cl. 1. Ā. ([Dhātup. xix, 3]) práthate (rarely P. °ti, e.g. impf. 2. du. áprathatam, [RV.]; Impv. prathantu, [VS.]; pf. paprathatuḥ, [BhP.]; mostly Ā. pf. paprathé, p. paprathāná, [RV.]; aor. prathiṣṭa, p. prathāná, [ib.]; fut. prathiṣyate, prathitā Gr.), to spread, extend (intrans.; P. trans. and intrans.), become larger or wider, increase, [RV.] &c. &c.; to spread abroad (as a name, rumour &c.), become known or celebrated, [MBh.]; [Kāv.] &c.; to come to light, appear, arise, [Kir.]; [Rājat.]; to occur (to the mind), [Rājat.] : Caus. pratháyati (rarely °te; aor. apaprathat, [Pāṇ. vii, 4, 95]; Subj. papráthat, [RV.]; paprathanta, [ib.]; práthayi, [TS.]), to spread, extend, increase, [RV.] &c. &c. (prathayati-tarām, [Ratnāv. iv, 3]; Ā. intr. [RV.]; [AV.]); to spread abroad, proclaim, celebrate, [R.]; [Hariv.]; [BhP.]; to unfold, disclose, reveal, show, [Kāv.]; [Pur.]; to extend over i.e. shine upon, give light to (acc.), [RV. iii, 14, 4.]
or pṛth, cl. 10. P. prāthayati or parthayati, to throw, cast; to extend, [Dhātup. xxxii, 19.]