praśṝ प्रशॄ pra-√ śṝ P. -śṛṇāti, to break in pieces, break off, crush, [RV.]; [ŚBr.]; [KātyŚr.] praśī प्रशी pra-√ śī Ā. -śete, to lie down upon (acc.), [RV.] praśām प्रशाम् pra-°śā́m mfn. (nom. °śā́n) painless, unhurt, [ŚBr.] (cf. °śān above). praśān प्रशान् pra-śān ind. g. svar-ādi (cf. °śām). praśās प्रशास् pra-√ śās P. -śāsti, (ep. also Ā.), to teach, instruct, direct, [RV.]; [ŚBr.]; [R.]; to give instructions to, order, command (acc.), [MBh.]; [R.]; [MārkP.]; to chastise, punish, [MBh.]; [Kathās.]; to govern, rule, reign (also with rājyam), be lord of (acc. with or without adhi), [ŚBr.]; [Mn.]; [MBh.] &c.; to decide upon (loc.), [MBh.] praśad प्रशद् pra-√ śad only Caus. -śātayati, to cause to fall down, break off, pluck, [Vcar.] praśak प्रशक् pra-√ śak P. -śaknoti, (fut. also, Ā. -śakṣye, [MBh.]), to be able to (inf.), [MBh.]; [Hariv.] praśam प्रशम् pra-√ śam P. -śāmyati, to become calm or tranquil, be pacified or soothed, settle down (as dust), [Mn.]; [MBh.] &c.; to be allayed or extinguished, cease, disappear, fade away, [ib.] : Caus. -śamayati (rarely śām°), to appease, calm, quench, allay, extinguish, terminate, [ib.]; to make subject, subdue, conquer, [MBh.] praśas प्रशस् pra-śas f. (√ 1. śas) a hatchet, axe, knife, [AitBr.] ([Nir.], Sch.; others = pra-śasta, pra-kṛṣṭa-cchedana &c.) praśis प्रशिस् pra°śís f. order, direction, precept, [RV.]; [AV.]; [TBr.]; [ĀśvŚr.] praśnī प्रश्नी praśni, praś°nī, w.r. for pṛśni, °nī. praśna प्रश्न m. basket-work, a plaited basket, [Kauś.] (Sch. ‘a turban’). praśná m. (√ prach) a question, demand, interrogation, query, inquiry after (comp.; cf. kuśala-p°), [ŚBr.] &c. &c. judicial inquiry or examination (cf. sākṣi-p) astrological inquiry into the future (cf. divya-, deva-, daiva-p°) a subject of inquiry, point at issue, controversy, problem, [ŚBr.] &c. &c. (praśnam pra-√ brū, ‘to decide a controverted point’; nam √ i, with acc. or °nam ā √ gam, with loc. of pers., ‘to lay a question before any one for decision’; praśnas tava pitari, ‘the point at issue is before thy father’) a task or lesson (in Vedic recitation), [RPrāt.] a short section or paragraph (in books), [Col.] &c. praśni प्रश्नि , praś°nī, w.r. for pṛśni, °nī. praśri प्रश्रि w.r. for pṛśni. pra-√ śri P. -śrayati, to lean against, fix, [Kāṭh.]; to join or add to (loc.), [RV.] praśru प्रश्रु pra-√ śru Ā. 3. sg. -śriṇve, to be heard, be audible, [RV. v, 87, 3]; to become known or celebrated, [ib.] [iv, 41, 2] &c. praśubh प्रशुभ् pra-√ śubh (only Ā. 3. sg. pr. -śobhe = śobhate), to be bright, sparkle, [RV. i, 120, 5.] praśuc प्रशुच् pra-√ śuc Ā. -śocate, to glow, beam, radiate, [RV.] praśuṣ प्रशुष् pra-√ śuṣ P. -śuṣyati, to dry up, become dry, [Kām.] praśākhā प्रशाखा pra-śākhā f. a branch or twig, [MBh.]; [R.] (prob.) extremity of the body, [Suśr.] praśākha प्रशाख pra-śākha mfn. having great branches (as a tree), [Pāṇ. vi, 2, 177], Sch. (also °śaka) N. of the 5th stage in the formation of an embryo (in which the hands and feet are formed), [Buddh.] praśāma