pra-√ tṝ P. Ā. -tarati, °te (Ved. also -tirati, °te; inf. -tíram), to go to sea, pass over, cross, [ŚBr.] &c. &c.; to set out, start, [RV.]; [ŚBr.]; (Ā.) to rise, thrive, prosper, [RV.]; to raise, elevate, augment, increase, further, promote, [ib.]; [AV.]; [ŚBr.]; [MBh.]; to extend, prolong (esp. with ā́yus, ‘to promote long life’; Ā. ‘to live on, live longer’), [RV.] : Caus. -tārayati (aor. prātītarat), to extend, widen, [MBh.]; to prolong (life), [AV.]; to mislead, take in, deceive, [Mṛcch.]; [Kathās.]; to lead astray, seduce, persuade to (dat. or loc.), [Ragh.]; [Kathās.]