प्रदा [ pradā ] [ pra-√ dā:1 ] P. [ -dadāti ] , rarely Ā. [ -datte ] , ( Ved. inf. [ prá-dātos ] Lit. TS. ; irreg. Pot. P. [ -dadet ] Lit. Hcat.) , to give away , give , offer , present , grant , bestow Lit. RV. (with or scil. [ bhāryām ] , to give in marriage ; with [ prativacas ] , to grant an answer ; with [ pravṛttim ] , to information about an event ; with [ yuddham ] , to grant battle ; with [ dvaṃdva-yuddham ] , to engage in single combat ; with [ vidyām ] , to communicate or impart knowledge ; with [ hutāśanam ] , to set fire to) ; to give up , abolish Lit. TS. ; to sell (with instr. of price) Lit. Pañcat. ; to restore (anything lost ) Lit. Mn. ; to pay , discharge (a debt) Lit. Yājñ. ; to put or place in (loc.) Lit. ib. Lit. MBh. : Pass. [ -dīyate ] , to be given away , be given Lit. Mn. Lit. MBh. : Caus. [ -dāpayati ] , to cause to give Lit. TS. ; to compel to give back or to repay Lit. Yājñ. Lit. Kull. ; to cause to put in or to Lit. MBh. Lit. Bhpr. ; to put or place in (loc.) Lit. Car. ; ( with [ vastim ] ) , to apply a clyster Lit. ib. : Desid. [ -ditsate ] , to wish to give in marriage Lit. Daś. ( 679,2 )