व्याहृ [ vyāhṛ ] [ vy-ā-√ hṛ ] P. Ā. [ -harati ] , [ °te ] , to utter or pronounce a sound , speak , say to (acc.) , converse with ( [ saha ] ) , name (with [ nāmabhis ] , to call by name ; with [ praśnān ] , to answer questions ; with [ udāharāṇi ] , to state examples) Lit. TBr. ; to begin to talk (said of a child) Lit. MBh. ; to confess , avow to (gen.) Lit. ib. ; to utter inarticulate sounds , cry , scream (said of animals) Lit. KātyŚr. ; to sport , enjoy one's self ( exceptionally for [ vi-√ hṛ ] ) Lit. BhP. ; to cut off , sever Lit. MBh. vi , 2757 (B. [ vi-√ hṛ ] ) : Desid. [ -jihīrṣati ] , to wish to pronounce or utter Lit. ŚBr.