1 Use, application, employ- ment; as in śabdaprayoga; ayaṃ śabdo bhūri- prayogaḥ -alpaprayogaḥ ‘this word is gen- erally or rarely used’.

2 A usual form, general usage.

3 Hurling, throwing, discharging (opp. saṃhāraḥ); prayogasaṃhāravibhaktamaṃtraṃ R. 5. 57.

4 Exhi- bition, performance, representation (dramatic), acting; deva prayogapradhānaṃ hi nāṭyaśāstraṃ M. 1; nāṭikā na prayogato dṛṣṭā Ratn. 1 ‘not seen...