आद्य

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1) mf (ā)n. Pāṇ. 4-3, 54 being at the beginning, first, primitive KātyṠr. Hit. Ṡak. etc.;

ifc. mfn. (= -ādi q.v.) Mn. I, 50, 63, etc.. ;
immediately preceding (e.g.. ekādaṡâ̱dya, immediately before the eleventh i.e. the tenth), earlier, older;
being at the head, unparalleled, unprecedented, excellent AV. XIX, 22, I MBh. ;
(ās) m. pl. a class of deities VP. III, 1, 27 Hariv. ;
(ā) f. N. of Durgā;
the earth L. ;
2) mf (ā)n. (ad), to be eaten, edible AV. VIII, 2, 19 ;
(am) n. food;
grain L. ;
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