अब्रवीत्

Sanskrit

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Etymology

From the root ब्रू (brū).

Pronunciation

Verb

अब्रवीत् • (ábravīt)

  1. third-person singular imperfective of ब्रू (brū, to say)
    • c. 400 BCE, Bhagavad Gītā 1.2:
      दृष्ट्वा तु पाण्डवानीकं व्यूढं दुर्योधनस्तदा।
      आचार्यमुपसङ्गम्य राजा वचनम्अब्रवीत्
      dṛṣṭvā tu pāṇḍavānīkaṃ vyūḍhaṃ duryodhanastadā.
      ācāryamupasaