a. [mukhe ādau bhavaḥ yat] 1 Re- lating to the mouth or the face.

2 Chief, principal, foremost, first, pre- eminent, prominent; dvijātimukhyaḥ; vāramukhyā, yodhamukhyāḥ &c. khyaḥ A leader, guide. khyaṃ 1 A principal rite or ordinance.

2 Reading or teaching the Vedas.

3 The month reckoned from new moon to new moon Comp. arthaḥ the primary or original (as opp. gaiṇa) meaning of a word. cāṃdraḥ the...