Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary
a. [prīṇāti prī-tarpaṇe ka] (com- par. preyas, superl. preṣṭha) 1 Dear, be- loved, liked, welcome, favourite; baṃdhupriyāṃ Ku. 1. 26; prakṛtyaiva priyā sī- tā rāmasyāsīnmahātmanaḥ Rām; R. 3. 29.
2 Pleasing, agreeable; tāmūcatuste priyamapyamithyā R. 14. 6.
3 Fond of, liking, loving, devoted or attached to; priyamaṃḍanā Ś. 4. 8.; priyārāmā vaidehī U. 2.
4 Dear, expensive.
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