व्रश्च्

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts
  • ৱ্ৰশ্চ্ (Assamese script)
  • ᬯ᭄ᬭᬰ᭄ᬘ᭄ (Balinese script)
  • ব্রশ্চ্ (Bengali script)
  • 𑰪𑰿𑰨𑰫𑰿𑰓𑰿 (Bhaiksuki script)
  • 𑀯𑁆𑀭𑀰𑁆𑀘𑁆 (Brahmi script)
  • ဝြၐ္စ် (Burmese script)
  • વ્રશ્ચ્ (Gujarati script)
  • ਵ੍ਰਸ਼੍ਚ੍ (Gurmukhi script)
  • 𑌵𑍍𑌰𑌶𑍍𑌚𑍍 (Grantha script)
  • ꦮꦿꦯ꧀ꦕ꧀ (Javanese script)
  • 𑂫𑂹𑂩𑂬𑂹𑂒𑂹 (Kaithi script)
  • ವ್ರಶ್ಚ್ (Kannada script)
  • វ្រឝ្ច៑ (Khmer script)
  • ວ຺ຣຨ຺ຈ຺ (Lao script)
  • വ്രശ്ച് (Malayalam script)
  • ᠸᡵᠠᡧᢜ (Manchu script)
  • 𑘪𑘿𑘨𑘫𑘿𑘓𑘿 (Modi script)
  • ᠸᠷᠠᠱᢋ (Mongolian script)
  • 𑧊𑧠𑧈𑧋𑧠𑦳𑧠 (Nandinagari script)
  • 𑐰𑑂𑐬𑐱𑑂𑐔𑑂 (Newa script)
  • ଵ୍ରଶ୍ଚ୍ (Odia script)
  • ꢮ꣄ꢬꢯ꣄ꢗ꣄ (Saurashtra script)
  • 𑆮𑇀𑆫𑆯𑇀𑆖𑇀 (Sharada script)
  • 𑖪𑖿𑖨𑖫𑖿𑖓𑖿 (Siddham script)
  • ව්‍රශ‍්ච් (Sinhalese script)
  • 𑩾 𑪙𑩼𑩿 𑪙𑩡 𑪙 (Soyombo script)
  • 𑚦𑚶𑚤𑚧𑚶𑚏𑚶 (Takri script)
  • வ்ரஶ்ச் (Tamil script)
  • వ్రశ్చ్ (Telugu script)
  • วฺรศฺจฺ (Thai script)
  • ཝྲ་ཤྩ྄ (Tibetan script)
  • 𑒫𑓂𑒩𑒬𑓂𑒔𑓂 (Tirhuta script)
  • 𑨭𑩇𑨫𑨮𑩇𑨣𑨴 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

The origin is uncertain. Most likely taken from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hwr̥ščáti, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wr̥g-sḱé-ti, from *h₂werg- (“to bend, turn”) (whence वृज् (vṛj)).[1] Compare Ashkun vičye-, Kamkata-viri vic̣ë-, vëc̣e-.[2]

Traditionally taken to be from Proto-Indo-European *wrek-, and compared with Ancient Greek ῥάκος (rhákos, “rag, wrinkle”), Latvian rakt (“to dig”).[3] Similarities to Czech vráska (“wrinkle”) have also been noted. Perhaps related to Avestan 𐬎𐬭𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬙𐬗𐬀𐬉𐬨 (uruuatcaēm, “I will tear it apart”). These proposals have their share of phonetic and/or semantic difficulties. Cross-contamination and conflation with similar roots may have obscured the true origins of the root.[4][5]

Not related to Sanskrit वृक्ष (vṛkṣa, “tree”).

Pronunciation

Root

व्रश्च् • (vraśc)

  1. to cut down, cut off, cut asunder, cleave, hew, fell (a tree)

Derived terms

  • अवव्रश्चत् (avavraścat)
  • अव्रश्चीत् (avraścīt)
  • अव्राक्षीत् (avrākṣīt)
  • वरीवृत्चीति (varīvṛtcīti)
  • वरीवृश्च्यते (varīvṛścyate)
  • वव्रश्च (vavraśca)
  • विव्रक्षति (vivrakṣati)
  • विव्रश्चिषति (vivraściṣati)
  • वृक्ण (vṛkṇa)
  • वृक्णन् (vṛkṇan)
  • वृक्त्वी (vṛktvī)
  • वृक्षि (vṛkṣi)
  • वृश्चति (vṛścati)
  • वृश्चते (vṛścate)
  • वृश्च्यते (vṛścyate)
  • वृष्ट्वा (vṛṣṭvā)
  • व्रक्ष्यति (vrakṣyati)
  • व्रश्चयति (vraścayati)
  • व्रश्चिता (vraścitā)
  • व्रश्चित्वा (vraścitvā)
  • व्रश्चिष्यति (vraściṣyati)
  • व्रष्टा (vraṣṭā)

References

  1. ^ Lubotsky, Alexander (2001), “Reflexes of Proto-Indo-European *sk in Indo-Iranian”, in Incontri linguistici‎[1], volume 24, page 13
  2. ^ Halfmann, Jakob (2025). The Diversification of Indo-Iranian and the Position of the Nuristani Languages. Wiesbaden: Reichert.
  3. ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), “rakt”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca [Latvian Etymological Dictionary]‎[2] (in Latvian), volume 2, Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN, page 102
  4. ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996), “VRAŚC”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[3] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 596
  5. ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1976), “vṛścáti”, in Kurzgefasstes Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindischen [A Concise Etymological Sanskrit Dictionary]‎[4] (in German), volume 3, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 250

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