prāyá 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(A). = 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.]