preceding all others in a series; before any other; first.

first in time; existing at or from the beginning; primitive; primeval; primordial.

ranking before all others; foremost in rank, quality, importance, etc.; principal.

a man, thing, place, etc. that is first.

a primeval, primordial thing.

pāyasa, a sweet dish, usu. thick liquid, served as a first item in a feast.

the first of the four sacred books of jainism.

a multiple star, actually the second brightest star in the constellation Gemini; Castor.

of the same quantity, size, number, value, degree, intensity, quality, etc.; equal.

any thing that is or person who is same or equal (to); an equal.

an image or other material object representing a deity to which religious worship is addressed; an idol.

the figure of a person or animal or an imagined or abstract form, carved in stone, wood, etc., modeled in a plastic substance or cast in plaster, bronze, etc.; a statue.

the state of being similar; likeness; resemblance; similarity.

the shape, outline or configuration of anything; structure as apart from color, material, etc.

the part of the head of an elephant between its tusks or, corresponding part of tuskless elephants.

an image used by a poet, painter, etc. to express precisely an idea.

any of the eleven stages one has to go through to achieve the highest knowledge in jainism.

an image or three-dimentional object representing a person, animal or thing.

something that stands for, represents or suggests another thing; a symbol.

= ಪ್ರಥಮಾವಿಭಕ್ತಿ.

the Supreme Being.

the quality or status of being eminent, distinguished, superior, etc.; greatness.

the extent or range of anything.