Dictionary meanings for prārth from Apte and Monier-Williams.
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Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary
10 A. 1 To ask or pray for, beg, request; tena bhavaṃtaṃ prārthayaṃte S. 2.
2 To demand in marriage.
3 To wish or long for, desire, want; aho vighnavatyaḥ prārthitārthasiddhayaḥ S. 3; svargatiṃ prārthayaṃte Bg. 9. 20; Bk. 7. 48; R. 7. 53, 67; Ku. 5. 45.
4 To look for, search, be in search of; prārthayadhvaṃ tathā sītāṃ Bk. 7. 48.
5 To attack, seize or fall upon; asau aśvānīkena yavanānāṃ prārthi- taḥ M. 5;...
Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary
(pra-arth) A1. prārthayate (ep. also P. ti and pr. p. yāna), to wish or long for, desire (acc.) Kat2hUp.; MBh. &c; to ask a person (acc.) for (acc. or loc.) or ask anything (acc.) from (abl.) MBh.; Ka1v. &c; to wish to or ask a person to (inf.) ib.; to demand... mfn. (prob.) eager or ready to set out on a journey AV.; Br. 089126 708,3 140223 mf (ikA) n. wishing for, soliciting, courting 708,3 140224 m. a wooer,...
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