The corpus record — Sanskrit
priya mf(ā)n. beloved, dear to ( gen. loc. dat. or comp. ), liked, favourite, wanted, own, RV. &c. &c. (with abl. ‘dearer than’, R. ; Kathās. ; Pañcat. ; priyaṃkṛ Ā. kurute, either ‘to gain the affection of, win as a friend’, RV. ; or ‘to feel affection for, love more and more’, MBh. )
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1. ةرِيَ
priya mf(ā)n. beloved, dear to ( gen. loc. dat. or comp. ), liked, favourite, wanted, own, RV. &c. &c. (with abl. ‘dearer than’, R. ; Kathās. ; Pañcat. ; priyaṃkṛ Ā. kurute, either ‘to gain the affection of, win as a friend’, RV. ; or ‘to feel affection for, love more and more’, MBh. )
2. ةرِيَ
dear, expensive, high in price ( cf. priyadhānyaka, priyA nna-tva )
3. ةرِيَ
fond of attached or devoted to ( loc. ), RV. ( id. in comp. , either ibc. , e.g. priyadevana, ‘fond of playing’, or ifc. , e.g. akṣapriya, ‘fond of dice’, cf. Pāṇ. ii, 2, 35 , Vārtt. 2; ifc. also = pleasant, agreeable, e.g. gamanapriya, ‘pleasant to go’, vi, 2, 15 Sch. )
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