vi-√ ceṣṭ P. Ā. -ceṣṭati, °te, to move the limbs about, writhe, wallow, struggle, [MBh.]; [R.]; [Hariv.]; to bestir or exert one's self, be active or busy, [KaṭhUp.]; [R.]; [Suśr.]; act or proceed against, deal with (loc.), [Mn.]; [MBh.] &c.: Caus. -ceṣṭayati, to set in motion, rouse to action, [Kathās.]