Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary
6 P. 1 To sprinkle upon or with.
2 To consecrate by sprinkl- ing holy water; prāṇātyaye tathā śrāddhe prokṣitaṃ dvijakāmyayā Y. 1. 179; Ms. 5. 27.
3 To slay, kill. Caus. To sprinkle, sprinkle with.
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Dictionary meanings for prokṣ from Apte and Monier-Williams.
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Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary
(pra-ukṣ) P. prokṣati to sprinkle upon, besprinkle, consecrate (for sacrifice) RV.; VS.; S3Br.; Gr2S3rS.; to sacrifice, kill, slaughter (a sacrificial victim) MBh.; R.: Caus. prokṣayati, to sprinkle, besprinkle Sus3r. 089716 713,1 141154 m. the act of sprinkling upon A1pS3r. 089717 713,1 141155 n. id., consecration by sprinkling (of a sacrificial animal or of a dead body before burial) TS. &c 713,1 141156 n. a...
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