A1.-padyate- (Epicfuture also -patsyati-), to set foot upon, enter, go or resort to, arrive at, reach, attain etc. ; to walk, wander, roam ; to come back to (accusative), return ; to happen, occur, take place ; to get into (accusative), meet, with, find, obtain, receive, take in or upon one's self. etc. ; to receive back, recover ; to restore to favour ; to undertake, begin (accusativedative case or infinitive mood), practise, perform, accomplish etc. ; to do anything to any person, act or proceed or behave towards or against (locative casegenitive case or accusative) ; to make, render ; to fall to a person's (accusative) lot or share, ; to let a person (dative case) have anything ; to give back, restore ; to perceive, find out, discover, become aware of or acquainted with, understand, learn etc. ; to deem, consider, regard ; to answer affirmatively say yes (with or scilicettathā-,or tatheti-), acknowledge, assent, agree, promise etc. ; to begin to speak, commence (with accusative or instrumental case) ; to answer (also with uttaram-) : Causal-pādayati-, to convey or lead to, procure, cause to partake of (2 accusative). give a present to, bestow on (locative casedative case or genitive case) etc. ; to give in marriage ; to spend. ; to present with (instrumental case) ; to put in, appoint to (locative case) ; to produce, cause, effect etc. ; to establish, substantiate, prove, set forth, explain, teach, impart etc. ; to deem, consider, regard as (2 accusative) (varia lectio-vadasi-for -pādayasi-): Desiderative-pitsate- () , to wish to attain ; to wish to know : Desiderative of Causal-pipādayiṣati-, to wish or intend to explain or analyze
प्रतिपद् 4 Ā. 1 To step or go towards, approach, resort or betake oneself to; उमामुखं तु प्रतिपद्य लोलाद् द्विसंश्रयां प्रीतिमवाप लक्ष्मीः Ku.1.43. -2 To enter upon, step upon, take, follow (as a way &c.); इतः पन्थानं प्रतिपद्यस्व Ś.4; प्रतिपत्स्ये पदवीमहं तवं Ku.4.1. -3 To arrive at, reach; attain; मरणमप्यपराः प्रतिपेदिरे Śi.6.16. -4 To get, gain, obtain, share, partake; स हि तस्य न केवलां श्रियं प्रतिपेदे सकलान् गुणानपि R.8.5,13;4.1,41; 11.34;12.7;19.55; तदोत्तमविदां लोकानमलान् प्रतिपद्यते Bg. 14.14; Śi.1.63. -5 To accept, take to; प्रतिपत्तुमङ्ग घटते च न तव नृपयोग्यमर्हणम् Śi.15.22;16.24. -6 To recover, reobtain, regain, receive; प्रायः स्वं महिमानं क्षोभात् प्रतिपद्यते जन्तुः Ś.6.31; Ku.4.16;7.22. -7 To admit, acknowledge; न मासे प्रतिपत्तासे मां चेन्मर्तासि मैथिलि Bk.8.95; Ś.5.23; प्रमदाः पतिवर्त्मगा इति प्रतिपन्नं हि विचेतनैरपि Ku.4.33. -8 To hold, grasp, seize; सुमन्त्रप्रतिपन्नरश्मिभिः R.14.47; -9 To consider, regard, deem, look upon; तद्धनुर्ग्रहणमेव राघवः प्रत्यपद्यत समर्थमुत्तरम् R.11.79. -1 To undertake, promise to do, take in hand; निर्वाहः प्रतिपन्नवस्तुषु सतामेतद् हि गोत्रव्रतम् Mu.2.18; कार्यं त्वया नः प्रतिपन्नकल्पम् Ku.3.14; R.1.4. -11 To assent or agree to, consent; तथेति प्रतिपन्नाय R.15.93. -12 To do, perform, practise, observe; आचार प्रतिपद्यस्व Ś.4; V.2 'do the formal obeisance'; शासनमर्हतां प्रतिपद्यध्वम् Mu.4.18 'act up to or obey'. -13 To act or behave towards, deal, do anything to any one (with gen. or loc.); स कालयवनश्चापि किं कृष्णे प्रत्यपद्यत Hariv.; स भवान् मातृपितृवदस्मासु प्रतिपद्यताम् Mb.; कथमहं प्रतिपत्स्ये Ś.5; न युक्तं भवतास्मासु प्रतिपत्तुमसांप्रतम् Mb. -14 To give or return (as a reply); कथं प्रतिवचनमपि न प्रतिपद्यसे Mu.6; न जाने किं तातः प्रतिपत्स्यत इति Ś.4. -15 To perceive, become aware of. -16 To know, understand, become acquainted with, learn, discover. -17 To roam, wander. -18 To take place, occur. -19 To restore. -2 To permit, allow. -21 To take place, happen. -22 To go back, return. (-Caus.) 1 To give, present, bestow, confer upon, impart; अर्थिभ्यः प्रतिपाद्यमानमनिशं प्राप्नोति वृद्धिं पराम् Bh.2.16; Ms.11.4; गुणवते कन्या प्रतिपादनीया Ś.4. -2 To substantiate, prove, establish by proof; उक्तमेवार्थ- मुदाहरणेन प्रतिपादयति. -3 To explain, expound. -4 To bring or lead back, convey or transport (to a place) -5 To regard, consider. -6 To assert, declare to be represent. -7 To procure. -8 To effect, accomplish. -9 To communicate, teach. -1 To appoint to, install (loc.) -11 To prepare, get ready. -12 To dispose off; एष हि न्यायो यदन्यत्र कृतार्थमन्यत्र प्रतिपाद्यते ŚB on MS.4.2.21
प्रतिपद् f. 1 Access, entrance, way. -2 Beginning, commencement. -3 Intelligence, intellect. -4 The first day of a lunar fortnight. -5 A kettle-drum. -6 An introductory stanza. -7 Rank. -Comp. -चन्द्रः the new moon (the moon on the first day) particularly revered and saluted by people; प्रतिपच्चन्द्रनिभो$यमात्मजः R.8. 65. -तूर्यम् a kind of kettle-drum.
verb (class 4 parasmaipada) to accomplish (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to acknowledge (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to act or proceed or behave towards or against (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to agree (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to answer affirmatively (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to arrive at (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to assent (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to attain (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to become aware of or acquainted with (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to begin (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to begin to speak (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to come back to (acc.) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to commence (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to consider (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to deem (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to discover (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to do anything to any person (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to enter (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to fall to a person's (acc.) lot or share (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to find (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to find out (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to get into (acc.) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to give back (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to go or resort to (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to happen (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to learn (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to let a person (dat.) have anything (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to make (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to meet (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to obtain (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to occur (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to perceive (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to perform (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to practise (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to promise (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to receive (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to receive back (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to recover (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to regard (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to render (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to resch (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to restore (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to restore to favour (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to return (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to roam (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to set foot upon (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to take in or upon one's self (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to take place (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to understand (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to undertake (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to walk (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to wander (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to with (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (feminine) a kettle-drum (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
access (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
an introductory verse or stanza (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
beginning (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
commencement (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
consequence (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
ingress (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
intelligence (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
rank (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
taste for anything (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the first day of a lunar fortnight (esp. of the moon's wane) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the path to be walked (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the right path (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
understanding (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
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