1. psA cl. 2. P. ( Dhātup. xxiv, 47 ) psA/ti ( Impv. psAhi , psAtu , AV. ; pf. papsO Gr. ; aor. apsAsIt , Bhaṭṭ. ; Prec. psAyAt , ŚBr. ; or pseyAt Gr. ; fut. psAsyati , psAtA , ib. ; ind.p. -psA/ya , Br. ; Pass. impf. apsIyata , ib. ), to chew, swallow, devour, eat, consume; to go, Naigh. ii, 14. (For BsA = BasA = √ Bas + A ; cf. √ mnA and man , √ yA and i &c.)
psA 2 P. ( psAti, psAta ) To eat, devour.
psA 1 Food. 2 Hunger.