प्रकृ

{ prakṛ }

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

प्र   -√ 1. कृ P. Ā. -करोति, -कुरुते, -कृणोति, °णुते &c., to make, produce, accomplish, perform, achieve, effect, [RV.] &c. &c.;

to make into, render (with double acc.), [Mn.]; [MBh.] &c.;

(with दारान्) to take to wife, marry, [MBh.];

to appoint, charge with ( loc.), [PārGṛ.]; [Mn.]; [Yājñ.];

to enable to, make fit for ( inf.), [RV.];

to remove, destroy, kill, [AV.]; [Hariv.];

(only Ā. by, [Pāṇ. 1-3, 32]) to violate, pollute (a girl), [Mn. viii, 370];

( Ā.) to induce, move, incline, [RV.];

to make a person perform anything, [PārGṛ.];

(with मनस्, or बुद्धिम्) to set the heart upon, make up the mind to ( dat. or loc.), resolve, determine, [Mn.]; [MBh.]; [R.];

to gain, win, conquer, [RV.];

to lay out, expend, [Pāṇ. 1-3, 32];

to put forward, mention first, make the subject of discussion, ib.;

to serve, honour, worship, [Bhaṭṭ.] :

Caus. -कारयति, to cause to be made or prepared, [Gaut.]

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

प्रकृ [prakṛ]   8 [U.]
   To do, perform, commence (used much in the same sense as कृ); जानन्नपि नरो दैषात् प्रकरोति विगर्हितम् [Pt.4.35;] [Mv.2.13.] [Bk.2.36;] [Ṛs.1.6;] [Ms.8.54,6;] 8.23; व्रीडार्ता प्रकरोति दाडिमफलव्याजेन वाग्बन्धनम् [Amaru.16.]
   To accomplish, achieve, effect.
   To assault, outrage, insult; कुलभार्या प्रकुर्वाणमहं द्रष्टुं दशाननम् (यामि) [Bk.8.19.]
   To honour, worship.
   To express, utter; प्रकुर्वते वारिदरोधनिर्गताः परस्परालापमिवामला दिशः [Ki.4.31.]
   To place in front, mention first.
   To appoint (to a post, office &c.); यत् कार्यं पार्थिवेनादौ पार्थिवप्रकृतेन वा [Mb.12.69.3.]
   Ved. To induce.
   To win, conquer.
   To destroy.
   To make divisions (प्रकार); काम- द्वेषसमायुक्तो मोहात् प्रकुरुते भवान् [Mb.5.168.18.]
   To marry.