प्रशाम pra-°śāma tranquillity, pacification, suppression, [W.] praśīta प्रशीत prá-śīta mfn. (√ śyai) congealed, frozen, [ŚBr.] praśūna प्रशून pra-śūna mfn. (√ śvi) swollen, [Suśr.] praśaṃs प्रशंस् pra-√ śaṃs P. Ā. -śaṃsati, °te, (irreg. Pot. -śaṃsīyāt, [Cāṇ.]), to proclaim, declare, praise, laud, extol, [RV.] &c. &c.; to urge on, stimulate, [RV. i, 84, 19]; to approve, esteem, value (with na, to disapprove, blame), [MBh.]; [Kāv.] &c.; to foretell, prophesy, [Cāṇ.] praśaṭha प्रशठ pra-śaṭha mfn. very false or wicked (-tā f.), [L.] praśaka प्रशक pra-°śaka mfn. w.r. for °sakta, [MBh.] w.r. for pra-śākha, col. 2. praśala प्रशल w.r. for prasala. praśamī प्रशमी pra-°śamī f. N. of an Apsaras, [MBh.] praśama प्रशम pra-°śama m. calmness, tranquillity (esp. of mind), quiet, rest, cessation, extinction, abatement, [MBh.]; [Kāv.] &c. pra-°śama m. N. of a son of Ānaka-dundubhi and Śānti-deva, [BhP.] praścut प्रश्चुत् pra-√ ścut (or -ścyut) P. -ścotati (-ścyotati), to trickle forth, drip down, [Mālatīm.]; to pour forth, shed, spill, [Bhaṭṭ.] praśiṣa प्रशिष m. N. of a man pl. N. of his descendants, [Cat.] praśnin प्रश्निन् praśnín m. a questioner, interrogator, [VS.] praśoṣa प्रशोष pra-°śoṣa m. dryness, aridity, [Suśr.] praśuci प्रशुचि pra-śuci mfn. perfectly pure, [R.] praśumbh प्रशुम्भ् pra-√ śumbh (only 3. pl. -śambhante), to glide on wards, fly along, [RV. i, 85, 1] ([Sāy.] ‘to adorn one's self highly’). praśvas प्रश्वस् pra-√ śvas P. -śvasiti, to breathe in, inhale, [MBh.] : Caus. -śvāsayati, to cause to breathe, [ŚBr.]; to comfort, console, [Hariv.] praśānta प्रशान्त pra-°śānta mfn. tranquillized, calm, quiet, composed, indifferent, [Up.]; [Mn.]; [MBh.] &c. (in augury) auspicious, boni ominis, [Var.] extinguished, ceased, allayed, removed, destroyed, dead, [MBh.]; [Kāv.] &c. pra-śānta &c. See under pra-√ śam. praśānti प्रशान्ति pra-śānti f. sinking to rest, rest, tranquillity (esp. of mind), calm, quiet, pacification, abatement, extinction, destruction, [MBh.]; [Kāv.] &c. praśāsta प्रशास्त pra-°śāsta w.r. for °śasta, [ĀpŚr.] praśāstṛ प्रशास्तृ pra-°śāstṛ́ m. ‘director’, N. of a priest (commonly called Maitrāvaruṇa, the first assistant of the Hotṛ), [RV.] &c. &c. a king, [Uṇ. ii, 94], Sch. praśāsya प्रशास्य pra-°śāsya ind. having ruled or commanded, [MBh.] pra-°śāsya mfn. one who has to receive orders from (gen.), [Bālar.] praśīrṇa प्रशीर्ण pra-śīrṇa See pra-√ śṝ. pra-°śīrṇa mfn. broken, smashed, [ŚBr.]; [KātyŚr.]; [MBh.] praśaṃsā प्रशंसा pra-°śaṃsā́ f. praise, commendation, fame, glory (with Buddhists one of the 8 worldly conditions, [Dharmas. 