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yācयाच्cl. 1. P. Ā. ([Dhātup. xxi, 3]) yā́cati, °te (usually Ā. in sense of ‘asking for one's self’; pf. yayāca Gr., yayāce, [Br.] &c.; aor. ayācīt, °ciṣṭa Subj. yāciṣat, °ṣāmahe, [RV.]; Prec. yācyāt Gr.; fut. yācitā, [ib.]; yāciṣyati, °te, [Br.] &c.; inf. yācitum, [AV.] &c.; ind.p. yācitvā, -yā́cya, [Br.] &c.), to ask, beg, solicit, entreat, require, implore (with double acc.; or with abl., rarely gen. of pers.; the thing asked may also be in acc. with prati, or in dat., or ibc. with arthe, or artham), [RV.] &c. &c.; (with púnar) to ask anything back, [TBr.]; (with kanyām) to be a suitor for a girl, to ask a girl in marriage from (abl., rarely acc.) or for (kṛte or arthe; also with vivāhārtham), [MBh.]; [Kāv.] &c.; to offer or tender anything (acc.) to (dat.), [AV.]; to promise (?), [ib.] : Pass. yācyate, to be asked (‘for’, acc.; rarely of things), [MBh.]; [Kāv.] &c.; Caus. yācáyati (°te, [AV.]; aor. ayayācat, [Pāṇ. vii, 4, 2]), to cause to ask or woo, [MBh.]; to request anything (acc.) for (arthe), [Pañcat.] : Desid. yiyāciṣate, [Pāṇ. vi, 1, 8], Vārtt. 3, [Pat.] : Intens. yāyācyate, yāyākti Gr.
yāciयाचिor yācikā, f. a petition, request, [Kāś.] on [Pāṇ. iii, 3, 110.]
yācñāयाच्ञाyācñā́ f. begging, asking for (comp.), asking alms, mendicancy, any petition or request, prayer, entreaty, [TS.] &c. &c. (yācñāṃ-√ kṛ, to fulfil a request)
the being a suitor, making an offer of marriage, [Kathās.]
yācinयाचिन्mfn. (ifc.) asking, requesting, [Nir.]
yācyaयाच्यmfn. to be asked (esp. for alms), [Mn. viii, 181] &c.
to be wooed (-tā f.), [MBh.]
to be required, [ib.]; [Hariv.]
n. asking, making a request, [MBh.]
yācñyaयाच्ञ्यyācñyá m. ([AV.]) yācñyā́ f. ([ŚBr.]) = yācñā, asking, begging, request.
yācakīयाचकीf. a female beggar, [MBh.]
yācakaयाचकm. a petitioner, asker, beggar, [Yājñ.]; [MBh.] &c.
yācanāयाचनाf. asking, soliciting, request, petition, entreaty for or solicitation of (comp.), [R.]; [Kālid.] &c. (°nām-√ kṛ, to fulfil a request).
yācanaयाचनn. begging, soliciting, asking (also in marriage), [ŚārṅgP.]; [Sāh.]; [Vet.]
yācikāयाचिकाyāci or , f. a petition, request, [Kāś.] on [Pāṇ. iii, 3, 110.]
yācitaयाचितmfn. asked, begged (borrowed), [Mn.]; [MBh.] &c.
solicited or asked for (anything,acc.), entreated, importuned, [ib.]
asked in marriage, [Vet.]
required, requisite, necessary, [MW.]
n. alms obtained by begging, [L.]
yācitṛयाचितृm. an asker, petitioner, [Gobh.]; [R.]
a suitor, wooer, [Kum.]
yāciṣṇuयाचिष्णुmfn. habitually asking or begging, importuning, an importunate person, [MBh.]; [BhP.]
yācyatāयाच्यताyācya—tā f.
yācanīyaयाचनीयyāca°nīya mfn. to be asked, to be desired or requested (n. also impers.), [MBh.]; [Pañcat.]
yācanakaयाचनकyāca°naka m. an asker, petitioner, beggar, [Mn.]; [MBh.]; [Hariv.],
yācitakaयाचितकyāci°taka mfn. borrowed, [Naiṣ.]
yāci°taka n. anything borrowed, [Yājñ., Sch.]
yācchreṣṭhaयाच्छ्रेष्ठyāc-chreṣṭha See under 2. yāt.
yāc-chreṣṭhá mf(A/)n. (yāt + śr°) the best possible, [RV. iii, 53, 21] (cf. yāvac-chr°).
yācitavyaयाचितव्यyāci°tavya mfn. to be asked, [MBh.]
to be asked for (a girl acc.) by (instr.), [Kum.]
yāciṣṇutāयाचिष्णुताyāciṣṇu—tā f. the habit of soliciting favours, [Mn. xii, 33.]
yācñābhaṅgaयाच्ञाभङ्गyācñā—bhaṅga m. failure of a request, useless request, [Bhartṛ.]
yācñāvacasयाच्ञावचस्yācñā—vacas n. pl. words used in begging or entreating, [Śāntiś.]
yācñājīvanaयाच्ञाजीवनyācñā—jīvana n. subsisting by begging or mendicancy, [Hit.]
yācñāprāptaयाच्ञाप्राप्तyācñā—prāpta mfn. obtained by begging or asking, [L.]
yācakavṛttiयाचकवृत्तिyācaka—vṛtti f. the occupation or profession of a beggar, [MW.]