ā-√ prach Ā. -pṛcchate, rarely P. (Impv. -pṛccha, [MBh.]) to take leave, bid farewell; to salute on receiving or parting with a visitor, [MBh.]; [R.]; [Megh.]; [Ragh.]; [Kathās.] &c.; to call (on a god), implore, [Suśr.]; to ask, inquire for, [BhP.]; to extol, [L.]