Pramukhī (10443)

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Pramukhī
Entry 10443, Page 383, Col. 2
(pramuKI, pramuKI)
Pramukhī¦, (prob.) n. of a goddess or yakṣiṇī: Ma- hāsamāj., Waldschmidt, Kl. Skt. Texte 4, 187.3; in Pali parallel, DN ii.260.23, pāmokkhā, taken as adj. by comm. and modern interpreters; the Skt. adj. pramukha might be assumed in our text (with Avadātakeśā), but its fem. seems to be only noted as pramukhā.