jap cl. 1. ja/pati (rarely Ā. ŚāṅkhŚr. iii, 6, 4 ; MBh. iii , xiii ; pf. jajApa ; 3. du. jepatur , R. i ; inf. japitum , MBh. xii, 7336 ; ind.p. °ptvA , Mn. xi ; R. i ; °pitvA , Mn. xi ; Vet. ) to utter in a low voice, whisper, mutter ( esp. prayers or incantations), AitBr. ii, 38 ; ŚBr. ; Lāṭy. ; KātyŚr. ; Kauś. ; Mn. &c.; to pray to any one ( acc. ) in a low voice, MBh. xiii, 750 ; to invoke or call upon in a low voice, BhP. iv, 7, 29 ; BhavP. i : Intens. jaYjapyate , °pIti ( Pāṇ. vii, 4, 86 ; p. pya/mAna ) to whisper repeatedly (implying blame, iii, 1, 24 ), ŚBr. xi, 5, 5, 10.
jap 1 P. ( japati, japita or japta ) 1 To utter in a low voice, repeat internally, mutter; japannapi tavEvAlApamaMtrAvaliM Gīt. 5 ; haririti haririti japati sakAmaM Gīt. 4 ; N. 11. 26. 2 To mutter prayers or spells; Ms. 11. 194 , 251 , 260. 3 To pray to one or invoke in a low voice.