1. prI cl. 9. P. Ā. ( Dhātup. xxxi, 2 ) prIRA/ti , prIRIte/ ; cl. 4. Ā. ( xxvi, 35 ) prIyate (rather Pass. ; ep. and mc. also °ti and priyate , °ti ; pf. pipriye/ , p. °yARa/ , Subj. pipra/yat ; Impv. pipra/yasva or °prIhi/ , RV. ; aor. aprEzIt , Br. Subj. pre/zat , RV. ; aprezwa Gr. ; fut. prezyati , °te , pretA , ib. ) P. to please, gladden, delight, gratify, cheer, comfort, soothe, propitiate, RV. &c. &c.; (mostly Ā. prIyate ) to be pleased or satisfied with, delight in, enjoy ( gen. instr. loc. or abl. ), ib. ; ( Ā. ; ep. and mc. also P. and pri° ) to like, love, be kind to ( acc. ), MBh. ; R. : Caus. prIRayati ( prApayati , Siddh. , prAyayati , Vop. ), to please, delight gratify, propitiate, ĀśvGṛ. ; Yājñ. ; MBh. &c.; to refresh, comfort, Car. : Desid. pi/prIzati , to wish to please or propitiate, RV. : Intens. peprIyate , peprayIti , pepreti Gr.
prI I. 9 U. ( prIRAti, prIRIte, prIta ) 1 To please, delight, satisfy, gladden; prIRAtiyaH sucaritEH pitaraM sa putraH Bh. 2. 68 ; sasnuH pitFn pipriyurApagAsu Bk. 3. 38 ; 5. 104 ; 7. 64. 2 To be pleased, take delight in; kaccin manaste prIRAti vanavAse Mb. 3 To act kindly towards, show kindness towards. 4 To be cheerful or gay. — Caus. ( prIRayati-te ) To please, satisfy &c. II. 4 A. ( prIyate , strictly a passive voice of the root prI ) 1 To be satisfied or pleased, be gratified; prakAmamaprIyata yajvanAM priyaH Śi. 17 ; R. 15. 30 ; 19. 30 ; Y. 1. 245. 2 To feel affection for, love. 3 To assent, be satisfied. III. 1 P. To please, gratify &c.