As a deity name
Name 563 of the Gayatri Sahasranāma — Devi Bhagavata Purana, as taught by Sages
As a Hindi name
No reading on this path — this spelling has no entry in our Hindi sources, and no near neighbour is attested there either. We say so rather than invent one.
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
a symbolical expression for the sound ṣ, (v.l. pītā)
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M1 · same meaning "prītāyai" is the dative of "prītā" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
M1 · same meaning "prītāyai" is the dative of "prīta" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
M3 · meaning shifts "prītā" is derived from "prī" with the tal suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
1. prī cl. 9. P. Ā. (Dhātup. xxxi, 2) prīṇāti, prīṇīte; cl. 4. Ā. (xxvi, 35) prīyate (rather Pass.; ep. and mc. also ˚ti and priyate, ˚ti; pf. pipriye, p. ˚yāṇa, Subj. piprayat; Impv. piprayasva or ˚prīhi, RV.; aor. apraiṣīt, Br. Subj. preṣat, RV. ; apreṣṭa Gr.; fut. preṣyati, ˚te, pretā, ib.) P. to please, gladden, delight, gratify, cheer, comfort, soothe, propitiate, RV. &c. &c.; (mostly Ā. prīyate) to be pleased or satisfied with, delight in, enjoy (gen. instr. loc. or abl.), ib.; (Ā.; ep. and mc. also P. and pri˚) to like, love, be kind to (acc.), MBh.; R. : Caus. prīṇayati (prāpayati, Siddh., prāyayati, Vop.), to please, delight gratify, propitiate, ĀśvGṛ.; Yājñ.; MBh. &c.; to refresh, comfort, Car. : Desid. piprīṣati, to wish to please or propitiate, RV. : Intens. peprīyate, peprayīti, pepreti Gr.
prī [cf. Goth. frijôn, frijônds; Germ. friunt, freund; Angl.Sax. freónd; Eng. friend; Slav. prijati; Lith. prëtelius &c.]
prītā (ā), f. a symbolical expression for the sound ṣ, RāmatUp. (v.l. pītā)
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Dictionary citations
prītā (ā), f. a symbolical expression for the sound ṣ, RāmatUp. (v.l. pītā)
prīta mfn. pleased, delighted, satisfied, joyful, glad
pl˚ or d˚ or s˚ with, j˚ at, g˚ of (with instr. loc. gen., or ifc.), RV. &c. &c.
1. prī cl. 9. P. Ā. (Dhātup. xxxi, 2) prīṇāti, prīṇīte; cl. 4. Ā. (xxvi, 35) prīyate (rather Pass.; ep. and mc. also ˚ti and priyate, ˚ti; pf. pipriye, p. ˚yāṇa, Subj. piprayat; Impv. piprayasva or ˚prīhi, RV.; aor. apraiṣīt, Br. Subj. preṣat, RV. ; apreṣṭa Gr.; fut. preṣyati, ˚te, pretā, ib.) P. to please, gladden, delight, gratify, cheer, comfort, soothe, propitiate, RV. &c. &c.; (mostly Ā. prīyate) to be pleased or satisfied with, delight in, enjoy (gen. instr. loc. or abl.), ib.; (Ā.; ep. and mc. also P. and pri˚) to like, love, be kind to (acc.), MBh.; R. : Caus. prīṇayati (prāpayati, Siddh., prāyayati, Vop.), to please, delight gratify, propitiate, ĀśvGṛ.; Yājñ.; MBh. &c.; to refresh, comfort, Car. : Desid. piprīṣati, to wish to please or propitiate, RV. : Intens. peprīyate, peprayīti, pepreti Gr.
prī [cf. Goth. frijôn, frijônds; Germ. friunt, freund; Angl.Sax. freónd; Eng. friend; Slav. prijati; Lith. prëtelius &c.]
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