agre , postpos. with abl. , from (of time): ito … agre Mv i.165.16 , from this point (of time). Cf. Pali agge, only in cpds. ; and -agreṇa , in cpds. , in same meaning and much more commonly. Cf. also Skt. agre, used (see pw s.v. agra) in much the same way but apparently recorded only in ŚB.
agre adv. 1 In front of, before (in time or space); agre yAMti raTasya reRupadavIM GanAH V. 1. 4 , R. 2. 56 , V. 2. 7 , Bh. 3. 36. 2 In the presence of, before; mamAgre stuvaMti H. 1. 3 At the head, ahead; balAgre tizWate vIro nalaH Rām. 4 Further on, subsequently, in the sequel; evamagre vakzyate, evamagrepi drazwavyaM &c. 5 In the beginning; at first, first; pratApogre tataH SabdaH parAgastadanaMtaraM R. 4. 30 ; AtmEvedamagra AsIt Bṛ. Ār. Up. , Ms. 2. 169. 6 First, in preference to others; savarRAgre dvijAtInAM praSastA dArakarmaRi 3. 12 ; atiTiByo 'gra evEtAn Bojayet 3. 114. Comp. — gaH a leader. — gAH going in front or before. — diDizuH -zUH a man (of one of the first three castes) who marries a wife married before ( punarBUvivAhakArI ). — (zUH) f. a married woman whose elder sister is still unmarried ( jyezWAyAM yadyanUQAyAM kanyAyAmuhyate'nujA . sA cAgrediDizUrjYeyA pUrvA ca diDizUH smftA ); °patiH the husband of such a woman. — pAH [ agre sTitvA pAti, aluk ] first to protect. — pUH [ agre pUyate, pU-kvip ] purifying in one's presence; having precedence in drinking. — vanaM -RaM [ vanasyAgraM rAjadaMtA° pUrvanipAtaH; aluk RatvaM P. VIII. 4. 4 ] the border or skirt of a forest. — sara a. [ agramagreRAgre vA saratisf . wa . aluk P. III. 2. 18 ] going in front, taking the lead, a leader, foremost, ( pb ) first; nirapatrapARAM agresarIkftAsmi K. 169 ; maraRa°ro BavAmi Pt. 1 , Māl. 9 first to die; mAnamahatAmagresaraH kesarI Bh. 2. 29. — sarikaH [ agresare agragatO prasftaH Wan ] 1 a servant (who precedes his master). 2 a leader.