Dictionary meanings for prathama from Apte and Monier-Williams.
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Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary
[prath-amac] (Nom. pl., m. prathame or prathamāḥ) 1 First, foremost; R. 3. 44; H. 2. 39; Ki. 2. 44.
2 First, chief, principal, most excel- lent or eminent, matchless, incom- parable; Śi. 15. 42; Ms. 3. 147.
3 Earliest, most ancient, primary.
4 Prior, previous, former, earlier; prathamasukṛtāpekṣayā Me. 17, R. 10. 67.
5 (In gram.) The first person (= third person according to Euro- pean phraseology). maḥ 1...
Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary
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Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary
mf (/A) n. (for pra-tama, superl. of 1. pra; rarely declined as a pron. e.g. m/asyāḥ AV. vi, 18, 1; me Pan5cavBr. xxv, 18, 5 R. iv, 37, 11 Kir. ii, 44; cf. Pa1n2. 1-1, 33) foremost, first (in time or in a series or in rank) 678,3 134505 mf (/A) n. earliest, primary, original, prior, former 678,3 134506 mf (/A) n. preceding, initial, chief, principal, most excellent RV. &c 678,3 134507 mf (/A) n. often translatable...
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