अभिषिच् — {abhi-ṣic} (√{sic}), P., rarely Ā. (e.g. MBh. vii, 4593 Bhaṭṭ.) to sprinkle, water, wet RV. i, 121, 6 (pr. p. {-siñcát}), &c##to consecrate, anoint, appoint by consecration AV. &c.: Ā. (Imper. 2. sg. {-ṣiñcasva}, sometimes v. l. Pass. {-ṣicyasva}) to consecrate one's self or have one's self consecrated MBh. Hariv. R.: Ā. or Pass. to bathe MBh. xii, 8894 and xiii, 1702: Caus. P. to water, wet: P. (rarely Ā.) to consecrate, anoint: Ā. (with or without {ṇir.} {ātmānam}) to have one's self consecrated: Desid. {-ṣiṣikṣati} and Intens. {-sesicyate} Pāṇ. Sch. and Comm