pṛishṭvā

pṛishṭvā

ā-pṛishṭvā

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