priya

Dictionary Definitions

[apte] a. [prīṇāti prī-tarpaṇe ka] (com- par. preyas, superl. preṣṭha) 1 Dear, be- loved, liked, welcome, favourite; baṃdhupriyāṃ Ku. 1. 26; prakṛtyaiva priyā sī- tā rāmasyāsīnmahātmanaḥ Rām; R. 3. 29. --2 Pleasing, agreeable; tāmūcatuste priyamapyamithyā R. 14. 6. --3 Fond of, liking, loving, devoted or attached to; priyamaṃḍanā Ś. 4. 8.; priyārāmā vaidehī U. 2. --4 Dear, expensive. --5 Ved. [Page0777-b+ 57] Customary,...

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a. [prīṇāti prī-tarpaṇe ka] (com- par. preyas, superl. preṣṭha) 1 Dear, be- loved, liked, welcome, favourite; baṃdhupriyāṃ Ku. 1. 26; prakṛtyaiva priyā sī- tā rāmasyāsīnmahātmanaḥ...

Corpus Profile

Part of Speech

NOUN

Total Occurrences

106

Texts Appeared In

33

DCS: a servant or a hero; name of a man

Semantic Classification

Top Texts by Occurrence

1. Saundarānanda 13 12.3%
2. Kūrmapurāṇa 11 10.4%
3. Daśakumāracarita 7 6.6%
4. Rāmāyaṇa 7 6.6%
5. Āryāsaptaśatī 6 5.7%

Concordance (Sample)

• Spandakārikānirṇaya surface: priye

  yadā priye parikṣīṇaṃ tadā tadbhairavaṃ vapuḥ

• Rāmāyaṇa surface: priyā

  itīva rāmo bahusaṃgataṃ vacaḥ priyāsahāyaḥ saritaṃ prati bruvan

• Rāmāyaṇa surface: priyā

  asti kaccit tvayā dṛṣṭā sā kadambapriyā priyā