प्रव्रज् [ pravraj ] [ pra-√ vraj ] P. [ -vrajati ] , to go forth , proceed , depart from (abl.) , set out for , go to (acc. loc. or dat.) Lit. ŚBr. Lit. Up. Lit. GṛŚrS. Lit. MBh. ; to leave home and wander forth as an ascetic mendicant Lit. ŚrS. Lit. Mn. Lit. MBh. ; (with Jainas) to become a monk Lit. HPariś. : Caus. [ -vrājayati ] (w.r. [ -vraj ] ) , to send into exile , banish from (abl.) Lit. MBh. Lit. R. ; to compel any one to wander forth as an ascetic mendicant or to become a monk Lit. MBh. Lit. HPariś.