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Capeller Eng

English

 प्रछ् पृच्छ॑ति (पृच्छ॑°ते) pp.
   पृष्ट॑ (q.v. ) ask, 
question,  inquire,  w.
  acc.
  of pers.
   or (&) th.
 seek,  request,  entreat
P.
  पृच्छयते be asked after (acc. ,  r.
  dat.
  ,  loc.
 ,  अर्थे,  अधिकृत्य, 
or हेतोस्). With न not care for (acc. ). — अनु ask,  ask some one
after (2 acc.
 ). आ M.
  (A. ) bid farewell to (acc. ),  invoke (a god),  ask, 
inquire. उपा & समा bid farewell. परि ask,  question,  interrogate a
person (acc. ) about (acc.  ±प्रति,  r.
  loc.
  or gen.
  ). प्रति ask, 
interrogate a person about (2 acc.
 ). वि ask,  inquire,  ascertain.  सम्
M.
  consult,  converse or talk with (abl. ),  absol.
  with each other
 ask, 
question,  inquire (2 acc.
 ).

Yates

English

 प्रच्छ् (श, ) पृच्छति 6.
a. To ask or
enquire,  to desire to know.

Apte

English

प्रच्छ् [pracch],  6 P.
  (पृच्छति,  पप्रच्छ,  अप्राक्षीत्,  प्रक्ष्यति,  प्रष्टुम्,  पृष्ट
 -caus. प्रच्छयति
 pass.
  पृच्छयते
 desid.
  पिप्रच्छिषति)

To ask,  question,  interrogate,  inquire of (with two acc.
 )
 पप्रच्छ रामां रमणो$भिलाषम् R.*
  14.27
 Bk.*
  6.8
 R.*
  3.5
 पृच्छामि त्वां धर्मसंमूढचेताः Bg.*
  2.7
 ब्राह्मणं कुशलं पृच्छेत् Ms.*
  2.127
 so महाश्वेता कादम्बरीमनामयं पप्रच्छ K.*
  192
 कुशलमबले पृच्छति त्वां वियुक्तः Me.*
  13
 R.*
  1.58.

To ascertain,  learn by inquiry.

To seek,  seek for.

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Apte 1890

English

 प्रच्छ् {c6c} P. (पृच्छति,  पप्रच्छ,  अप्राक्षीत्,  प्रक्ष्यति,  प्रष्टुं,  पृष्ट
 caus. प्रच्छयति
 pass. पृच्छ्यते
 desid. पिप्रच्छिषति) 1 To ask,  question,  interrogate,  inquire of (with two acc.)
 पप्रच्छ रामां रमणोभिलाषं R. 14. 27
 Bk. 6. 8
 R. 3. 5
 Bg. 2. 7
 ब्राह्मणं कुशलं पृच्छेत् Ms. 2. 127
 so महाश्वेता कादंबरीमनामयं पप्रच्छ K. 192
 कुशलमबले पृच्छति त्वां वियुक्तः Me. 104
 R. 1. 58. 
2 To ascertain,  learn by inquiry. 
3 To seek,  seek for. 

Monier Williams Cologne

English

 प्रछ् cl.
  6. P.
  (Dhātup.   xxviii,  120),  पृच्छति (Ved.   and ep.
   also Ā. पृच्छते
 pf.  पप्रच्छ,  Br.
  &c.
  ,  पपृक्षे॑ [?] RV.
   iv,  43,  7
 aor.
  अ॑प्राक्षीत्,  AV.
   &c.
  ,  अ॑प्राट्,  RV.
  ,  अप्रष्ट,  Kāv.
 
 fut. प्रक्ष्यति,  Br.
  &c.
  ,  प्रष्टा Gr.
 
 ind.
 p.
  पृष्ट्वा,  -पृच्छ्य,  MBh.
  
 inf.
   प्र॑ष्टुम्,  AV.
   &c.
  ,  -पृ॑च्छम्,  °च्छे,  RV.
  ), 
to ask,  question,  interrogate (acc.  )
to ask after inquire about (acc.  )
to ask or interrogate any one (acc.  ) about anything (acc.   dat.
  loc.
  ,  प्रति,  or अधिकृत्य with acc.
  
