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[apte] a. [aṃg-ran nalopaḥ Uṇ. 2. 28] 1 First, foremost, chief, best, pro- minent, principal, pre-eminent; ºma- hiṣī chief queen; ºvātamāsevamānā M. 1 front (and hence, fresh) breeze; ºāsa- naṃ chief seat, seat of honour Mu. 1. 12. --2 Excessive, over and above, surplus; supernumerary, projecting (adhika). --graṃ 1 (a) The foremost or topmost point, tip, point (opp. mūlaṃ, madhyaṃ); (fig.) sharpness, keenness; dharmasya...

[mw] mfn. (fr. aṅg Un2.), foremost, anterior, first, prominent, projecting, chief, best L. 6,2 1192 mfn. supernumerary L. 6,2 1193 f. ([ scil. rekhā ]) measure of amplitude (i.e. the distance from the extremity of the gnomon-shadow to the line of the equinoctial shadow) Su1ryas. 6,2 1194 n. foremost point or part 6,2 1195

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a. [aṃg-ran nalopaḥ Uṇ. 2. 28] 1 First, foremost, chief, best, pro- minent, principal, pre-eminent; ºma- hiṣī chief queen; ºvātamāsevamānā M. 1 front (and hence, fresh) breeze;...

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Part of Speech: NOUN
Total Occurrences: 2,089
Texts Appeared In: 154

DCS: going out; coming forth; an exit; departing from (abl.); the first carrying out (of a child); degradation; loss of caste; inferiority of tribe; intellectual faculty | Monier-Williams: agra n. (also) rest, remainder, Līl.

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Pañcārthabhāṣya surface: agre

sarvatrānavakāśadoṣāt sūcyagre dvinābhīyabadaravat
Vārāhagṛhyasūtra surface: agre

tubhyamagre paryaṇayaṃ sūryāṃ vahatunā saha
Vārāhagṛhyasūtra surface: agram

aṅkau nyaṅkāv abhito rathaṃ ye dhvāntā vātā agram abhi ye saṃpatanti