प्रधान

Monier-Williams · pradhāna
pradhāna n. a chief thing or person, the most important or essential part of anything KātyŚr. Mn. MBh. &c ‖ (ibc.) the principal or first, chief, head of ‖ [often also ifc. (f. ā), e.g. indra-pradhāna, (a hymn) having Indra as the chief object or person addressed Nir ‖ prayoga-p, (the art of dancing) having practice as its essential part, chiefly practical Mālav.] ‖ 'the Originator', primary germ, original source of the visible or material universe (in Sāṃkhya = prakṛti, q.v.) IW. 53, 1 &c ‖ primary or unevolved matter or nature Sarvad ‖ supreme or universal soul L ‖ intellect, under