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praṇī

pra-ṇī (√ nī) P. Ā. -ṇayati, °te to lead forwards, conduct, advance, promote, further, [RV.] &c. &c.; to bring or lead to, convey (esp. the sacrificial fire or water or Soma to its place at the altar), [ib.]; to offer, present, [Bhaṭṭ.]; to produce, perform, execute, finish, [Up.]; [MBh.]; [Kāv.] &c.; to do away with, remove, dispel, [MBh.]; to manifest affection, love, desire, [MBh.]; to show, represent (a drama), [Bālar.]; [Prasannar.]; to inflict (as punishment), [Mn.]; [MBh.] &c.; to apply (as a clyster), [Car.]; to establish, fix, institute, promulgate, teach, [MBh.]; [Kāv.] &c.; to write, compose, [Sarvad.]; (Ā.) to draw in (the breath), [ŚBr.] : Desid. -ninīṣati (!), to wish to lead or conduct, [RV.]

pra-ṇī́ m. a leader or guide, [TBr.]

pra-ṇī́ f. guidance, furtherance, devotion (?), [RV. iii, 38, 2.]