 अर्थे or हेतोः ifc. ),  RV.
   (pr. p.
  Ā. पृच्छमान,  ‘asking one's self’ x,  34,  6) &c.
   &c.
  
 (in astrol.
 ) to consult the future,  Var.
 
 (with नामतो मातरम्) to inquire about one's (gen.  ) mother's name,  Śak.
 
 (with न) not to trouble one's self with,  ĀśvŚr.
  
to seek,  wish,  long for
to ask,  demand,  beg,  entreat (acc.  ),  RV.
   :
Pass.
  पृच्छ्य॑ते,  to be asked or questioned about (act. dat.
  &c.
  ,  as above),  RV.
   &c.
   &c.
  :
Caus.
  प्रच्छयति (aor.  अपप्रच्छत्) Gr.
 :
Desid.
  पिपृच्छिषति,  Pāṇ.
  i,  2,  8 :
Intens.
  परीपृच्छ्यते,  Pāṇ.
  vii,  4,  90
 Pat.
 

 प्रछ् [Orig. पृक्
 cf.
   Lat.
  preces,  procus
 poscere for porscere
 Slav.
  prositi
 Lith.
  praszýti
 Germ.
   frâhên,  fragen
 forskôn,  forschen. ]

Monier Williams 1872

English

 प्रछ् प्रछ्,  cl. 6. P. (in poetry also A.)
पृच्छति (-ते),  पप्रच्छ (Ved. प-
पृक्षे),  प्रष्टा,  प्रक्ष्यति,  अप्राक्षीत् (Ved.
अप्राट्),  Cond. अप्रक्ष्यत् (anomalous 2nd sing.
अप्राक्ष्यस्),  प्रष्टुम्,  to ask,  question,  interro-
gate,  inquire of,  ascertain,  learn by inquiry
 to ask
or interrogate any one (acc.) about anything (with
acc. or loc. or with प्रति or अधि-कृत्य)
 to seek, 
seek for
 to entreat,  supplicate,  solicit,  importune
(Ved.): Caus. प्रच्छयति,  -यितुम्,  Aor. अप-
प्रच्छत्: Desid. पिपृच्छिषति: Intens. परी-
पृच्छ्यते
 [cf. Zend pĕrĕs,  ‘to inquire
’ frāś, 
‘a question:’ Lat. prec-ari,  prex,  proc-u-s,  procax, 
probably posco for prosco and rogo for progo,  pos-
tulare,  perhaps suf-frag-ari,  flag-it-are: Goth.
frah,  fraihna,  frag-an,  fraihn-an: Angl. Sax.
fregnan: Mod. Germ. Frage: Russ. pros'u,  ‘I
ask,  pray:’ Lith. pers'u,  ‘I woo
’ pras'au,  ‘I ask, 
pray:’ Hib. fiafrach,  ‘inquisitive
’ fiafraighe,  ‘a
question
’ fiafruighim,  ‘I inquire,  ask
’ perhaps
friscim,  ‘I hope, ’ and friscart,  ‘an answer.’]

Macdonell

English

 प्रछ् PRACH,  Ⅵ. P. (Ā. mostly metrical) 🞄pṛcchá,  ask
 ask after,  inquire about
 🞄ask any one (ac.) about (ac.)
 consult the 🞄future (of astrologers)
 seek,  look for
 entreat: 🞄with na,  not trouble about (ac.)
 🞄nāmato mātaram —,  ask oneʼs (g.) motherʼs 🞄name: pr. pt. Ā. pṛcchamāna,  asking oneself
 🞄ps. pṛcchyate,  be asked,  about (ac.): 🞄the remote object in both act. and ps. is sts. 🞄expressed by the d.,  lc.,  or prati,  -arthe,  -hetoḥ,  🞄or adhikṛtya: pp. pṛṣṭá,  asked
 solicited,  🞄desired (exceptionally of the remote object). 🞄anu,  ask
 after,  inquire about: pp. inquired 🞄about. ā,  Ā. (E. also P.) take leave 🞄of (ac.)
 invoke (a god)
 ask,  — after. 🞄sam-ā,  take leave of.  pari,  ask,  inquire of
 ask 🞄or inquire about (2 ac.
 the remote object 🞄exceptionally g.,  lc.,  or prati). prati,  ask
 🞄ask about (2 ac.). vi,  ask,  inquire of
 fin 🞄out by inquiry. sam,  converse,  greet one 🞄another
 ask
 ask about
 consult the future: 🞄pp. asked.

