agrya a. [ agre jAtaH, agra-yat ] Foremost, best, choicest, most essential or important, highest, pre-eminent, first; tadaMgamagryaM maGavan mahAkratoH R. 3. 46 ; °mahizI 10. 66 ; upeyuzaH svAmapi mUrtimagryAM 6. 73 , 8. 28 , 14. 19 , 18. 39 , Ku. 7. 78 , Ms. 5. 166 , 12. 30 , V. 5. 14 : also with loc. ; agryAH sarvezu vedezu Ms. 3. 184. — gryaH An elder brother — gryaM The roof of a house.