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प्र-√ भू aP. -भवति (rarely Ā. °ते; Ved. inf. -भूष॑णि), to come forth, spring up, arise or originate from (abl. ), appear, become visible, happen, occur, [ŚBr.] &c. &c.; to be before, surpass (with पृष्ठम्, ‘to be greater or more than the back can carry’, applied to wealth, [RV. ii, 13, 4] ) to become or be numerous, increase, prevail, be powerful, [RV.] &c. &c. (3. sg. प्रभवति-तराम्, ‘has more power’ [Vikr. v, 18] ); to rule, control, have power over, be master of (gen. loc. or dat. ), [Mn.] ; [MBh.] &c.; to be equal to or capable of (dat. or loc. ), ib.; to be a match for (dat. ), [Pāṇ. 2-3, 16] , Vārtt. 2 [Pat.] ; to be able to (inf. ), [Kālid.] ; [Kathās.] &c.; to profit, avail, be of use to (dat. ), [RV.] ; [Br.] ; to implore, beseech (?), [Hariv.] : Caus. -भावयति, to increase, spread out, extend, augment, multiply (esp. the सोम by placing it in a greater number of vessels), [Br.] ; to provide more amply, endow more richly, cause to thrive or prosper, cherish, nurture, ib.; [MBh.] &c.; (as Nom. fr. -भाव below) to gain or possess power or strength, rule over (acc. ), [MBh.] ; [R.] ; to recognise, [R.] : Desid. of Caus. -बिभावयिषति, to wish to increase or extend, [AitBr.] प्र-°भू b = °भु (cf. above)
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