याच् [ yāc ] [ yāc ] Root cl. [1] P. Ā. ( Lit. Dhātup. xxi , 3) [ yā́cati ] , [ °te ] ( usually Ā. in sense of " asking for one's self " ; pf. [ yayāca ] Gr. , [ yayāce ] Lit. Br. ; aor. [ ayācīt ] , [ °ciṣṭa ] Subj. [ yāciṣat ] , [ °ṣāmahe ] Lit. RV. ; Prec. [ yācyāt ] Gr. ; fut. [ yācitā ] Lit. ib. ; [ yāciṣyati ] , [ °te ] Lit. Br. ; inf. [ yācitum ] Lit. AV. ; ind.p. [ yācitvā ] , [ -yā́cya ] Lit. Br. ) , to ask , beg , solicit , entreat , require , implore ( with double acc. ; or with abl. , rarely gen. of pers. ; the thing asked may also be in acc. with [ prati ] , or in dat. , or ibc. with [ arthe ] , or [ artham ] ) Lit. RV. ; ( with [ púnar ] ) to ask anything back Lit. TBr. ; ( with [ kanyām ] ) to be a suitor for a girl , to ask a girl in marriage from (abl. , rarely acc.) or for ( [ kṛte ] or [ arthe ] ; also with [ vivāhārtham ] ) Lit. MBh. Lit. Kāv. ; to offer or tender anything (acc.) to (dat.) Lit. AV. ; to promise (?) Lit. ib. : Pass. [ yācyate ] , to be asked ( " for " , acc. ; rarely of things) Lit. MBh. Lit. Kāv. ; Caus. [ yācáyati ] ( [ °te ] Lit. AV. ; aor. [ ayayācat ] Lit. Pāṇ. 7-4 , 2) , to cause to ask or woo Lit. MBh. ; to request anything (acc.) for ( [ arthe ] ) Lit. Pañcat. : Desid. [ yiyāciṣate ] Lit. Pāṇ. 6-1 , 8 Vārtt. 3 Lit. Pat. : Intens. [ yāyācyate ] , [ yāyākti ] Gr.