cl. 1. códati, °te (Subj. códat; Impv. °da, °data, dasva, (2. du.) °dethām; aor. 2. sg. codīs; pr. p. See a-codát), to impel, incite, animate, [RV.]; to bring or offer quickly (as the Soma), [RV.]; Ā. to hasten, [RV.] : Caus. codáyati, rarely °te (Subj. 2. sg. °yāsi, °yāse; aor. acūcudat, [MBh. xiii, 35]; p. codáyat; [Pāṇ.] codyamāna), to sharpen, whet, [RV. vi, 47, 10] (cf. [3, 5]); [ix, 50, 1]; [x, 120, 5]; to impel, incite, cause to move quickly, accelerate, [RV.]; [AV. iii, 15, 1]; [MBh.] &c.; (with cakṣus) to direct (the eye) towards (loc.), [Mṛcch. ix, 11]; to inspire, excite, animate, [RV.]; [AV. vii, 46, 3]; to request, petition, ask, urge on, press or importune with a request, [Lāṭy. ii, 9, 15]; [Mn.]; [MBh.] &c.; help on, assist in the attainment of (dat.), [RV.]; to bring or offer quickly, [vi, 48, 9]; [vii, 77, 4]; to ask for, [MBh. xiii]; [R. vii]; [BhP. x]; to inquire after, [MBh. i, 5445]; to enjoin, fix, settle, [ŚāṅkhŚr.]; [Lāṭy.]; to object, criticise, [Bādar., Sch.]; to be quick, [RV. i, 117, 3]; [x, 101, 12] and [102, 12];