पश्

Sanskrit

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Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan *(s)pać-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *spać-, from Proto-Indo-European *speḱ-. Some derivatives maintain the original sibilant and others don't (see Indo-European s-mobile).

Alternative forms

Root

पश् • (paś)

  1. to see
Derived terms
Primary verbal forms
Secondary forms
Non-finite forms
Derived nominal forms
  • पश्य (paśya)
  • पश्यिन् (paśyin)
  • पश्यत (paśyata)
  • पश्यन (paśyana)
  • स्पश् (spáś)
  • स्पश (spaśa)
  • स्पाश॑न (spā́śana)
  • पस्पशा (paspaśā)
Sanskrit terms belonging to the root पश् (0 c, 4 e)
Terms derived from the Sanskrit root पश् (4 c, 0 e)

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan *paHć-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *paHć-, from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ḱ- (to bind).

Alternative forms

Root

पश् • (paś)

  1. to bind, fasten
Usage notes

This root is mentioned in the Dhātupāṭha, but the verbal forms are unattested.

Derived terms
Primary verbal forms
  • स्पशति (spaśati, present)
  • स्प॒शि॒ता (spaśitā́, periphrastic future)
  • पस्पाश (paspāśa, perfect)
Secondary forms
  • स्पा॒शय॑ति (spāśáyati, causative)
  • पा॒शय॑ति (pāśáyati, causative)
  • अप॑स्पशत् (ápaspaśat, causative aorist)
  • पिस्पशिषति (pispaśiṣati, desiderative)
  • पास्पश्यते (pāspaśyate, intensive)
Derived nominal forms
Sanskrit terms belonging to the root पश् (0 c, 4 e)
Terms derived from the Sanskrit root पश् (4 c, 0 e)

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