prefer

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Spoken Sanskrit

English

आद्यता 	-	 AdyatA 	-	 f.
  	-	 preference
भजते  { भज् } 	-	  bhajate  { bhaj } 	-	 verb 	-	 prefer
पुरस्करोति  { पुरस्कृ } 	-	  puraskaroti  { puraskR } 	-	 verb 	-	 prefer
भजति  { भज् } 	-	  bhajati  { bhaj } 	-	 verb 	-	 prefer
अनुरोचयति  { अनुरुच् } 	-	  anurocayati  { anuruc } 	-	 verb caus. 	-	 prefer
विशेषयति  { विशिष् } 	-	  vizeSayati  { viziS } 	-	 verb caus. 	-	 prefer
आश्रित 	-	  Azrita 	-	 adj.
  	-	 preferred
पूर्वभाज् 	-	  pUrvabhAj 	-	 adj.
  	-	 preferred
मनोनीत 	-	  manonIta 	-	 adj.
  	-	 preferred
विशेषित 	-	  vizeSita 	-	 adj.
  	-	 preferred
वृत 	-	  vRta 	-	 adj.
  ppp. 	-	 preferred
वृणाति  { वृ } 	-	  vRNAti  { vR } 	-	 verb 5 9 	-	 prefer to
वृणीते  { वृ } 	-	  vRNIte  { vR } 	-	 verb 5 9 	-	 prefer to
वृणोति  { वृ } 	-	  vRNoti  { vR } 	-	 verb 5 9 	-	 prefer to
वृणुते  { वृ } 	-	  vRNute  { vR } 	-	 verb 5 9 	-	 prefer to
विशिनष्टि  { वि- शिष् } 	-	  vizinaSTi  { vi- ziS } 	-	 verb 7 	-	 prefer to
श्रेयस् 	-	  zreyas 	-	 adj.
  	-	 preferable
श्लाघ्यतर 	-	  zlAghyatara 	-	 adj.
  	-	 preferable
वर 	-	  vara 	-	 adj.
  	-	 preferable
वरम् 	-	  varam 	-	 indecl.
  	-	 preferably
पुरस्कार 	-	  puraskAra 	-	 m.
  	-	 preference
उपादेयत्व 	-	  upAdeyatva 	-	 n.
  	-	 preference
आवृणुते  { आवृ } 	-	  AvRNute  { AvR } 	-	 verb 	-	 prefer  
आश्रयते  { आश्रि } 	-	  Azrayate  { Azri } 	-	 verb 	-	 prefer  
अभिवृणीते  { अभिवृ } 	-	  abhivRNIte  { abhivR } 	-	 verb caus. 	-	 prefer  
प्रशंसंस्य 	-	  prazaMsaMsya 	-	 adj.
  	-	 preferable to
ज्येष्ठा 	-	  jyeSThA 	-	 f.
  	-	 preferred wife
वृतक्षय 	-	  vRtakSaya 	-	 m.
  	-	 preferred abode
प्रथमतस् 	-	  prathamatas 	-	 ind.
  	-	  in preference to
व्यापार- अधिमान 	-	  vyApAra- adhimAna 	-	 n.
  	-	  trade preference
प्राकर्षिक 	-	  prAkarSika 	-	 adj.
  	-	  deserving preference
वराकाङ्क्षिन् 	-	  varAkAGkSin 	-	 adj.
  	-	 preferring a request
प्रतिपत्तिप्रदान 	-	  pratipattipradAna 	-	 n.
  	-	  giving of preferment
वरिष्ठ 	-	  variSTha 	-	 adj.
  	-	  most preferable among
पुरोधिका 	-	  purodhikA 	-	 f.
  	-	 preferred to other women
वरतम 	-	  varatama 	-	 adj.
  	-	  most preferable or excellent
अर्थगुण 	-	  arthaguNa 	-	 m.
  	-	 preference or advantage in regard to the sense
पतत्प्रकर्ष 	-	  patatprakarSa 	-	 adj.
  	-	  where preference or superiority sinks or is not observed
निरवयजते  { निरवयज् } 	-	  niravayajate  { niravayaj } 	-	 verb 	-	  satisfy a god by means of sacrifice in preference to another god

