prAp · prepsA
prA p ( pra-√ Ap ) P. Ā. prA pnoti ( irreg. Pot. prA peyam ), to attain to; reach, arrive at, meet with, find, AV. &c. &c.; to obtain, receive (also as a husband or wife), MBh. ; Kāv. &c.; to incur (a fine), Mn. viii, 225 ; to suffer (capital punishment), ib. 364 ; (with diSaH ) to flee in all directions, Bhaṭṭ. ; to extend, stretch, reach to ( Ā. ), Pāṇ. v, 2, 8 ; to be present or at hand, AV. ; (in gram. ) to pass or be changed into ( acc. ), Siddh. : to result (from a rule), be in force, obtain (also Pass. ), Kāś. : Caus. prA payati , °te ( ind.p. prA payya , or prA pya , Pāṇ. vi, 4, 57 , Sch. ), to cause to reach or attain (2 acc. ), advance, promote, further ( P. ChUp. ; MBh. &c.; Ā. TBr. ; MBh. ); to lead or bring to ( dat. ), VP. ; to impart, communicate, announce, relate, Mn. ; MBh. &c.; to meet with, obtain, R. : Desid. pre psati , to try to attain, strive to reach, ŚBr.
pre psA f. ( fr. Desid. of pra-√ Ap ) wish to obtain, desire, longing for, Nir. vii, 17