priya प्रिय priyāla. See under √ 1. prī below. priyá mf(A)n. beloved, dear to (gen. loc. dat. or comp.), liked, favourite, wanted, own, [RV.] &c. &c. (with abl. ‘dearer than’, [R.]; [Kathās.]; [Pañcat.]; priyaṃ-√ kṛ Ā. kurute, either ‘to gain the affection of, win as a friend’, [RV.]; or ‘to feel affection for, love more and more’, [MBh.]) dear, expensive, high in price (cf. priya-dhānyaka, priyānna-tva) fond of attached or devoted to (loc.), [RV.] (id. in comp., either ibc., e.g. priya-devana, ‘fond of playing’, or ifc., e.g. akṣa-priya, ‘fond of dice’, cf. [Pāṇ. ii, 2, 35], Vārtt. 2; ifc. also = pleasant, agreeable, e.g. gamana-priya, ‘pleasant to go’, [vi, 2, 15]Sch.) priyá m. a friend, [Gaut.] a lover, husband, [MBh.]; [Kāv.] &c. a son-in-law, [Mn. iii, 119] ([Kull.]) a kind of deer, [L.] priyá m. N. of 2 medicinal plants, [L.] priyá n. love, kindness, favour, pleasure, [MBh.]; [Kāv.] &c. priyam प्रियम् priyám (am), ind. agreeably, kindly, in a pleasant way, [Kāv.] priyadhā प्रियधा priya—dhā́ ind. lovingly, kindly, [TS.] priyadā प्रियदा priya—dā f. Rhinacanthus Communis, [L.] priyada प्रियद priya—da mfn. giving desired objects, [L.] priyakī प्रियकी f. the skin of the Priyaka, [R.] priyaka प्रियक m. a kind of deer with a very soft skin, [Śiś.]; [Suśr.] a chameleon, [L.] a kind of bird, [MBh.] a bee, [L.] N. of sev. plants (Nauclea Cadamba, Terminalia Tomentosa &c.), [L.] a kind of tree, [R.]; [Hariv.]; [Var.] N. of a being attending on Skanda, [MBh.] of a man g. bidādi n. N. of a flower, [Śiś.] priyasa प्रियस priya—sá mfn. granting desired objects, [RV. ix, 97, 38.] priyatā प्रियता priyá—tā (priyá-), f. the being dear, [ŚBr.]; [Mn.]; [MBh.] &c. the being fond of (comp.), love, [Kathās.]; [Rājat.] priyaṅgu प्रियङ्गु priyáṅgu m. f. panic seed, Panicum Italicum, [VS.]; [TS.]; [Br.]; [Kauś.] Aglaia Odorata, [L.] Sinapis Ramosa, [MBh.]; [Kathās.] long pepper, [L.] a medicinal plant and perfume (commonly called Priyaṅgu and described in some places as a fragrant seed), [L.] a partic. creeper (said to put forth blossoms at the touch of women), [MBh.]; [Kāv.] &c. Italian millet, [MW.] priyáṅgu n. (prob.) panic seed or mustard seed, [Suśr.]; [Bhpr.] saffron, [L.] priyakṛt प्रियकृत् priya—kṛt mfn. doing a kindness, [MBh.]; [R.] priya—kṛt m. a friend, benefactor, [W.] priyatva प्रियत्व priya—tva n. the being dear, being beloved, [MBh.]; [R.] the being fond of (comp.), [Kum.]; [Suśr.] priyavāc प्रियवाच् priya—vāc mfn. one whose words are kind, kind in speech, [Kām.]; [Var.] priya—vāc f. kind speech, gentle words, (°vāk-sahita mfn. accompanied by kind words), [Hit.] priyavat प्रियवत् priyá—vat (priyá-), mfn. possessing friends, [Bhar.] containing the word priya, [TS.]; [Kāṭh.] priyabhāva