agre अग्रे – at the beginning; in front

Original text · English · particle

Agre, ind. (loc. of agra), in front; before; in the presence of; at the head; first; ahead, beyond, further on, i. e. subsequently to.

Original text · German · Word type unspecified

agre s. agra.

Original text · English · adverb

agre adv. 1 In front of, before (in time or space); agre yāṃti rathasya reṇupadavīṃ ghanāḥ V. 1. 4, R. 2. 56, V. 2. 7, Bh. 3. 36. 2 In the presence of, before; mamāgre stuvaṃti H. 1. 3 At the head, ahead; balāgre tiṣṭhate vīro nalaḥ Rām. 4 Further on, subsequently, in the sequel; evamagre vakṣyate, evamagrepi draṣṭavyaṃ &c. 5 In the beginning; at first, first; pratāpogre tataḥ śabdaḥ parāgastadanaṃtaraṃ R. 4. 30; ātmaivedamagra āsīt Bṛ. Ār. Up., Ms. 2. 169. 6 First, in preference to others; savarṇāgre dvijātīnāṃ praśastā dārakarmaṇi Ms. 3. 12; atithibhyo 'gra evaitān bhojayet Ms. 3. 114. Comp. — gaḥ a leader. — gāḥ going in front or before. — didhiṣuḥ -ṣūḥ a man (of one of the first three castes) who marries a wife married before ( punarbhūvivāhakārī). — (ṣūḥ) f. a married woman whose elder sister is still unmarried (jyeṣṭhāyāṃ yadyanūḍhāyāṃ kanyāyāmuhyate'nujā . sā cāgredidhiṣūrjñeyā pūrvā ca didhiṣūḥ smṛtā); ˚patiḥ the husband of such a woman. — pāḥ [agre sthitvā pāti, aluk] first to protect. — pūḥ [agre pūyate, pū-kvip] purifying in one's presence; having precedence in drinking. — vanaṃ -ṇaṃ [vanasyāgraṃ rājadaṃtā˚ pūrvanipātaḥ; aluk ṇatvaṃ P. VIII. 4. 4] the border or skirt of a forest. — sara a. [agramagreṇāgre vā saratisṛ. ṭa. aluk P. III. 2. 18] going in front, taking the lead, a leader, foremost, ([Page 0016-a]) first; nirapatrapāṇāṃ agresarīkṛtāsmi K. 169; maraṇa˚ro bhavāmi Pt. 1, Māl. 9 first to die; mānamahatāmagresaraḥ kesarī Bh. 2. 29. — sarikaḥ [agresare agragatau prasṛtaḥ ṭhan] 1 a servant (who precedes his master). 2 a leader.