AyAcana · neuter ~ā, feminine
Āyācana (neuter) [from āyācati] 1. asking, exhortation, addressing (technical term in grammar in explanation of imperative) Pj II 43, 176, 412. 2. a vow, prayer A I 88; III 47; Ja I 169 = V 472. {106}
āyācana ( nt. , = Pali id. , to Skt. and Pali āyācati), supplication (of a deity): Divy 1.10 āyācanahetoḥ putrā jāyante; 231.25 °nena.
prayer, entreaty, vow
(nt, nt, act, from āyācati) begging; praying; imploring; entreating request, application [lit.] begging here Construction: ā + √yāc + ana