प्रियभाव priya—bhāva m. feeling of love, [A.] priyadhāma प्रियधाम priyá—dhāma (priyá-), mfn. fond of home, loving the sacrificial enclosure (said of Agni), [RV. i, 140, 1.] priyadāsa प्रियदास priya—dāsa m. N. of the author of a Comm. on the Bhakta-mālā, [MW.] priyaguḍa प्रियगुड priya—guḍa mfn. one who likes sugar, fond of showing, [Pāṇ.], Sch. priyahita प्रियहित priya—hita mfn. at once agreeable and salutary, [VP.] priya—hita n. things which are agreeable and salutary, [MBh.]; [Mn.]; [R.]; [Gaut.] (du.) priyajāni प्रियजानि priya—jāni m. a gallant, [Hcar.] priyajāta प्रियजात priya—jāta mfn. dear when born, born beloved or desired (said of Agni), [RV. viii, 60, 2.] priyajīva प्रियजीव priya—jīva m. Calosanthes Indica, [L.] priyajana प्रियजन priya—jana m. a dear person, the beloved one, [Amar.] priyakāma प्रियकाम priya—kāma mf(A)n. desirous of showing kindness to (gen.), friendly disposed, [MBh.] priyakāra प्रियकार priya—kāra mfn. doing a kindness or a favour to (gen.), [MBh.] congenial, suiting, [W.] priyakara प्रियकर priya—kara mfn. causing or giving pleasure, [R.] priyamadhu प्रियमधु priya—madhu m. ‘fond of wine’, N. of Bala-rāma (the half-brother of Kṛṣṇa), [L.] priyamedha प्रियमेध priyá—medha (priyá-), m. N. of a Ṛṣi (a descendant of Aṅgiras and author of the hymns, [RV. viii, 1]-[40], [57], [58], [76]; [ix, 28]) and (pl.) of his descendants, [RV.]; [Nir.] of a descendant of Aja-mīḍha, [BhP.] priyamukhā प्रियमुखा priya—mukhā f. N. of a Gandharvī, [Kāraṇḍ.] priyapati प्रियपति priyá—pati (priyá-), m. lord of the beloved or desired, [VS.] priyarūpa प्रियरूप priya—rūpa mfn. having an agreeable form g. manojñādi to, [Pāṇ. v, 1, 133.] priyaraṇa प्रियरण priya—raṇa mfn. delighting in war, warlike, [MW.] priyaratha प्रियरथ priyá—ratha (priyá-), m. (prob.) N. of a man, [RV. i, 122, 7] (accord. to [Sāy.] mfn. = prīyamāṇa-ratha-yukta). priyasakhī प्रियसखी priya—sakhī f. a dear female friend, [Daś.] priyasakha प्रियसख priya—sakha mfn. loving one's friends, [Laghuj.] priya—sakha m. a dear friend, [MBh.]; [Bhartṛ.]; [Megh.] the tree Acacia Catechu (= khadira), [L.] priyasena प्रियसेन priya—sena m. N. of a man, [Divyāv.] priyasukha प्रियसुख priya—sukha m. N. of an author, [Cat.] priyatamā प्रियतमा priyá—tamā (ā), f. a mistress, wife, [Kāv.] priyatama प्रियतम priyá—tama (priyá-), mfn. most beloved, dearest, [RV.]; [AV.]; [ŚBr.] (once = -tara, [R.]) priyá—tama m. a lover, husband, [Kāv.] Celosia Cristata, [L.] priyatanu प्रियतनु priyá—tanu (priyá-) mfn. loving the body, loving life, [AV. v, 18, 6.] priyatara प्रियतर priya—tara mfn. dearer &c., [R.]; [Pañcat.] priyavāda प्रियवाद priya—vāda m. kindness or agreeable speech, [MBh.]; [R.] priyabhāṣin प्रियभाषिन् priya—bhāṣin