पृच्छति
Sanskrit
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-Aryan *pr̥śćáti, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *pr̥šĉáti, from Proto-Indo-European *pr̥sḱéti (“to ask”). Cognates include Avestan 𐬞𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬯𐬀𐬌𐬙𐬌 (pərəsaiti), Old Persian 𐎳𐎼𐎰- (fraθ-), Old Armenian հարցանեմ (harcʿanem), Latin posco, Old English frignan, Russian просить (prosit’).
Pronunciation
Verb
पृच्छति • (pṛccháti) (root प्रछ्, class 6 P) (Vedic pṛścáti)
- to ask, question, interrogate (+ accusative)
- to ask after inquire about (+ accusative)
- to ask or interrogate any one (accusative) about anything
- (astrology) to consult the future
- (with नामतो मातरम् (nāmato mātaram)) to inquire about one's (genitive) mother's name
- (with न (na)) not to trouble oneself with
- to seek, wish, long for
- to ask, demand, beg, entreat (+ accusative)
- (passive) to be asked or questioned about
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