प्रदा

{ pradā }

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

प्र    a.-√ 1. दा P. -ददाति, rarely Ā. -दत्ते, ( Ved. inf. प्र॑-दातोस्, [TS.]; irreg. Pot. P. -ददेत्, [Hcat.]),

to give away, give, offer, present, grant, bestow, [RV.] &c. &c. (with or scil. भार्याम्, to give in marriage; with प्रतिवचस्, to g° an answer; with प्रवृत्तिम्, to information about an event; with युद्धम्, to g° battle; with द्वंद्व-युद्धम्, to engage in single combat; with विद्याम्, to communicate or impart knowledge; with हुता-शनम्, to set fire to);

to give up, abolish, [TS.];

to sell (with instr. of price), [Pañcat.];

to restore (anything lost &c.), [Mn.];

to pay, discharge (a debt), [Yājñ.];

to put or place in ( loc.), ib.; [MBh.] :

Pass. -दीयते, to be given away, be given, [Mn.]; [MBh.] &c.:

Caus. -दापयति, to cause to give, [TS.] &c. &c.;

to compel to give back or to repay, [Yājñ.]; [Kull.];

to cause to put in or to, [MBh.]; [Bhpr.];

to put or place in ( loc.), [Car.];

(with वस्तिम्), to apply a clyster, ib. :

Desid. -दित्सते, to wish to give in marriage, [Daś.]
प्र-दा  f.  b f. a gift, [L.]

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प्र दा

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

प्रदा [pradā]   3 [U.]
   To grant, give, offer, present; स्वं प्रागहं प्रादिषि नामराय किं नाम तस्मै मनसा नराय [N.6.95;] [Ms.3.99,] 18,273; [Y.2.9.]
   To impart, teach (as learning); शिष्यप्रदेयागमाः (कवयः) [Bh.2.15.]
   To give away; yield.
   To give up, deliver.
   To give away in marriage.
   To sell; यत्रैकेन च यत् क्रीतं तच्छतेन प्रदीयते [Pt.1.13.]
   To deliver up, restore.
   To pay, discharge (a debt).
   To put, place in.

संस्कृतम् (Sanskrit) WN

   See : दा