preṣya

Dictionary meanings for preṣya from Apte and Monier-Williams.

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preṣya

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Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary

a. To be ordered, sent, des- patched &c. ṣyaḥ 1 A servant, menial, slave; Pt. 1. 424.

2 A messenger. ṣyā A female servant, hand-maid. ṣyaṃ 1 Sending on a mission.

2 Servitude. Comp. javaḥ servants taken collectively. bhāvaḥ capacity of a servant, servi- tude, bondage; M. 5. 12. vadhraḥ 1. the wife of a servant.

2. a female servant, hand-maid. vargaḥ the body of servants, suite, train.

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