प्रोत्सह् — {prôt-sah} ({pra-ud-√sah}), P. {-sahati}, to take courage or heart, boldly prepare to (inf.) Bhaṭṭ.: Caus. {-sāhayati} (irreg. {-sāhati} MBh. i, 2233), to exhort, urge on, inspirit, instigate Mn. ix, 261 (wṛ. {-sād}) MBh. (vi, 4437 wṛ. for {-sād}) R. Kathās. &c