cl. 10. P., ([Dhātup. xxxii, 100]) pūjayati (ep. also Ā. °te and cl. 1. P. pūjati; pf. pupūjire, [MBh.]; aor. apūpujat Gr.; ind.p. pūjayitvā, [Mn.] &c.; pūjya, [MBh.]), to honour, worship, revere, respect, regard, [ĀśvGṛ.]; [Mn.]; [MBh.] &c.; to honour or present with (instr.), [Mn. vii, 203]; to initiate, consecrate, [Vet.]