pravft 1 A. 1 To go, forward, move on, proceed; svAmisevakayorevaM vftticakraM pravartate Pt. 1. 81. 2 To arise, be produced, spring; Pt. 1. 6. 3 To happen, come to pass, take place. 4 To begin, commence (usually with inf. ); haMta pravfttaM saMgItakaM M. 1 ; Ku. 3. 25. 5 To strive, exert oneself; pravartatAM prakftihitAya pArTivaH Ś. 7. 35. 6 To act up to, follow; Pt. 1. 116. 7 To engage in, be occupied with; Ku. 5. 33. 8 To act, do; na punarevaM pravartitavyaM Ś. 6. 9 To act or behave towards. 10 To prevail, exist; rAjan prajAsu te kaScidapacAraH pravartate R. 15. 47. 11 To hold good. 12 To proceed uninterruptedly, thrive; Bg. 17. 24 ; Ms. 3. 61. — Caus. 1 To proceed with, continue; Mu. 2. 2 To introduce. 3 To set on foot, establish, found. 4 To drive, propel, urge, stimulate. 5 To promote, advance. 6 To throw, cast. 7 To produce, create. 8 To invent, devise.