प्रणी [ praṇī ] [ pra-ṇī ] ( Preverb. [ √ nī ] ) P. Ā. [ -ṇayati ] , [ °te ] to lead forwards , conduct , advance , promote , further Lit. RV. ; to bring or lead to , convey (esp. the sacrificial fire or water or Soma to its place at the altar) Lit. ib. ; to offer , present Lit. Bhaṭṭ. ; to produce , perform , execute , finish Lit. Up. Lit. MBh. Lit. Kāv. ; to do away with , remove , dispel Lit. MBh. ; to manifest affection , love , desire Lit. MBh. ; to show , represent (a drama) Lit. Bālar. Lit. Prasannar. ; to inflict (as punishment) Lit. Mn. Lit. MBh. ; to apply (as a clyster) Lit. Car. ; to establish , fix , institute , promulgate , teach Lit. MBh. Lit. Kāv. ; to write , compose Lit. Sarvad. ; (Ā.) to draw in (the breath) Lit. ŚBr. : Desid. [ -ninīṣati ] (!) , to wish to lead or conduct Lit. RV.