61]), [ŚBr.] &c. &c. (cf. aprastuta-p°, strī-p°; w.r. °śaṃśā) praśakya प्रशक्य pra-°śakya mfn. one who does his utmost, [Kauś.], Sch. praśardha प्रशर्ध pra-śardha mfn. (√ śṛdh) bold, daring, [RV.] praśastā प्रशस्ता (ā), f. N. of a river, [MBh.] praśasta प्रशस्त praśastá mfn. praised, commended, considered fit or good, happy, auspicious (as stars, days &c.), [RV.]; [ĀśvGṛ.]; [Mn.]; [MBh.] &c. better, more excellent, [Gaut.] best, [Āpast.] consecrated (as water), [Var.] praśastá m. N. of a man, [Kathās.] of a poet, [Cat.] pra-śasta &c. See pra-√ śaṃs. praśasti प्रशस्ति prá°śasti f. (prá-) praise, fame, glorification, [RV.]; [Uttarar.]; [Daśar.] &c. (°tiṃ √ dhā, to bestow praise upon, value highly [with loc.] [RV.]) liking, desire (as of food), [RV.] (in dram.) a benediction (praying for peace &c. in the reign of a prince), [Sāh.] instruction, guidance, warning, [RV.] an edict, [Vcar.]; [Bālar.] (metrical) eulogistic inscription, [Ml.] excellence, eminence, [W.] N. of a guide to letter-writing, [Cat.] (also °tikā) praśasya प्रशस्य pra°śasya mfn. to be praised, praiseworthy, excellent, eminent, [RV.]; [Nir.]; [MBh.] &c. to be called happy, to be congratulated, [MBh.] (cf. °śaṃsya) pra°śasya ind. having praised or commended, [MBh.]; [R.]; [Pañcat.]; [BhP.] praścyut प्रश्च्युत् pra-√ ścut (or -ścyut) P. -ścotati (-ścyotati), to trickle forth, drip down, [Mālatīm.]; to pour forth, shed, spill, [Bhaṭṭ.] praśiṣṭa प्रशिष्ट mfn. ruled over, reigned, governed, commanded, [MW.] praśiṣṭi प्रशिष्टि prá°śiṣṭi, (prá-), f. injunction, command, order, [TBr.]; [ĀśvŚr.] praśiṣya प्रशिष्य pra-śiṣya m. the pupil of a pupil, [BhP.] praślatha प्रश्लथ pra-ślatha mfn. very loose, greatly relaxed, languid, flaccid, [Daś.] (cf. pra-śratha). praśleṣa प्रश्लेष pra-śleṣa m. close contact or pressure, [Amar.] coalescence (of vowels), [Prāt.]; [Siddh.] praślita प्रश्लित pra-ślita mfn. (for pra-śrita) bent, inclined (N. of the rule of Saṃdhi that changes as to o before sonant letters), [RPrāt.] praśnaya प्रश्नय Nom. P. °yati, to question, interrogate, inquire after (2 acc.), [Kāvyād.] praśratha प्रश्रथ pra-śratha, m. or pra-śranthana, n. laxity, relaxation, flaccidity, [Pāṇ.]; [Vop.] praśraya प्रश्रय pra-śraya &c. See pra-√ śri. pra-śraya m. leaning or resting on, resting-place, [ŚārṅgP.] inclining forward i.e. respectful demeanour, modesty, humbleness, affection, respect, civility (personified as a son of Dharma and Hrī), [MBh.] &c. &c. praśrita प्रश्रित pra-śrita mfn. bending forward deferentially, humble, modest, courteous, well-behaved (am ind. humbly, deferentially), [MBh.]; [Kāv.] &c. (often w.r. °sṛta) hidden, obscure (as a meaning), [MBh.] pra-śrita m. N. of a son of Ānaka-dundubhi and Śānti-deva, [BhP.] praśuddhi प्रशुद्धि pra-śuddhi f. (√ śudh) purity, clearness, [MBh.] praśvāsa प्रश्वास pra-śvāsa m. breathing in, inhaling, [Suśr.] praśākhikā प्रशाखिका pra-śā°khikā f. a small branch, twig, [MBh.] praśāmita प्रशामित pra-°śāmita mfn. (fr. Caus.) pacified i.e. subdued, conquered, [Hariv.] praśāsaka प्रशासक pra-°śāsaka m. = °śāstṛ, [Pañcat.] (B.) praśāsana प्रशासन pra-°śā́sana n. guidance, government, rule, dominion, [RV.]; [ŚBr.]; [ChUp.]; [MBh.] enjoining, enacting, [W.] praśāsita प्रशासित pra-°śāsita mfn. governed, administered, [R.] enjoined, enacted, [W.] praśāsitṛ प्रशासितृ pra-°śāsitṛ m. a governor, ruler, master, dictator, [Mn.]; [MBh.]; [Śaṃk.] praśāstra प्रशास्त्र pra-°śāstrá n. the office of