• प्रछ् cl. 6. P. (Dhātup. xxviii, 120), पृच्छति (Ved. and ep. also Ā. पृच्छते; pf. पप्रच्छ, Br. &c., पपृक्षे/ [?] RV. iv, 43, 7; aor. अ/प्राक्षीत्, AV. &c., अ/प्राट्, RV., अप्रष्ट, Kāv.; fut. प्रक्ष्यति, Br. &c., प्रष्टा Gr.; ind.p. पृष्ट्वा, -पृच्छ्य, MBh.; inf. प्र/ष्टुम्, AV. &c., -पृ/च्छम्, °च्छे, RV.),
  to ask, question, interrogate (acc.);

  to ask after inquire about (acc.);

  to ask or interrogate any one (acc.) about anything (acc. dat. loc., प्रति, or अधिकृत्य with acc.; अर्थे or हेतोः ifc.), RV. (pr.p. Ā. पृच्छमान, ‘asking one's self’, x; 34, 6) &c. &c.;

  (in astrol.) to consult the future, Var.;

  (with नामतो मातरम्) to inquire about one's (gen.) mother's name, Śak.;

  (with न) not to trouble one's self with, ĀśvŚr.;

  to seek, wish, long for;

  to ask, demand, beg, entreat (acc.), RV. :

  Pass. पृच्छ्य/ते, to be asked or questioned about (act. dat. &c., as above), RV. &c. &c.:

  Caus. प्रच्छयति (aor. अपप्रच्छत्) Gr.:

  Desid. पिपृच्छिषति, Pāṇ. i, 2, 8 :

  Intens. परीपृच्छ्यते, Pāṇ. vii, 4, 90; Pat.
• प्रछ् [Orig. पृक्; cf. Lat. preces, procus; poscere for porscere; Slav. prositi; Lith. praszýti; Germ. frâhên, fragen; forskôn, forschen.]

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