प्रधान

Sanskrit

Adjective

प्रधान (pradhāna)

  1. chief, foremost, most important
  2. pre-eminent
  3. better, superior (MBh., Kāv., etc.)

Declension

Noun

प्रधान (pradhāna) m

  1. name of a king (MBh.)
  2. chief companion to the king, noble (L.)
  3. elephant driver (L.)

Declension

Noun

प्रधान (pradhāna) n

  1. the most important or essential part of something (KātyŚr., Mn., MBh., etc.)
  2. origin of the universe, original matter (IW.)
  3. base matter (Sarvad.)
  4. universal soul (L.)
  5. intellect, understanding (L.)
  6. chief companion to the king, noble (L.)
  7. elephant driver (L.)
  8. (grammar) the primary member of a compound

Declension

References

  • Sir Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit-English dictionary etymologically and philologically arranged with special reference to cognate Indo-European languages, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1898, page 0680
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