in comp. for prati (cf. [Pāṇ. vi, 3, 122], Vārtt. 3, [Pat.])
(prati-√ i) P. praty-eti, to go towards or against, go to meet (as friend or foe), [RV.] &c. &c.; to come back, return, [ib.]; to resort or apply to, [RV.]; [AV.]; [ŚBr.]; to fall to a person's (dat.) lot or share, [AitBr.]; to receive, accept, [MBh.]; (also Pass.) to admit, recognize, be certain of, be convinced that (2 acc.), [GṛŚrS.]; [Nir.]; [R.] &c.; to trust, believe (with gen.), [Kathās.] : Pass. pratīyate, to be admitted or recognized, follow, result, [Kāv.]; [Śaṃk.]; [Hit.] (p. °yamāna, known, understood, implicit, [Pāṇ.]; [Sāh.]) : Caus. praty-āyayati (Pass. praty-āyyate), to lead towards i.e. cause to recognize or acknowledge, convince (any one of the truth of anything), [Kālid.]; to make clear, prove, [Śaṃk.]; [Sāh.] : Desid. pratīṣiṣati, to wish or try to understand, [Pāṇ. ii, 4, 47], Sch.