Benfey

English

 प्रछ् प्रछ्,  i. 6,  पृच्छ,  Par.
(in poetry also Ātm. ,  Man.  2,  132).
 1. To ask,  Man.  8,  88.
 2. To ask about
(with two accus.),  Daśak. in Chr. 179, 
18. Anomal. condit. 2. sing. अप्राक्ष्यस्, 
Vedāntas. in Chr. 216,  15. -- With the
prep. अनु अनु,  To ask about,  Rām.  2, 
57,  29. -- With अभ्यनु अभि-अनु,  The
same,  MBh. 13,  2169. -- With समनु
सम्-अनु,  The same,  MBh. 2,  2142. --
With अभि अभि,  The same,  MBh. 3, 
13339. -- With आ आ,  Ātm.  (in epic
poetry also Par.).
 1. To take leave of
one (acc.),  Rām.  2,  31,  28.
 2. To ask, 
Bhāg. P. 3,  7,  36 (ved.). Ptcple. of
the fut. pass. आपृछ्य,  Praiseworthy, 
Chr. 291,  13 = Rigv. i. 64,  13. -- With
उपा उप-आ,  To take leave of one, 
Rām.  3,  5,  18. -- With समा सम्-आ,  The
same,  Rām.  2,  31,  27 Gorr. -- With उप
उप,  To ask,  MBh. 12,  12272. -- With
परि परि, 
 1. To ask,  Man.  11,  195.
 2. To
ask about,  MBh. 1,  6311. -- With संपरि
सम्-परि,  To ask,  MBh. 14,  576. -- With
प्रति प्रति, 
 1. To ask,  Kathās. 26,  121.
 2. To ask about,  Rām.  1,  8,  18. -- With
वि वि,  To ask,  Bhāg. P. 2,  4,  25. --
With सम् सम्,  Ātm. 
 1. To ask,  Lass.
41,  10.
 2. To ask about,  MBh. 15,  6.
 -- With उपसम् उप-सम्,  To ask, 
MBh. 5,  2658. -- Cf.  Lat. procus,  procax, 
precor,  prex,  probably posco,  postulare, 
perhaps suf-fragari,  rogare,  flagitare
Goth. fragan,  fraihnan
 A.S. fregnan. 

Apte Hindi

Hindi

प्रच्छ्
"तुदा* पर* ,    प्रेर* ,  कर्म* ,  इच्छा* " - -
"पूछना,  सवाल करना,  प्रश्न करना,  पूछताछ करना"

प्रच्छ्
"तुदा* पर* ,    प्रेर* ,  कर्म* ,  इच्छा* " - -
"ढूँढना,  तलाश करना"

L R Vaidya

English

 pracC {% vt. 6P (pp. पृष्ट
 pres. पृच्छति
 caus. प्रच्छयति
 desid. पिपृच्छिषति) (This is one of those roots which take two accusatives,  e.g. माणवकं पंथानं पृच्छति) %} 1. To ask,  to question,  to interrogate,  पृच्छामि त्वां धर्मसंमूढचेताः Bg.ii.7,  R.iii.5,  Bt.vi.8
 2. to seek,  to seek for.With अनु-,  to question about.With आ-,  1. to ask,  to question
 2. (Atm.) to take leave of,  to bid adieu to,  आपृच्छस्व प्रियसखममुं तुंगमालिंग्य शैलम् Megh.i.12.With परि-,  to ask,  to question,  to inquire.

