prasf
pra-√ sf P. -sisarti , (only Ved. ) and sarati (sometimes also Ā. °te ), to move forwards, advance (‘for’ or ‘against’ acc. ), proceed ( lit. and fig. ), spring up, come forth, issue from ( abl. ), appear, rise, spread, extend, RV. &c. &c.; to break out (as fire, a disease &c.), MBh. ; Pañcat. ( v.l. ); to be displaced (as the humours of the boy), Suśr. ; to be diffused (as odour), Kathās. ; to pass, elapse (as night), Vikr. ; to commence, begin, Bhartṛ. ; Kathās. (also Pass. , e.g. prA sAri yAjYaH , ‘the sacrifice began’, ŚBr. ); to prevail, hold good, take place, Sarvad. ; to stretch out (hands), RV. ; to agree, promise, Inscr. : Caus. -sArayati , to stretch out, extend, VS. &c. &c.; to spread out, expose (wares &c. for sale), Mn. ; R. &c.; to open wide (eyes, mouth, &c.), Mṛcch. ; BhP. ; to diffuse, circulate, exhibit, Var. ; Śaṃk. ; to prosecute, transact, Kād. ; (in gram. ) to change a semivowel into the corresponding vowel, Pat. : Intens. ( -sasre , °rAte , °rARa ) to extend, be protracted, last, RV.