प्रयाम

{ prayāmḥ }

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

प्र-°याम  m.  m. dearth, scarcity (= नीवाक), [L.]

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प्र °याम

checking, restraining, [W.]
extension, length (in space or time), [Jātakam.]
progress, ib.

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

प्रयामः [prayāmḥ]   1 Restraining, checking.
Dearth, scarcity, dearness (of water, corn &c.).
Length; कुर्वन् प्रयाम- क्षयमायतीनाम् [Ki.3.43.]
Competition of buyers on account of dearth.

Shabda-Sagara

प्रयाम  m.  ( -मः)
1. Checking, restraining.
2. Scarcity, dearth.
3. Com- petition of buyers in consequence of scarcity.
4. Length, either of space or time.
E. प्र before, यम् to refrain, aff. घञ् .

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प्र यम् घञ् .