prati-√ śru P. -śṛṇoti, to hear, listen, [RV. i, 25, 20] (Ā. 3. sg. śṛṇve, ‘to be heard’ or ‘audible’ [i, 169, 7]); to listen, give ear to (gen.), [Vajracch.]; to assure, agree, promise anything (acc.) to any one (gen. or dat.), [RV.] &c. &c.: Desid. -śuśrūṣati, to wish to promise, [Pāṇ. i, 3, 59.]