prañcas

prāñc

nom. prā́ṅ, prā́cī, prā́k;
cf. Pāṇ. 6-1, 182)
directed furwards orﾠ towards, being in front, facing, opposite RV. VS. AV. Mn. ;
(acc. with kṛi, to bring, procure, offer RV. ;
to stretch forth < the fingers> ib. ;
to make straight, prepare orﾠ clear < a path> ib. ;
alsoﾠ with pra- tir, orﾠ - ni
to advance, promote, further ib. ;
with Caus. of kḷī, to face, turn opposite to Mn. VII, 189);
turned eastward, eastern, easterly (opp. to ápāc, western) RV. etc. etc.;
being to the east of (abl.) Mn. II, 21 ;
running from west to east, taken lengthwise KātyṠr. ;
(with viṡvataḥ) turned to all directions RV. ;
inclined, willing ib. ;
lasting, long (as life) AV. ;
(esp. ibc.;
cf. below) previous, prior, former;
( prañcas), m. pl. the people of the east, eastern people orﾠ grammarians Pāṇ. I, 1, 75 etc.. ;
(prā́cī) f. (with orﾠ scil. diṡ) the east ṠBr. MBh. etc.;
the post to which an elephant is tied L. ;
(prā́k;
prāṅ Lāṭy. KātyṠr.) ind. before (in place orﾠ in order orﾠ time;
as prep. with abl. <cf. Pāṇ. 2-1, 11 12 >, rarely with gen.;
alsoﾠ in comp. with its subst. Pāṇ. ib.) ṠrS. Up. MBh. etc.;
in the east, to the east of (abl.) RV. Lāṭy. ;
before the eyes Hit. I, 76 ;
at first, formerly, previously, already Mn. MBh. etc.;
(with eva), a short while ago, recently, just Ṡak. ;
still more so, how much more (= kim-uta) Buddh. ;
above, in the former part (of a book) Mn. Pāṇ. ;
first, in the first place, above all Kathās. MārkP. ;
from now, henceforth Var. ;
up to, as far as (with abl.;
esp. in gram., e.g.. prākkaḍārāt, up to the word kaḍāra Pāṇ. 2-1, 3);
between (= avâ̱ntare) L. ;
early in the morning L. ;
w.r. for drāk MBh. ;
(prācā́) ind. forwards, onwards RV. ;
eastwards ib. ;
( prācás) ind. from the front ib.