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prīप्रीcl. 9. P. Ā. ([Dhātup. xxxi, 2]) prīṇā́ti, prīṇīté; cl. 4. Ā. ([xxvi, 35]) prīyate (rather Pass.; ep. and mc. also °ti and priyate, °ti; pf. pipriyé, p. °yāṇá Subj. pipráyat; Impv. pipráyasva or °prīhí, [RV.]; aor. apraiṣīt, [Br.] Subj. préṣat, [RV.] ; apreṣṭa Gr.; fut. preṣyati, °te, pretā, [ib.]) P. to please, gladden, delight, gratify, cheer, comfort, soothe, propitiate, [RV.] &c. &c.; (mostly Ā. prīyate) to be pleased or satisfied with, delight in, enjoy (gen. instr. loc. or abl.), [ib.]; (Ā.; ep. and mc. also P. and pri°) to like, love, be kind to (acc.), [MBh.]; [R.] : Caus. prīṇayati (prāpayati, [Siddh.], prāyayati, [Vop.]), to please, delight gratify, propitiate, [ĀśvGṛ.]; [Yājñ.]; [MBh.] &c.; to refresh, comfort, [Car.] : Desid. píprīṣati, to wish to please or propitiate, [RV.] : Intens. peprīyate, peprayīti, pepreti Gr.
[cf. Goth. frijôn, frijônds; Germ. friunt, freund; Angl.Sax. freónd; Eng. friend; Slav. prijati; Lith. prëtelius &c.]
mfn. (ifc.) kind, delighted (see adhaprī, kadha-prī, ghṛta-prī &c.)
prīṇaप्रीणmfn. (for 2. See col. 3) pleased, satisfied, [W.]
(for 1. See under √ prī) mfn. (fr. 1. pra) old, ancient, former, [Pāṇ. v, 4, 30], Vārtt. 7, [Pat.] (cf. pra-ṇa, pra-tna, pra-tana).
prītāप्रीता(ā), f. a symbolical expression for the sound ṣ, [RāmatUp.] (v.l. pītā)
prītaप्रीतprītá mfn. pleased, delighted, satisfied, joyful, glad
pleased or delighted or satisfied with, joyful at, glad of (with instr. loc. gen., or ifc.), [RV.] &c. &c.
beloved, dear to (gen. or comp.), [Cāṇ.]; [Hit.]
kind (as speech), [Hit.]
prītá n. jest, mirth, [L.]
pleasure, delight, [W.]
prītiप्रीतिf. any pleasurable sensation, pleasure, joy, gladness, satisfaction (with loc. or ifc.; with ind.p., ‘joy at having done anything’), [GṛŚrS.] &c. &c.
friendly disposition, kindness, favour, grace, amity (with samam or ifc.), affection, love (with gen. loc., or ifc.), [MBh.]; [Kāv.] &c.
joy or gratification personified (esp. as a daughter of Dakṣa or as one of the two wives of Kāma-deva), [Hariv.]; [Pur.]; [Kathās.]
N. of a Śruti, [Saṃgīt.]
the 2nd of the 27 astrological, [Yogas.]; [L.]
N. of the 13th Kalā of the moon, [Cat.]
a symbolical expression for the sound dh, [RāmatUp.]
prītuप्रीतुm. a bird (?), [W.]
prītyāप्रीत्याind. in a state of joyful excitement, gladly, with joy, [MBh.]; [R.]; [Ragh.]; [Kathās.]
in a friendly way, amicably, [Mn.]; [Ragh.] &c.
prīṇanaप्रीणनmfn. pleasing, gratifying, appeasing, soothing, [Suśr.]
n. the act of pleasing or delighting or satisfying, [MBh.]; [BhP.]; [Ratnāv.]
a means of pleasing or delighting or satisfying, [MBh.]; [BhP.]
prīṇitaप्रीणितmfn. pleased, gratified, delighted, [MBh.]; [Pañcat.]; [Bhaṭṭ.]
prītidaप्रीतिदprīti—da mfn. giving pleasure, [L.]
inspiring love or regard, affectionate, [W.]
prīti—da m. a jester or buffoon in a play, [L.]
prīyāyaप्रीयायNom. Ā. °yate, to rejoice at (acc.), [MBh.] (cf. priyāya).
prīyatiप्रीयतिm. an expression for √ prī, [MBh.]
prītibhājप्रीतिभाज्prīti—bhāj mfn. enjoying friendship, receiving friendly offices, [Kathās.]
prītimatप्रीतिमत्prīti—mat mfn. having pleasurable sensations, pleased, gratified, glad, satisfied, [MBh.]; [Kāv.]; [MārkP.]
having love or affection for (loc. gen. or acc.), affectionate, favourable, loving, [MBh.]; [R.]; [Hariv.]; [MārkP.]
kind (as words), [R.]
prītitṛṣप्रीतितृष्prīti—tṛṣ m. N. of the god of love, [L.]
prītiyujप्रीतियुज्prīti—yuj mfn. beloved, dear, [Kir.]
prīṇayitṛप्रीणयितृmfn. one who gladdens or delights
f. (trī), [Sāy.] on [RV. iv, 42, 10] (w.r. prīṇāyitrī).
prītātmanप्रीतात्मन्prīta—manas ([R.]), prīta—mānasa ([MBh.]), or prī°tātman ([ib.]; [Mn.]), mfn. pleased or gratified in mind.
prītataraप्रीततरprīta—tara mfn. more highly pleased, [Ragh.]
prītidhanaप्रीतिधनprīti—dhana n. money given from love or friendship, [R.]
