चेष्ट् [ ceṣṭ ] [ ceṣṭ ] Root cl. [1] [ céṣṭati ] , [ °te ] ( inf [ °ṭitum ] ) to move the limbs , move , stir Lit. MBh. Lit. R. Lit. BhP. Lit. Śak. ; to make effort , exert one's self , struggle , strive , be active Lit. AV. xi , 4 , 23 f. Lit. ŚBr. iii Lit. Lāṭy. Lit. Kauś. Lit. Mn. Lit. MBh. ; to be busy or occupied with (acc.) ; to act , do , perform , care for Lit. Gobh. i , 6 , 19 Lit. MBh. Lit. R. Lit. Śak. Lit. Rājat. iii , 493 ; to prepare Lit. ŚBr. xiv , 9 , 4 , 18 (ind.p. [ ceṣṭitvā́ ] ) : Caus. [ ṭayati ] , [ °te ] (aor. [ aciceṣṭat ] ( Lit. Bhaṭṭ. xv , 60 ) or [ acac ] Lit. Pāṇ. 7-4 , 96) to cause to move , set in motion , impel , drive Lit. ŚāṅkhŚr. viii , 9 , 3 Lit. Mn. xii , 15 Lit. MBh. Lit. R. Lit. Suśr. iv , 32 , 17.