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प्राय

half

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प्राय

wellnigh

शब्‍दकोश : Hindi English Dictionary

प्राय

prāya

{prâyá} m. (fr. {pra} + {aya}##√5. {i}) going forth, starting (for a battle) RV. ii, 18, 8##course, race AV. iv, 25, 2##departure from life, seeking death by fasting (as a religious or penitentiary act, or to enforce compliance with a demand##acc. with √{ās}, {upa-√ās}, {upa-√viś}, {upa-√i}, {ā-√sthā}, {sam-ā-√sthā}, or √{kṛ}, to renounce life, sit down and fast to death##with Caus. of √{kṛ}, to force any one {acc.} to seek death through starvation) MBh. Kāv. &c##anything prominent, chief part, largest portion, plenty, majority, general rule (often ifc., with f. {ā} = chiefly consisting of or destined for or furnished with, rich or abounding in, frequently practising or applying or using##near, like, resembling##mostly, well-nigh, almost, as it were##cf. {ārya-}, {jita-}, {jñāti-}, {tṛṇa-}, {daṇḍa-}, {duḥkha-}, {siddhi-pr} &c##also {-tā} f.) ŚBr. Lāṭy. Mn. MBh. &c##a stage of life, age L##({am}), ind., g. {gotrâdi}

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