 
   विशेषयति  { विशिष् }  vizeSayati  { viziS } verb caus.  prefer  
   विशेषयति  { वि- शिष् }  vizeSayati  { vi- ziS } verb caus.  distinguish   
   विशेषयति  { विशिष् }  vizeSayati  { viziS } verb caus.  surpass  
   विशेषयति  { वि- शिष् }  vizeSayati  { vi- ziS } verb caus.  specify   
   विशेषयति  { वि- शिष् }  vizeSayati  { vi- ziS } verb caus.  define  
   विशेषयति  { विशिष् }  vizeSayati  { viziS } verb caus.  enhance the worth or value of   
   विशेषयति  { वि- शिष् }  vizeSayati  { vi- ziS } verb caus.  excel     
            

Monier Williams

English

 To PREFER,  v. a.
   (Esteem more,  value more,  have greater
liking for) अधिकं मन् (c.  4. मन्यते,  मन्तुं,  c.
  10. मानयति -यितुं)
or प्रशंस् (c.  1. -शंसति -सितुं),  अधिकं रुच् (c.  10. रोचयति -यितुं, 
c.
  1. रोचते -चितुं) or अनुरुच् or अभिरुच् or इष् with abl., 
अधिकानुरागं कृ,  अधिकानुरक्तः -क्ता -क्तं भू,  अधिकाभिमतः -ता -तं भूः
The construction of the sentence will vary as the San-
skrit verb may have an active or neuter sense
 thus, 
‘I prefer this to that, ’ एतत् तस्मान् मह्यम् अधिकं रोचते,  एतत्
तस्माद् अधिकं रोचयामि or इच्छामि or प्रशंसामि,  or मया अधिकं प्रशस्यते
or मया अधिकम् अनुमतं or मम अधिकम् अभिमतं. The adverb
वरं or the root शिष् with वि may be used to express the
sense of ‘prefer’
 thus,  ‘I prefer death to poverty, ’ वरं
मृत्युर् न च दारिद्र्यं (i. e. ‘better death and not poverty’)
‘I prefer death to dishonour, ’ अपमानात् प्राणत्यागो विशिष्यते.
— (Choose before) पूर्व्वं वृ (c.  5. वृणोति -णुते,  c.
  9. वृणाति -णीते, 
c.
  1. वरति -रितुं,  c.
  10. वरयति -यितुं),  पूर्व्वं or अग्रे ग्रह् (c.  9. गृह्लाति, 
ग्रहीतुं) or वावृत्,  पुरोधा (c.  3. -दधाति -धातुं)
 ‘I prefer retire-
ment to all pleasures, ’ अपक्रमणं सर्व्वकामैः or सर्व्वकामेभ्यो वृणे.
—
(Exalt,  promote to an office,  &c. ) पदं वृध् (c.  10. वर्धयति -यितुं)
or संवृध्,  श्रेष्ठपदे or उत्कृष्टपदे नियुज् or प्रतिपद्,  पदवृद्धिं कृ,  प्रति-
पत्तिं दा,  पुरस्कृ.
— (Present,  offer) समृ in caus.
  ,  निविद् in caus.
  , 
उपहृ,  निवेदनं कृ,  समर्पणं कृ.

Borooah

English

 PREFER:
I To offer,  address: to p.
  a charge:
अभियोगं करोति
or
निवेदयति (= to inform).
II
To advance,  raise: q. v.
 : उन्नमयति (c. of 
नम्), 
p.
  your friends:
उन्नमय स्वबन्धुवर्गम्,  Ki.
 
III
To regard more: बहु (much)
or
अधिकम्
(more) मन्यते (मन्,  c. 4.): v.
  Also to excel.
IV To like more: अधिकं रोचते (रुच्,  c. 1.:
with dat.
  of the person): v.
  Also better.

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Raghuvira

English

English:
  prefer
vb. 1.(estimate higher) अधिमनन,  अधिमान देना,  
2.(bring. put or set forward) पुरोभरण,  पुरोधान,  
3.करना,  उठाना

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