मृड्

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *mr̥žd- (to forgive, spare, to pity).

Pronunciation

Root

मृड् • (mṛḍ)

  1. to be gracious or favorable
  2. to pardon, spare
  3. to treat kindly, make happy, delight

Derived terms

Primary verbal forms
Secondary forms
  • मृ॒डय॑ति (mṛḍáyati, causative)
Derived nominal forms
  • म॒र्डि॒तृ (marḍitṛ́)
  • मृड (mṛḍa)
  • मृडन (mṛḍana)
  • मृ॒डि॒तृ (mṛḍitṛ́)
  • मृ॒डी॒क (mṛḍīká)
Sanskrit terms belonging to the root मृड् (0 c, 2 e)
Category Terms derived from the Sanskrit root मृड् not found

References

  • Otto Böhtlingk; Richard Schmidt (1879-1928), “मृड्”, in Walter Slaje, Jürgen Hanneder, Paul Molitor, Jörg Ritter, editors, Nachtragswörterbuch des Sanskrit [Dictionary of Sanskrit with supplements] (in German), Halle-Wittenberg: Martin-Luther-Universität, published 2016
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996), “MARḌ”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 326-7