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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary

प्रशास्praśās2 P.
1. 2 Parasmaipada
2. To teach, instruct, advise; अपि साक्षात् प्रशिष्यास्त्वं कृच्छ्रेष्विन्द्रपुरोहितम् Bk.19.19.
3. To order, command; प्रशाधि यन्मया कार्यम् Mārk. Parasmaipada
4. To rule, govern, be lord of; द्यां प्रशाधि गलितावधिकालम् Name5.24; R.6.76;9.1.
5. To punish, chastise.
6. To pray or ask for, seek for (Atmanepada ); इदं कविभ्यः पूर्वेभ्यो नमोवाकं प्रशास्महे Ubbayapada (Parasmaipada and Atmanepada)1.1 (used in the sense of शास् with आ quod vide, which see).
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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary

प्रशास्praśāsP. -शास्ति, (ep. also A1.), to teach, instruct, direct RV. S3Br. R.; to give instructions to, order, command…

Parasmaipada -शास्ति, (Epic also Atmane-pada), to teach, instruct, direct fg-veda S3Br. R.; to give instructions to, order, command (accusative) MBh. R. Ma1rkP.; to chastise, punish MBh. Katha1s.; to govern, rule, reign (also with राज्यम्), be lord of (accusative with or without अधि) S3Br. Mn. MBh. etc.; to decide upon (locative case) MBh.

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प्रशास्तृpraśāstṛm. "director", N. of a priest (commonly called Maitra1varun2a मैत्रावरुण, the first assistant of the Hotr2i…
1. masculine gender "director", Name of a priest (commonly called Maitra1varun2a मैत्रावरुण, the first assistant of the Hotr2i होतृ) fg-veda etc.
2. masculine gender a king Un2. ii, 94 Scholiast or Commentator
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प्रशास्त्रpraśāstran. the office of the Pras3a1str2i प्रशास्तृ RV. ii, 2, 1 A1pS3r.
1. neuter gender the office of the Pras3a1str2i प्रशास्तृ fg-veda ii, 2, 1 A1pS3r.
2. neuter gender his Soma सोम vessel ibidem ii, 36, 6. 1.
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प्रशास्यpraśāsyaind. having ruled or commanded MBh. 2.
1. indeclinable having ruled or commanded MBh. 2.
2. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective one who has to receive orders from (genitive case) Ba1lar.
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सम्प्रशास्sampraśāsP. -शास्ति, (with रज्यम्) to exercise government, bear sway, rule, reign MBh.

Parasmaipada -शास्ति, (with रज्यम्) to exercise government, bear sway, rule, reign MBh.

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