प्राञ्च् mfn. mfn. (
fr. प्र + 2.
अञ्च्;
nom. प्रा॑ङ्,
प्रा॑ची,
प्रा॑क्;
cf. [Pāṇ. 6-1, 182] ) directed forwards or towards, being in front, facing, opposite,
[RV.] ;
[VS.] ;
[AV.] ;
[Mn.] (
acc. with √
कृ, to bring, procure, offer,
[RV.] ; to stretch forth [the fingers]
ib.; to make straight, prepare or clear [a path]
ib.; [also with
प्र- √
तिर्, or -√
नि] to advance, promote, further,
ib.; with
Caus. of √
कॢप्, to face, turn opposite to,
[Mn. vii, 189] )
अपाच् turned eastward, eastern, easterly (
opp. to , western),
[RV.] &c. &c.
being to the east of (
abl. ),
[Mn. ii, 21] running from west to east, taken lengthwise,
KātyŚr.विश्वतः (with ) turned to all directions,
[RV.] inclined, willing,
ib.lasting, long (as life),
[AV.] (
esp. ibc. ;
cf. below) previous, prior, former
प्राञ्च् m. m.pl. (
प्राञ्चस्) the people of the east, eastern people or grammarians,
[Pāṇ. 1-1, 75 &c.]