प्राक्

{ prāk }

A dictionary, Marathi and English

prāk ad S Before, prior, preceding in time or place. 2 Easterly.

Aryabhushan School Dictionary

ad   Before, prior. Easterly.

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

प्राक्    a See under प्राञ्च्, col.3.
प्राक्  n.  b ind. ( [Lāṭy.]; KātyŚr.) before (in place or in order or time; as prep. with abl. [ cf. [Pāṇ. 2-1, 11 12]], rarely with gen.; also in comp. with its subst. [Pāṇ.]; ib.), [ŚrS.]; [Up.]; [MBh.] &c.
in the east, to the east of ( abl.), [RV.]; [Lāṭy.]
before the eyes, [Hit. i, 76]
at first, formerly, previously, already, [Mn.]; [MBh.] &c.
एव   (with ), a short while ago, recently, just, [Śak.]
किम्-उत   still more so, how much more (= ), [Buddh.]

ROOTS:

किम् उत

above, in the former part (of a book), [Mn.]; [Pāṇ.]
first, in the first place, above all, [Kathās.]; [MārkP.]
from now, henceforth, [Var.]
प्राक् कडारात्   up to, as far as (with abl.; esp. in gram., e.g., up to the word कडार, [Pāṇ. 2-1, 3])
अवान्तरे   between (= ), [L.]
early in the morning, [L.]
द्राक्    w.r. for , [MBh.]
प्राक्    c in comp. for प्राञ्च्.

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

प्राक् [prāk]   ind.
Before (usually with abl.); सफलानि निमित्तानि प्राक्प्रभातात्ततो मम [Bk.8.16;] प्राक्सृष्टेः केवलात्मने [Ku.2.4;] [R.14.78;] [Ś.5.22.]
At first, already; प्रमन्यवः प्रागपि कोशलेन्द्रे [R.7.34.]
Before, previously, in a previous portion (as of a book); इति प्रागेव निर्दिष्टम्; [Ms.1.71;] प्राक्पादयोः पतति खादति पृष्ठमांसम् [H.]
In the east, to the east of; ग्रामात् प्राक्पर्वतः.
In front.
As far as, up to; प्राक्कडारात्.
At dawn or daybreak.

Shabda-Sagara

प्राक्   Ind.
1. Before, already, prior, preceding, in place or time.
2. In front of.
3. As for as, up to.
4. Previously.
5. East, eastern.
6. Past, gone.
7. First.
8. Between, amongst, amidst.
9. At dawn, early in the morning.
E. See प्राच् .

ROOTS:

प्राच् .

संस्कृतम् (Sanskrit) WN

adverb  पूर्वस्मिन् काले।   Ex. प्राक् घटितानां स्मरणेन सः रोदितुं प्रारभत।

MODIFIES VERB:

भू

ONTOLOGY:

समयसूचक (Time) ➜ क्रिया विशेषण (Adverb)

SYNONYM:

पूर्वम्

Wordnet:

asm অতীততে

bd आगोलाव

ben আগে

hin पहले

kas پَتھ کال , ماضی

kok पयलीं

mal മുമ്പു്‌

mar भूतकाळात

mni ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯉꯩ

nep अतीतमा

ori ଆଗରୁ

pan ਪਿੱਛੇ

tam ஏற்கனவே

tel ప్రారంభంగా

urd سابقہ , پہلے , ماضی میں

See : अचिरादेव, आदौ