prītidānaप्रीतिदानprīti—dāna, n. ([Ragh.]) or prīti—dāya, m. ([MBh.]; [R.]; [Rājat.]) ‘gift of love’, a present made from love or affection.
prītidāyaप्रीतिदायprīti—dāna, n. ([Ragh.]) or prīti—dāya, m. ([MBh.]; [R.]; [Rājat.]) ‘gift of love’, a present made from love or affection.
prītijuṣāप्रीतिजुषाprīti—juṣā f. N. of the wife of A-niruddha, [L.]
prītikūṭaप्रीतिकूटprīti—kūṭa N. of a village, [Vāsav.], introd.
prītikaraप्रीतिकरprīti—kara mfn. causing pleasure to (comp.), [MārkP.]; [Pāṇ. vi, 2, 15], Sch. (cf. a-p°)
inspiring love or affection, [MW.]
prīti—kara m. N. of two authors, [Cat.]
prītimatīप्रीतिमतीprīti—matī f. a kind of metre, [Col.]
prītimayaप्रीतिमयprīti—maya mf(I)n. made up of joy, arisen from joy (as tears), [R.]
prītivādaप्रीतिवादprīti—vāda m. a friendly discussion, [MW.]
prīṇayitvāप्रीणयित्वाind. having pleased or propitiated, [W.]
prītacittaप्रीतचित्तprīta—citta mfn. delighted at heart, [A.]
prītamanasप्रीतमनस्prīta—manas ([R.]), prīta—mānasa ([MBh.]), or prī°tātman ([ib.]; [Mn.]), mfn. pleased or gratified in mind.
prītibhojyaप्रीतिभोज्यprīti—bhojya mfn. to be eaten joyfully or cheerfully, [MW.]
prīticchedaप्रीतिच्छेदprīti—ccheda m. destruction of joy, [Mṛcch.]
prītidattaप्रीतिदत्तprīti—datta mfn. given through love or affection, [L.]
prīti—datta n. (?) property or valuables presented to a female by her relations and friends at the time of her marriage, and constituting part of her peculiar property, [MW.]
prītimanasप्रीतिमनस्prīti—manas mfn. joyous-minded, pleased in mind, content
kind, [W.]
prītipātraप्रीतिपात्रprīti—pātra n. an object of affection, a beloved person or thing, [MW.]
prītivacasप्रीतिवचस्prīti—vacana ([A.]) or prīti—vacas ([Hit.]), n. kind or friendly words.
prītamānasaप्रीतमानसprīta—manas ([R.]), prīta—mānasa ([MBh.]), or prī°tātman ([ib.]; [Mn.]), mfn. pleased or gratified in mind.
prītiśrāddhaप्रीतिश्राद्धprīti—śrāddha n. a funeral offering to the Pitṛs of both parents (performed by some one in place of the eldest surviving son, and to be re-performed at some other period by this son in person), [ib.]
prīticandraप्रीतिचन्द्रprīti—candra m. N. of a preceptor, [MW.]
prītikaraṇaप्रीतिकरणprīti—karaṇa n. the act of causing pleasure, gratifying, [MW.]
prītikarmanप्रीतिकर्मन्prīti—karman n. an act of friendship or love, kind action, [Mn.]
prītipūrvamप्रीतिपूर्वम्prīti—pūrvakam ([Mn.]; [Bhag.]) or prīti—pūrvam ([MBh.]), ind. with the accompaniment of kindness, kindly, affectionately.
prītipurogaप्रीतिपुरोगprīti—puroga mfn. preceded by affection, affectionate, loving, [MBh.]
prītisnigdhaप्रीतिस्निग्धprīti—snigdha mfn. moist through love or charming through affection (said of the eyes), [Megh.]
prītivacanaप्रीतिवचनprīti—vacana ([A.]) or prīti—vacas ([Hit.]), n. kind or friendly words.
prītivivāhaप्रीतिविवाहprīti—vivāha m. a love-marriage, love-match, [ib.]
prītipramukhaप्रीतिप्रमुखprīti—pramukha mfn. preceded by kindness, kind, friendly
prītisaṃgatiप्रीतिसंगतिprīti—saṃgati f. a covenant of friendship, friendly alliance with (instr.), [ŚārṅgP.]
prītisaṃyogaप्रीतिसंयोगprīti—saṃyoga m. relation of friendship, [R.]
prītivardhanaप्रीतिवर्धनprīti—vardhana mfn. increasing love or joy, [A.]
prīti—vardhana m. the 4th month, [Sūryapr.]
N. of Viṣṇu, [A.]
prītipūrvakamप्रीतिपूर्वकम्prīti—pūrvakam ([Mn.]; [Bhag.]) or prīti—pūrvam ([MBh.]), ind. with the accompaniment of kindness, kindly, affectionately.
prītirasāyanaप्रीतिरसायनprīti—rasāyana n. ‘an elixir of joy’, any nectar-like beverage causing joy, [Hit.]
prītisaṃdarbhaप्रीतिसंदर्भprīti—saṃdarbha m. N. of wk.
prītisambodhyaṅgaप्रीतिसम्बोध्यङ्गprīti—sambodhy-aṅga n. (with Buddhists) joyfulness (one of the 7 requisites for attaining supreme knowledge), [Dharmas. 49.]
prītipramukhavacanaप्रीतिप्रमुखवचनprīti—pramukha—vacana n. a speech preceded by kindness, kind speech, affectionate words, [Megh.]
prītiviśrambhabhājanaप्रीतिविश्रम्भभाजनprīti—viśrambha-bhājana n. a repository of affection and confidence, [ib.]