the Praśāstṛ, [RV. ii, 2, 1]; [ĀpŚr.] his Soma vessel, [ib.] [ii, 36, 6.] praśātikā प्रशातिका See prasātikā. praśaṃsin प्रशंसिन् pra-°śaṃsin mfn. (ifc.) praising, commending, eulogizing, [MBh.]; [R.] praśaṃsya प्रशंस्य pra-śaṃ°sya mfn. to be praised, praiseworthy, [RV.]; [MBh.]; [R.]; [Uttarar.] (v.l.) preferable to, better than (abl.), [Mn. ii, 95]; [Kull.] (cf. 1. °śasya.) praśaṭhatā प्रशठता pra-śaṭha—tā f. praśamaka प्रशमक pra-°śamaka mfn. one who brings to rest, quenching, allaying, [Kāraṇḍ.] praśamana प्रशमन pra-°śamana mfn. tranquillizing, pacifying, curing, healing, [MBh.]; [Hariv.]; [Suśr.] pra-°śamana n. the act of tranquillizing &c., [MBh.]; [Kām.]; [Daś.]; [Pur.]; [Suśr.] securing, keeping safe (of what has been acquired), [Mn. vii, 56] (others, ‘bestowing aptly’; others, ‘sanctification’; cf. [Ragh. iv, 14]) killing, slaughter, [L.] (scil. astra) N. of a weapon, [R.] praśamita प्रशमित pra-°śamita mfn. (fr. Caus.) tranquillized, relieved, quelled, quenched, allayed, [MBh.]; [Hariv.] &c. atoned for, expiated, [Uttarar.] praśithilī प्रशिथिली in comp. for °la. praśithila प्रशिथिल pra-śithila mf(A)n. very loose, relaxed, lax, [Hariv.]; [Kāv.]; [Suśr.] very feeble, hardly perceptible, [Śaṃk.] praśliṣṭa प्रश्लिष्ट pra-śliṣṭa mfn. (√ śliṣ) twisted, entwined, coalescent (applied to the Saṃdhi of a, or ā with a following vowel and of other vowels with homogeneous ones, also to the vowel resulting from this Saṃdhi and its accent), [Prāt.]; [ŚāṅkhŚr.]; [Pat.] praśnāryā प्रश्नार्या praś°nāryā f. N. of wk. praśocana प्रशोचन pra-°śócana mfn. burning on, continuing to burn, [AV.] praśoṣaṇa प्रशोषण pra-°śoṣaṇa m. ‘drying up’, N. of a demon producing illness, [Hariv.] praśrabdhi प्रश्रब्धि pra-śrabdhi f. (√ śrambh) trust, confidence, [L.] praśravas प्रश्रवस् prá-śravas mfn. loud-sounding (said of the Maruts), [RV.] ([Sāy.] = prakṛṣṭānna). pra-°śravaṇa and °śravas, see above. praśrayin प्रश्रयिन् pra-°śrayin mfn. behaving respectfully, courteous, modest (°yitā f.), [Kām.] praśritam प्रश्रितम् pra-śritam ind., humbly, deferentially praśākhavat प्रशाखवत् pra-śā°kha-vat mfn. (m.c. for °khā-v°) having numerous branches, [R.] praśāntadhī प्रशान्तधी pra-°śānta—dhī mfn. = -citta, [BhP.] praśāntaka प्रशान्तक pra-°śāntaka mfn. tranquil, calm, [Bhar.] praśāntatā प्रशान्तता pra-°śānta—tā f. tranquillity of mind, [MBh.] praśaṃsaka प्रशंसक pra-°śaṃsaka mfn. (ifc.) praising, commending, [MBh.]; [R.]; [HYog.] praśaṃsana प्रशंसन pra-°śaṃsana n. praising, commending, [Vedāntas.]; [Pāṇ.], Sch. (w.r. °śaṃśana). praśaṃsita प्रशंसित pra-°śaṃsita mfn. praised, commended, [Pañcar.] praśastatā प्रशस्तता praśasta—tā f. ([MW.]) excellence, goodness praśasyatā प्रशस्यता pra°śasya—tā f. excellence, eminence, [Hemac.] praśattvan प्रशत्त्वन् pra-°śattvan m. the ocean, [Uṇ. iv, 116], Sch. praścotana प्रश्चोतन pra-°ścotana n. trickling, dripping, [Uttarar.] praścutita प्रश्चुतित pra-°ścutita mfn. dripped down, [Gobh.] praśnādika प्रश्नादिक m. or n. praśnāvalī प्रश्नावली praś°nāvalī f. N. of wk.