prapā प्रपा pra-√ 1. pā P. -píbati, (ind.p. -pāya, [Pāṇ. vi, 4, 69]), to begin to drink, drink, [RV.] &c. &c.; to imbibe (cakṣuṣā, with the eye i.e. feast the eyes upon), [MBh.] pra-pā́ f. a place for supplying water, a place for watering cattle or a shed on the road-side containing a reservoir of water for travellers, fountain, cistern, well, [AV.] &c. &c. (cf. [Pāṇ. iii, 3, 58], Vārtt. 4, [Pat.]) a supply of water, affluent (of a tank &c.), [L.] pra-√ 3. pā P. -pāti, to protect, defend from (abl.), [BhP.] prapāṇa प्रपाण pra-°pāṇa n. drinking, a drink or beverage (in a-prap° and su-prap° cf. also pra-pāna). prapāṇi प्रपाणि pra-pāṇi or pra-pā°ṇika, m. the fore-arm, [Car.] prapātha प्रपाथ prá-°pātha m. a road, way, [L.] prapāṭha प्रपाठ pra-°pāṭha or pra-°pāṭhaka, m. a lecture (i.e. chapter or subdivision of a book), [TS.]; [Br.] &c. prapāda प्रपाद pra-°pāda see á-prapāda. prapāka प्रपाक pra-°pāka m. ripening (of a boil &c.), [Suśr.] digestion, [Car.] (prob.) a partic. part of the flesh of a victim, [Kauś.] pra-pāka See pra- √ 2. pac. prapāna प्रपान pra-°pāna n. drinking, sipping, [R.] the under part of a horse's upper lip (which he uses in drinking), [Var.] (v.l. °pāṇa). prapāta प्रपात pra-pāta m. a partic. mode of flying, [Pañcat.] springing forth, [Var.] an attack, [L.] starting off, setting out, departure, [Kathās.] falling down, falling from (abl. or comp.) or into (loc. or comp.), [MBh.]; [Kāv.] &c. falling out (of teeth, hair &c.), [Suśr.] discharge, emission, flow (of semen), [VP.] letting fall (a glance on anything), [Kum.] a steep rock, cliff, precipice, [MBh.]; [Hariv.] &c. a steep bank or shore, [L.] a cascade, waterfall, [L.] pra-pāta &c. See pra-√ pat. prapāṇḍu प्रपाण्डु pra-pāṇḍu or pra-pāṇ°ḍura, mfn. very white, of a dazzling white colour, [Suśr.] prapālin प्रपालिन् pra-°pālin m. ‘protector’, N. of Baladeva, [L.] prapātam प्रपातम् pra-°pātam ind. falling down, [MBh.] prapātin प्रपातिन् pra-°pātin m. a rock, cliff, mountain, [L.] prapāyin प्रपायिन् pra-°pāyin mfn. drinking, one who drinks, [W.] pra-°pāyin mfn. who or what protects, [W.] prapāṇīya प्रपाणीय pra-°pāṇīya mfn. to be drunk, drinkable, [W.] prapāṇika प्रपाणिक pra-pāṇi or pra-pā°ṇika, m. the fore-arm, [Car.] prapāṭhaka प्रपाठक pra-°pāṭha or pra-°pāṭhaka, m. a lecture (i.e. chapter or subdivision of a book), [TS.]; [Br.] &c. pra-pāṭhaka See pra-√ paṭh. prapāṭhita प्रपाठित pra-°pāṭhita mfn. (fr. Caus.) taught, expounded, [L.] prapādīka प्रपादीक prapādika or prapā°dīka, m. a peacock, [L.] prapādika प्रपादिक or prapā°dīka, m. a peacock, [L.] prapāduka प्रपादुक pra-°pā́duka mfn. falling away prematurely (as a fetus), [TS.]; [Kāṭh.] pra-pāduka &c. See above. prapālaka प्रपालक pra-°pālaka m. (cf. √ pāl) a guardian, protector, [Kāv.] prapālana प्रपालन pra-°pālana n. guarding, protecting, protection, [Cat.] prapānaka प्रपानक pra-°pānaka n. sherbet, [Bhpr.]; [Sāh.] prapāpālī प्रपापाली pra-pā—pālī f. a woman who distributes water to travellers, [Vcar.] prapātana प्रपातन pra-°pātana n. (fr. Caus.) causing to fall, throwing down, [R.] throwing, casting (akṣa-p°, ‘casting-dice’), [Hariv.] prapāvana प्रपावन pra-pā—vana n. ‘fountain-grove’, a cool grove, [L.] prapāṭikā प्रपाटिका pra-pāṭikā f. a young shoot or sprout, [L.] prapāṇḍura प्रपाण्डुर pra-pāṇḍu or pra-pāṇ°ḍura, mfn. very white, of a dazzling white colour, [Suśr.] prapātāmbu प्रपाताम्बु pra-pā°tāmbu n. water falling from a rock, [Rājat.] prapāpālikā प्रपापालिका pra-pā—pālikā f. a woman who distributes water to travellers, [Vcar.] prapāpūraṇa प्रपापूरण pra-pā—pūraṇa n. filling a cistern with water prapāmaṇḍapa प्रपामण्डप pra-pā—maṇḍapa m. a shed with water for travellers, [Vcar.] prapāpūraṇīya प्रपापूरणीय pra-pā—pūra°ṇīya mfn. serving to fill a cistern with water, [Pāṇ. v, 1, 111], Vārtt. 1, [Pat.] prapātābhimukha प्रपाताभिमुख pra-pā°tābhimukha mf(I)n. inclined to precipitate one's self from a rock, [Kathās.]