Gopalacampu 1.2.45

1.2.45

[38] yadā ca dakṣiṇe sarvānarvācīna-māhātmya-guravo guravo babhūvuḥ; te ca sarve pūrva-pūrvataḥ pūrvajā eva tasthuḥ | yatra purohitāḥ svayam anargham arghyaṃ dadhānāḥ sarvataḥ pūrve bhavantaḥ sva-nāma-niruktim iva vyaktīkurvanti sma, "puro dhīyante" iti | tad etad api yuktaṃ, śleṣeṇa ca prathamato hitās ta eva hi bhaṇyante |

[38] And on the right were the elders, weighty with a dignity that was not modern; and they all stood, each elder in front of the next. There the family priests, themselves bearing priceless respectful offerings and standing foremost among all, made plain the etymology of their own title, as it were: "they are placed in front" (puro dhīyante). And this too is appropriate, for by a pun, it is they who are called "beneficial from the first" (prathamato hitāḥ).