5. Vedic Customary, familar, usual.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -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.

    Source: Apte

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. प्रियpriyaप्रियाल see under √1. प्री below.
    1. प्रियाल see under √1. प्री below.
    2. mf(आ)neuter gender beloved, dear to (genitive case locative case dative case or compound), liked, favourite, wanted, own fg-veda etc. etc. (with ablative "dearer than" R. Katha1s. Pan5cat.; प्रियं-√कृ Atmane-pada कुरुते, either "to gain the affection of, win as a friend" fg-veda; or "to feel affection for, love more and more" MBh.)
    3. mf(आ)neuter gender dear, expensive, high in price (confer, compare प्रिय-धान्यक, प्रिया*न्न-त्व)
    4. mf(आ)neuter gender fond of attached or devoted to (locative case) fg-veda (the same in compound, either in the beginning of a compound exempli gratia, 'for example' प्रिय-देवन, "fond of playing", or in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound' exempli gratia, 'for example' अक्ष-प्रिय, "fond of dice" confer, compare Pa1n2. 2-2, 35 vArttika 2; in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound' also Equivalent to pleasant, agreeable exempli gratia, 'for example' गमन-प्रिय, "pleasant to go", vi, 2, 15 Scholiast or Commentator)
    5. masculine gender a friend Gaut.
    6. masculine gender a lover, husband MBh. Ka1v. etc.
    7. masculine gender a son-in-law Mn. iii, 119 (Kull.)
    8. masculine gender a kind of deer Lexicographers
    9. masculine gender Name of 2 medicinal plants Lexicographers
    10. neuter gender love, kindness, favour, pleasure MBh. Ka1v. etc.
    11. neuter gender (एण) the same
    12. neuter gender willingly Hit. (varia lectio, also प्रिय-प्रियेण Pa1n2. 8-1, 13) .
    13. (in compound)
    Source: Monier-Williams

Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. प्रियpriya[priy-á] a. [√prî] dear, beloved, of (d., g., lc., --˚); favourite, cherished; pleasing, agreeable; dear…

    [priy-á] adjective [√prî] dear, beloved, of (dative, genitive, locative, --˚); favourite, cherished; pleasing, agreeable; dear, expensive (very rare); fond of, prone or attached to (locative or --˚); ˚-of adjective cpds. before a noun, fond of, devoted to; with ablative dearer than; -m, adverb, -ial, -ially agreeably, kindly; instrumental gladly; masculine friend; lover, husband; son-in-law; neuter kindness, favour, pleasing or kind act; â, feminine; also equal for beloved, mistress, wife; female (of an animal).

    Source: Macdonell

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