adjective “not a question”, i.e. not to be asked Mil.316.

a + pucchā

see āpucchati.

1. to look ahead, to look before, to be cautious, to look after MN.i.557 (variant reading for apaciṇāti, where Ja.v.339 C. has avaloketi); Mil.398.
2. to look up to, to obtain permission from (acc.), …

…comparing Sk. kolapuccha heron. A similar passage at Mnd.80 = Cnd.505 reads kolaputtikena vā vaṇṇapokkharatāya vā, thus taking…

…sg. apucchi Snp.1037, apucchasi Cnd.447; pucchi Snp.981, Snp.1031; Pv-a.6, Pv-a.39, Pv-a.68 apucchatha Snp.1017;…

…to at Snp-a.159
■ apuccha (adj.) that which is not a question, i.e. that which should not be asked Mil.316
■…

to enquire after, look for, ask, esp. to ask permission or leave; aor. āpucchi Ja.i.140; Pv-a.110; grd. āpucchitabba Dhp-a.i.6; ger. āpucchitvā Vin.i …