Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary
f. 1 Atone- ment, expiation, indemnification, a religious act to atone for sin; mātuḥ pāpasya bharataḥ prāyaścitamivākarot R. 12. 19. (prāyo nāma tapaḥ proktaṃ cittaṃ niścaya ucyate. taponiścayasaṃyogāt prāyaścitamitīryate.. Hemādri).
2 Satisfaction, amends (in general).