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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

agrēsara (अग्रेसर).—a (S agrē In front, sara Who goes.) That leads, conducts, precedes, presides, manages.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

agrēsara (अग्रेसर).—a One who leads, manages, &c.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Agresara (अग्रेसर).—a. [agramagreṇāgre vā sarati sṛ. ṭa. aluk-puro'grato'greṣu sartteḥ | P.III. 2.18.] going in front, taking the lead, a leader, foremost, first; निरपत्रपाणाम् अग्रेसरीकृतास्मि (nirapatrapāṇām agresarīkṛtāsmi) K.169; मरण°रो भवामि (maraṇa°ro bhavāmi) Pañcatantra (Bombay) 1; Mālatīmādhava (Bombay) 9. first to die; मानमहतामग्रेसर (mānamahatāmagresara): केसरी (kesarī) Bhartṛhari 2.29.

Agresara is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms agre and sara (सर).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Agresara (अग्रेसर).—m.

(-raḥ) A leader. mfn.

(-raḥ-rā-rī-raṃ) Preceding, going before. E. agre in front, and sara who goes.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Agresara (अग्रेसर).—i. e. agra + i-sṛ + a, adj., f. rī. Going in front, first.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Agresara (अग्रेसर).—[feminine] ī preceding, going first.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Agresara (अग्रेसर):—[=agre-sara] [from agre > agra] mf(ī)n. going in front, preceding, best, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Agresara (अग्रेसर):—[tatpurusha compound] I. m. f. n.

(-raḥ-rā or -rī-ram) Preceding, going before. Ii. m.

(-raḥ) A leader. E. agra (loc.) and sara.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Agresara (अग्रेसर):—[agre-sara] (raḥ) 1. m. A leader.

[Sanskrit to German]

Agresara in German

context information

Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Agrēsara (ಅಗ್ರೇಸರ):—

1) [adjective] moving ahead (of others); leading.

2) [adjective] superior; excellent.

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Agrēsara (ಅಗ್ರೇಸರ):—[noun] he who leads, guides others; a leader; a guide.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Agre, Cara, Sara.

Ends with: Grahagresara, Jipunagresara, Maranagresara.

Full-text: Agrasara, Agresarikar, Grahagresara, Parama.

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The Religion and Philosophy of Tevaram (Thevaram) (by M. A. Dorai Rangaswamy)

Nayanar 36: Siruthondar (Ciruttonta) < [Volume 4.1.1 - A comparative study of the Shaivite saints the Thiruthondathogai]

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Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)

Appendix 1.6: New and rare words < [Appendices]

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