pṛicchya

pṛicchya

ā-pṛícchya

to be respected RV. I, 60, 2 ;
to be praised, laudable, commendable RV. ;
ā-pṛicchya

ā-pṛishṭvā

pari-prach

fut. - prakshyati;
ind. p. - pṛicchya;
inf. - prashṭum), to interrogate orﾠ ask a person about anything, to inquire about (with 2́ acc. orﾠ with acc. of pers. andﾠ acc. with prati loc. orﾠ gen. of thing) MBh. Kāv. etc.

prach

pṛicchati (Ved. andﾠ ep. alsoﾠ Ā. pṛicchate;
pf. papraccha Br. etc., papṛikshé <?> RV. IV, 43, 7 ;
aor. áprākshīt AV. etc., áprāṭ RV., aprashṭa Kāv. ;
fut. prakshyati Br. etc., prashṭā Gr.;
ind. p. pṛishṭvā, - pṛicchya MBh. ;
inf. práshṭum AV. etc., - pṛíccham, - cche RV.), to ask, question, interrogate (acc.);
to ask after inquire about (acc.);
to ask orﾠ interrogate any one (acc.) about anything (acc. dat. loc. prati, orﾠ adhikṛitya with acc.;
arthe orﾠ hetoḥ ifc.) RV. (pr. p. Ā. pṛicchamāna, « asking one's self» X; 34, 6) etc. etc.;
(in astrol.) to consult the future Var. ;
(with nāmatomātaram) to inquire about one's (gen.) mother's name Ṡak. ;
(with na) not to trouble one's self with ĀṡvṠr. ;
to seek, wish, long for;
to ask, demand, beg, entreat (acc.) RV.:
Pass. pṛicchyáte, to be asked orﾠ questioned about (act. dat. etc., as above) RV. etc. etc.:
Caus. pracchayati (aor. apapracchat) Gr.:
Desid. pipṛicchishati Pāṇ. 1-2, 8:
Intens. parīpṛicchyate Pāṇ. 7-4, 90 Pat. ;
Orig. pṛik;
+ cf. Lat. preces, procus;
poscere for porscere;
Slav. prositi;
Lith. prasṡy4ti;
Germ. frâhên, fragen; forskôn, forschen

sam-ā-prach