1 A request, entreaty, prayer, solicitation; ye vardhate dhanapati- puraḥprārthanāduḥkhabhājaḥ Bh. 3. 47.

2 A wish, desire; labdhāvakāśā me prārthanā or na duravāpeyaṃ khalu prārthana Ś. 1; 2. 1; utsarpiṇī khalu mahatāṃ prārthanā Ś. 7; 7. 2.

3 A suit, petition, supplica- tion, a love-suit; kadācidasmatprārthanā- maṃtaḥpurebhyaḥ kathayet Ś 2 (the object is expressed by the loc.; as in śakuṃtalāyāṃ prārthanā)....