mfn. speaking kindly or agreeably, [R.] priyadhāman प्रियधामन् priyá—dhāman (priyá-), mfn. = prec. (said of Indra), [AV.] (sacrificial of the Ādityas), [ŚBr.]; [ŚrS.] priyadhanva प्रियधन्व priya—dhanva m. ‘fond of the bow’, N. of Śiva, [MBh.] priyaṃdadā प्रियंददा priya—ṃ-dadā f. N. of a Gandharvī, [ib.] priyaṃdada प्रियंदद priya—ṃ-dada mfn. giving what is pleasant, [Kāraṇḍ.] priyaṃkāra प्रियंकार priya—ṃ-kāra mfn. = priya-kāra (q.v.), [MW.] priyaṃkarī प्रियंकरी priya—ṃ-karī f. Physalis Flexuosa, [L.] a white-blooming Kaṇṭakārī, [L.] = bṛhaj-jīvantī, [L.] priyaṃkara प्रियंकर priya—ṃ-kara mf(I or A)n. acting kindly towards, showing kindness to (gen.), [VS.]; [MBh.]; [Hariv.] &c. causing pleasure, agreeable, [Hariv.] exciting or attracting regard, amiable, [W.] priya—ṃ-kara m. N. of a Dānava, [Kathās.] of sev. men, [ib.]; [Kṣitīś.] priyaṃvadā प्रियंवदा priya—ṃ-vadā f. a kind of metre, [Col.] N. of a woman, [Śak.]; [Daś.] priyaṃvada प्रियंवद priya—ṃ-vada mf(A)n. speaking kindly, agreeable, affable to (gen. or comp.), [MBh.]; [Kāv.] &c. priya—ṃ-vada m. a kind of bird, [R.] N. of a Gandharva, [Ragh.] of a poet, [Cat.] priyaṅgukā प्रियङ्गुका f. Panicum Italicum, [SāmavBr.] priyaśaṃsā प्रियशंसा priya—śaṃsā f. glad tidings, [R.] priyaśiṣyā प्रियशिष्या priya—śiṣyā f. N. of an Apsaras, [VP.] priyadarśa प्रियदर्श priya—darśa mfn. pleasant or agreeable to look at (opp. to dur-darśa), [MBh.] priyadattā प्रियदत्ता priya—dattā f. a mystical N. of the earth, [MBh.] N. of a woman, [Kathās.] priyakāmyā प्रियकाम्या priya—kāmyā f. the desire of showing kindness to (gen.), [MBh.] priyakāmya प्रियकाम्य priya—kāmya m. Terminalia Tomentosa, [L.] priyakārin प्रियकारिन् priya—kārin mfn. showing kindness to priyakalpa प्रियकल्प priya—kalpa m. a ceremony intended to cause blessing to a friend, [Lāṭy.]; [Drāhy.] priyamitra प्रियमित्र priya—mitra m. N. of a mythical Cakra-vartin, [W.] priyamukhyā प्रियमुख्या priya—mukhyā f. N. of an Apsaras, [VP.] priyaprāṇa प्रियप्राण priya—prāṇa mfn. fond of life, [ib.] priyaprāya प्रियप्राय priya—prāya mfn. exceedingly kind or amiable (as speech), [L.] of pleasing speech, well-spoken, eloquent, [W.] priya—prāya n. eloquence in language, [W.] priyaprada प्रियप्रद priya—prada m. N. of an author of Śākta Mantras, [Cat.] priyaputra प्रियपुत्र priya—putra m. a kind of bird, [BrahmaP.] priyasatya प्रियसत्य priya—satya mfn. pleasant and true (as speech), [L.] a lover of truth, [A.] priya—satya n. speech at once pleasing and true, [W.] priyasuhṛd प्रियसुहृद् priya—suhṛd m. a dear friend, kind or good friend, [Hit.] priyavādin प्रियवादिन् priya—vādín mfn. speaking kindly or agreeably, flattering, a flatterer, [VS.]; [MBh.]; [R.] &c. (°di-tā f., [MBh.]; [R.]) priya—vādín