अण्ठ्

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

Etymology

Buddhist-preferred variant of अट् (aṭ),[1] which is a Sanskritization of a popular pronunciation of the Vedic root अत् (at, to go constantly, walk, run).[2] Older theories derive the root from Proto-Dravidian *aṇṭṭ- (to adhere, stick), whence Tamil அண்டு (aṇṭu, to approach);[3] see Prakrit *𑀳𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀇 (*haṭṭaï, to move) for more.

Pronunciation

Root

अण्ठ् • (aṇṭh) (Classical Sanskrit)

  1. to go, move, tend

Derived terms

  • अण्ठते (aṇṭhate)
  • अण्ठितुम् (aṇṭhitum)
  • आनण्ठे (ānaṇṭhe)

References

  1. ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (2001), “AṆṬH”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume 3, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 9
  2. ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (2001), “AṬ”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[2] (in German), volume 3, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 7
  3. ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1956), “aṇṭhati”, in Kurzgefasstes Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindischen [A Concise Etymological Sanskrit Dictionary]‎[3] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 26

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