s. m, nskrit Ádí. Beginning, commencement, starting point; first, prior, primary, primæval:—ád-aṇt, s. m. The first and the last; the beginning and the end; from head to foot; throughout:—ádjugád, a. From eternity; eternal (an attribute of God):—ádpurkh, s. m. A title of God; the first cause; the First Being.