m. ([Car.]) or (inī) f. ([L.]) a kind of bird, Gracula Religiosa. priyavacas प्रियवचस् priya—vacas mfn. speaking kindly, not out of tune, [L.] priya—vacas n. kind or friendly speech, [Sāh.] priyavadya प्रियवद्य priya—vadya n. = -vāda (q.v.), [ĀpŚr.] priyavaktṛ प्रियवक्तृ priya—vaktṛ mfn. one who speaks kindly or agreeably, flattering, a flatterer, [Pañcat.] priyavallī प्रियवल्ली priya—vallī f. = priyaṅgu or phalinī, [L.] priyavarṇī प्रियवर्णी priya—varṇī f. = priyaṅgu, [L.] Echites Frutescens, [W.] priyavastu प्रियवस्तु priya—vastu n. a favourite object or topic, [MW.] priyaviśva प्रियविश्व priya—viśva mfn., [Pāṇ. i, 1, 29], Sch. priyavrata प्रियव्रत priyá—vrata (priyá-), mfn. having desirable ordinances or fond of obedience (said of the gods), [RV.]; [ŚBr.]; [KātyŚr.] priyá—vrata m. N. of a king (a son of Manu and Śata-rūpā), [Hariv.]; [Pur.] of a man, [Br.] priyayajña प्रिययज्ञ priya—yajña mfn. fond of sacrifices, [Sāy.] priyabhāvuka प्रियभावुक priya—bhāvuka mfn. becoming dear, [Gīt.] ([Pāṇ. iii, 2, 57]) priyabhāṣaṇa प्रियभाषण priya—bhāṣaṇa n. speaking kindly, kind or friendly speech, [Hit.] priyabhāṣiṇī प्रियभाषिणी priya—bhāṣiṇī f. Gracula Religiosa, [L.] priyabhojana प्रियभोजन priya—bhojana mfn. fond of good food, [Bhpr.] priyaśālaka प्रियशालक priya—śālaka m. Terminalia Tomentosa, [L.] (also spelt -sālaka). priyaśravas प्रियश्रवस् priya—śravas mfn. loving glory (said of Kṛṣṇa), [BhP.] priyacatura प्रियचतुर priya—catura mfn., [Vop. iii, 110.] priyadarśin प्रियदर्शिन् priya—darśin m. ‘looking with kindness upon everything’, N. of Aśoka, [Inscr.] priyadevana प्रियदेवन priya—devana mfn. fond of play or gambling, [MBh.] priyajīvita प्रियजीवित priya—jīvita mfn. loving life priyakāraṇa प्रियकारण priya—kāraṇa n. the cause of any favour priyakāraka प्रियकारक priya—kāraka mfn. causing pleasure or gladness, agreeable, [Mn.] priyakalaha प्रियकलह priya—kalaha mfn. quarrelsome, [VarBṛS.] priyakarman प्रियकर्मन् priya—karman mfn. doing kind actions, kind, [Kām.] priya—karman n. the action of a lover, [BhP.] priyakṣatra प्रियक्षत्र priya—kṣatra mfn. ruling benevolently (said of the gods), [RV. viii, 27, 19.] priyamānasa प्रियमानस priya—mānasa mfn. fond of the lake Mānasa (the Rāja-haṃsa or Royal-goose), [MW.] priyapraśna प्रियप्रश्न priya—praśna m. a kind inquiry (as after any one's welfare &c.), [Hcar.] priyaprepsu प्रियप्रेप्सु priya—prepsu mfn. desirous of obtaining a beloved object, lamenting the loss or absence of any beloved object, grieving for an object of affection, [W.] priyasāhasa प्रियसाहस priya—sāhasa mfn. addicted to rashness priyasālaka प्रियसालक priya—sālaka m. = -śālaka, q.v. priyasevaka प्रियसेवक priya—sevaka mfn. loving servants, kind towards servants, [Rājat.]