Bopp

Latin

 प्रछ् 6. P. A. (पृच्छामि,  पृच्छे,  v. gr. 336.) interrogare. BH.
2. 7.: पृच्छामि त्वां यच् छ्रेयः
 IN. 1. 37.: पप्रच्छ मा-
तलिम्. Cum acc. rei. N. 2. 15.: तौ…कुशलम् अव्य-
यम् पप्रच्छ
 A. 1. 8.: सर्वान्…दिवौकसश्च पपृच्छुर्
एनम्. (Goth. FRAH,  praes. fraiha e friha pro fraha, 
gr. comp. 82.
 nostrum frage
 lat. proco,  precor
 posco
ejecto r
 ut videtur,  rogo e progo
 lith. perszu procus
sum,  uxorem mihi deposco
 praszau rogo,  precor
 russ.
pros'u id.
 hib. fiafrach «inquisitive»,  fiafraighe «a que-
stion»,  fiafruighim «I inquire,  ask»,  ut videtur per re-
dupl.
 fortasse etiam friscim «I hope»,  friscart «an an-
swer». -- Pottius apte explicat प्रछ् e praep. प्र et rad.
इछ् desiderare,  et confert gr. πϱοΐσσομαι,  ad quod
etiam Passow refert lat. precor,  proco.)
c. अनु i. q. simpl.
 c. 2. acc. R. Schl. II. 57. 29.: रामम् अ-
नुपृच्छसि सारथिम्.
c. अनु praef. id. MAH. 2. 2142.
c. अभि id. MAH. 3. 13339.
c. आ valedicere. IN. 1. 21.: शैलराजन् तम् आप्रष्टुम् उ-
पचक्रमे
 M. 33.: आपृष्टो ऽसि गच्छाम्य् अहम्
 MAH.
1. 3270.: आपृच्छे त्वाम्
 2. 1602.: आपृच्छामो नर-
व्याघ्रम्.
c. परि i. q. simpl. N. 3. 1.: एतान् परिपप्रच्छ. C. acc. p. et
r. N. 16. 31. DR. 4. 13.
c. प्रति id. R. Schl. I. 8. 18.: अमात्यान् समाहूय प्रतिप्र-
क्ष्यति निश्चयम्.
c. सम् id. MAH. 3. 11364.

Lanman

English

 √prach (pṛccháti,  -te
 papráccha [794c]
áprākṣīt
 prakṣyáti
 pṛṣṭá
 práṣṭum
pṛṣṭvā́
 -pṛ́cchya). ask
 ask after,  inquire
about
 ask some one (acc.) about
something (acc.),  61^7. [true root-form
praś (see 220,  241,  and √vṛśc),  orig.
*pṛk: cf. θεο-πρόπ-ος,  ‘asking the gods’
Lat. prec-es,  ‘prayers, ’ proc-us,  ‘suitor’
Old High Ger. frāh-ēn,  Ger. frag-en,  ‘ask’:
pṛccháti is a sk-formation (*pṛk-sketi), 
cf. Lat. poscit,  *porc-scit,  Old High Ger.
forskōt,  *forh-skōt,  ‘asks for, ’ Ger. forscht, 
‘inquires into.’]
+ pari,  ask.
+ vi,  find out by inquiry.
+ sam,  mid. consult with,  converse or
talk with.

Schmidt Nachtrage zum Sanskrit Worterbuch

German

 प्रछ् Mālav. 40 (ed. Boll.) पृच्छते व fehlerhaft für पृच्छतेव (mit Mādhavena zu verbinden).

Wordnet

Sanskrit

Synonyms:
  प्रच्छ्,  आप्रच्छ्
verb
 
जिज्ञासापूर्वकः पृच्छनानुकूलव्यापारः।
 "सा मां भवत्याः कुशलम् अपृच्छत्।"

Capeller

German

 प्रछ् पृच्छ॑ति (°ते) fragen,  erfragen,  fragen
nach (2 Acc.),  suchen,  verlangen,  begehren. 
p. p. पृष्ट॑ befragt,  begehrt
selten
erfragt. आ (meist Med.) jemd. (Acc.)
Lebewohl sagen.  परि herumfragen, 
fragen nach (2 Acc.). वि fragen,  befragen
erkunden.  सम् sich befragen, 
sich unterreden o. begrüßen mit (Instr.)
fragen nach (2 Acc.).

Grassman

German

 √prach siehe pṛch.

Burnouf

French

 *प्रच्छ् प्रच्छ्,  cf.  प्रछ्।
प्रच्छयामि c. de प्रछ्।
प्रच्छणा f.
  question,  interrogation. 

 *प्रछ् प्रछ्। पृच्छामि 6
 p. पप्रच्छ
f1. प्रष्टास्मि
 f2. प्रक्ष्यामि
 a1. अप्राक्षम्
 pp.
पृष्ट। Interroger,  questionner,  2 ac.
		 Demander,  prier qqn. 
d'accorder qqc.,  2 ac.

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