priya priyAla . See under √ 1. prI below.
priya a. [ prIRAti prI-tarpaRe ka ] ( compar. preyas , superl. prezWa ) 1 Dear, beloved, liked, welcome, favourite; baMDupriyAM Ku. 1. 26 ; prakftyEva priyA sItA rAmasyAsInmahAtmanaH Rām; R. 3. 29. 2 Pleasing, agreeable; tAmUcatuste priyamapyamiTyA R. 14. 6. 3 Fond of, liking, loving, devoted or attached to; priyamaMqanA Ś. 4. 8. ; priyArAmA vEdehI U. 2. 4 Dear, expensive. 5 Ved. ( pb ) Customary, familiar, usual. — yaH 1 A lover, husband; strIRAmAdyaM praRayavacanaM viBramo hi priyezu Me. 28. 2 A kind of deer. — yA 1 A beloved (wife), wife, mistress; priye cAruSIle priye ramyaSIle priye Gīt. 10. 2 A woman in general. 3 Small cardamoms. 4 News, information. 5 Spirituous liquor. 6 A kind of jasmine. — yaM 1 Love. 2 Kindness, service, favour; priyamAcaritaM late tvayA me V. 1. 16 ; matpriyArTaM yiyAsoH Me. 22 ; priyaM me priyaM me ‘a good service done to me’; Bg. 1. 23 ; U. 3. 26 ; Pt. 1. 365 , 193. 3 Pleasing or gladsome news; R. 12. 91 ; priyanivedayitAraM Ś. 4. 4 Pleasure. — yaM ind. In a pleasing or agreeable manner. Comp. — atiTi a. hospitable. — annaM dear food or provisions. — apAyaH absence or loss of a beloved object. — apriya a. pleasant and unpleasant, agreeable and disagreeable (feelings &c.). — (yaM) service and disservice, favour and injury. — aMbuH the mango tree. — arha a. 1 deserving love or kindness; U. 3. 2 amiable. — (rhaH) N. of Viṣṇu. — asu a. fond of life. — AKya a. announcing good news. — AKyAnaM agreeable news. — Atman a. amiable, pleasant, agreeable. — uktiH f. , — uditaM a kind or friendly speech, flattering remarks. — upapattiH f. a happy or pleasant occurrence. — upaBogaH enjoyment of a lover or mistress; R. 12. 22. — ezin a. 1 desirous of pleasing or doing service. 2 friendly, affectionate. — kara a. giving or causing pleasure. — karman a. acting in a kind or friendly manner. — kalatraH a husband who is fond of his wife, who loves her dearly. — kAma a. friendly disposed, desirous of rendering service. — kAra a. 1 acting kindly, doing good to. 2 favourable, suitable. — kAraka, -kArin , a. acting or treating kindly. ( — m. ) a friend, benefactor; Pt. 4. 76. — kft m. 1 one who does good, a friend, benefactor. 2 N. of Viṣṇu. — janaH a beloved or dear person. — jAniH a husband who dearly loves his wife. — jIva a. living long, long-lived. — tozaRaH a kind of coitus or mode of sexual enjoyment. ( pb ) — darSa a. pleasant to look at. — darSana a. pleasing to look at, of pleasing appearance, good-looking, lovely, handsome; aho priyadarSanaH kumAraH U. 5 ; R. 1. 47 ; Ś. 3. 10 ; evamutsuko'pi priyadarSano devaH Ś. 6. — (naH) 1 a parrot. 2 a kind of date tree. 3 N. of a prince of the Gandharvas; R. 5. 53. — (naM) the sight of a beloved object; Pt. 1. 128. — darSin a. looking kindly upon anything. ( — m. ) an epithet of king Aśoka. — devana a. fond of gambling. — DanvaH an epithet of Śiva. — putraH a kind of bird. — prasAdanaM propitiation of a husband. — prAya a. exceedingly kind or courteous; priyaprAyA vfttiH U. 2. 2. — (yaM) eloquence in language. — prAyas n. a very agreeable speech, as of a lover to his mistress. — prepsu a. wishing to secure one's desired object. — BAvaH feeling of love; U. 6. 31. — BAzaRaM kind or agreeable words. — BAzin a. speaking sweet words. — maMqana a. fond of ornaments; Ś. 4. 8. — maDu a. fond of liquor. — (DuH) an epithet of Balarāma. — raRa a. warlike, heroic. — vaktf a. flattering, a flatterer. — vacana a. speaking kind or agreeable words. — (naM) kind, coaxing or endearing words; V. 2. 22. — vayasyaH a dear friend. — varRI the plant called priyaMgu . — vastu n. a beloved object. — vAc a. speaking kindly, affable in address. ( — f. ) kind or agreeable words. — vAdikA a kind of musical instrument. — vAdin a. speaking kind or pleasing words, a flatterer; sulaBAH puruzA rAjan satataM priyavAdinaH Rām. — (nI) a kind of bird. — Sravas m. an epithet of Kṛṣṇa. — saMbAsaH the society of a beloved person. — saKaH 1 a dear friend. 2 the tree Khadira. ( — KI f. ) a female friend, a lady's confidante. — satya a. 1 a lover of truth. 2 pleasant though true. — saMdeSaH 1 a friendly message, the message of a lover. 2 the tree called caMpaka . — samAgamaH union with a beloved object or person. — sahacarI a beloved wife. — suhfd m. a dear or bosom friend. — svapna a. fond of sleep; R. 12. 81.