1 A. (yācate; rarely yācati, yācita) 1 To beg, ask, solicit, re- quest, entreat; implore (with two acc.); baliṃ yācate vasudhāṃ Sk.; pitaraṃ praṇipatya pādayoraparityāgamayācatātmanaḥ R. 8. 12; Bk. 14. 105; R. 11. 1.

2 To demand in marriage; tāṃ yā- cate narapaternarmasu hṛnnaṃdano nṛpamukhena Māl. 1. 11.

cl.1 P. A1. (Dha1tup. xxi, 3) y/ācati, te (usually A1. in sense of asking for one's self; pf. yayāca Gr., yayāce Br. &c; aor. ayācīt, ciṣṭa Subj. yāciṣat, ṣāmahe RV.; Prec. yācyāt Gr.; fut. yācitā ib.; yāciṣyati,te Br. &c; inf. yācitum AV. &c; ind.p. yācitvā,... m. a petitioner, asker, beggar Ya1jn5.; MBh. &c 850,2 171237 f. a female beggar MBh. 109113 850,2 171238 f. the occupation or profession of a beggar MW....