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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. प्रार्थ्prārth1 Ā.
    1. 1 Ā.
    2. To ask or pray for, beg, request; तेन भवन्तं प्रार्थयन्ते Ś.2.16-17.
    3. To demand in marriage.
    4. To wish or long for, desire, want; अहो विघ्नवत्यः प्रार्थितार्थसिद्धयः Ś.3; स्वर्गतिं प्रार्थयन्ते Bg.9.2; Bk.7.48; R.7.53,67; Ku.5.45.
    5. To look for, search, be in search of; प्रार्थयध्वं तथा सीताम् Bk.7.48.
    6. To attack, seize or fall upon; असौ अश्वानीकेन यवनानां प्रार्थितः M.5; दुर्जयो लवणः शूली विशूलः प्रार्थ्यतामिति R.15.5;9.56.
    7. To petition, file a suit against.
    8. To have recourse to.
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  2. प्रार्थ्यprārthyaa.To be desired or wished for.
    1. To be desired or wished for.
    2. Desirable.
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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. प्रार्थ्prārth(प्र-√अर्थ्) A1. प्रा*र्थयते (ep. also P. ˚ति and pr. p. ˚यान), to wish or long for, desire (acc.) Kat2hUp.…

    (प्र-√अर्थ्) Atmane-pada प्रा*र्थयते (Epic also Parasmaipada that the rest of a word is to be suppliedति and pr. page and participle that the rest of a word is to be suppliedयान), to wish or long for, desire (accusative) Kat2hUp. MBh. etc.; to ask a person (accusative) for (accusative or locative case) or ask anything (accusative) from (ablative) MBh. Ka1v. etc.; to wish to or ask a person to (infinitive mood) ibidem; to demand in marriage, woo Ratna7v.; to look for, search Bhat2t2.; to have recourse to (accusative) Katha1s.; to seize or fall upon, attack, assail Ragh. Kir.

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  2. अभिप्रार्थ्abhiprārth(√अर्थ्) to long for, wish R.

    (√अर्थ्) to long for, wish R.

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  3. प्रार्थ्यprārthyamfn. to be desired or wished for by (instr., gen. or comp.), desirable Hariv. Ka1vya7d. BhP.
    1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective to be desired or wished for by (instrumental case, genitive case or compound), desirable Hariv. Ka1vya7d. BhP.
    2. neuter gender (impersonal or used impersonally) one should request BhP.
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  4. सम्प्रार्थ्samprārth(-प्र-√अर्थ्) P. -प्रा*र्थयति, to ask for earnestly, request, entreat MBh. R.

    (-प्र-√अर्थ्) Parasmaipada -प्रा*र्थयति, to ask for earnestly, request, entreat MBh. R.

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