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prāk

See under prāñc, col. 3.

prā́k ind. ([Lāṭy.]; [KātyŚr.]) before (in place or in order or time; as prep. with abl. [cf. [Pāṇ. ii, 1, 11]; [12]], rarely with gen.; also in comp. with its subst. [Pāṇ.]; [ib.]), [ŚrS.]; [Up.]; [MBh.] &c.

in the east, to the east of (abl.), [RV.]; [Lāṭy.]

before the eyes, [Hit. i, 76]

at first, formerly, previously, already, [Mn.]; [MBh.] &c.

(with eva), a short while ago, recently, just, [Śak.]

still more so, how much more (= kim-uta), [Buddh.]

above, in the former part (of a book), [Mn.]; [Pāṇ.]

first, in the first place, above all, [Kathās.]; [MārkP.]

from now, henceforth, [Var.]

up to, as far as (with abl.; esp. in gram., e.g. prāk kaḍārāt, up to the word kaḍāra, [Pāṇ. ii, 1, 3])

between (= avāntare), [L.]

early in the morning, [L.]

w.r. for drāk, [MBh.]

in comp. for prāñc.