ā-√ śak P. (only [RV.]; aor. Subj. ā́-śakat, [viii, 32, 12]; pf. 3. pl. ā́-śekus, [x, 88, 17], &c.) to stimulate; to bring near, invite; to aid, help; to give a share of, let partake: Desid. Ā. -śikṣate, to let partake; to give, bestow, confer, [RV.] & [TBr.]