mfn. being on or in the head, belonging to the head, capital, [Kauś.]; [Kāv.]; [Pur.]
‘formed on the roof or top of the palate’, N. of a class of letters (the so-called ‘cerebrals’ or ‘linguals’, viz. ṛ, ṝ, ṭ, ṭh, ḍ, ḍh, ṇ, r, ṣ), [Prāt.]; [Pāṇ.]
highest, uppermost, pre-eminent, [Inscr.]