विध्

Sanskrit

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Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From वि- (vi-, distinction prefix) + the root धा (dhā, to place, put).[1]

Root

विध् • (vidh)

  1. to worship, honor a god with
  2. to present reverentially, offer, dedicate
  3. to be gracious or kind, befriend (said of Indra)
  4. (also विन्ध् (vindh)) to be destitute or bereft of, lack, want
Derived terms
Primary verbal forms
  • वि॒न्धते॑ (vindháte, present)
  • अवि॑धत् (ávidhat, aorist)
Derived nominal forms
  • वे॒धस् (vedhás)
  • विध (vidha)
Category Sanskrit terms belonging to the root विध् not found
Category Terms derived from the Sanskrit root विध् not found

References

  1. ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996), “VIDH”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 555

Further reading

  • Otto Böhtlingk; Richard Schmidt (1879-1928), “विध्”, 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

Etymology 2

Variant of व्यध् (vyadh).

Root

विध् • (vidh)

  1. weak form of व्यध् (vyadh, to pierce)

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