prAcya See p. 705, col. 1 .
prAcya a. [ prAci BavaH yat ] 1 Being or situated in front. 2 Being or living in the east, eastern, easterly. 3 Prior, preceding, previous. 4 Ancient, old. — cyAH ( pl. ) 1 ‘The eastern country’, the country south or east of the river Sarasvatī. 2 The people of this country. Comp. — BAMzA the eastern dialect, language spoken in the east of India.