[pra-ay ghañ, i-ac vā] 1 Going away, departure, departure from life.

2 Seeking death by fast- ing, fasting, sitting down and ab- staining from food with some object in view (generally with words like ās, upaviś &c.); see prāyopaveśana below.

3 The largest portion, ma- jority, plurality; majority of cases.

4 Excess, abundance, plenty.

5 A condition of life. N. B. At the end of comp. prāya may be translated by...