pra-√ śās P. -śāsti, (ep. also Ā.), to teach, instruct, direct, [RV.]; [ŚBr.]; [R.]; to give instructions to, order, command (acc.), [MBh.]; [R.]; [MārkP.]; to chastise, punish, [MBh.]; [Kathās.]; to govern, rule, reign (also with rājyam), be lord of (acc. with or without adhi), [ŚBr.]; [Mn.]; [MBh.] &c.; to decide upon (loc.), [MBh.]