प्रश्न [ praśna ] [ praśná ]2 m. (√ [ prach ] ) a question , demand , interrogation , query , inquiry after (comp. ; cf. [ kuśala-p ] ) Lit. ŚBr.

judicial inquiry or examination ( cf. [ sākṣi-p ] )

astrological inquiry into the future ( cf. [ divya- ] , [ deva- ] , [ daiva-p ] )

a subject of inquiry , point at issue , controversy , problem Lit. ŚBr. ( [ praśnam ] [ pra-√ brū ] , " to decide a controverted point " ; [ nam ] √ [ i ] , with acc. or [ °nam ] [ ā ] √ [ gam ] , with loc. of pers. , " to lay a question before any one for decision " ; [ praśnas tava pitari ] , " the point at issue is before thy father " )

a task or lesson (in Vedic recitation) Lit. RPrāt.

a short section or paragraph (in books) Lit. Col.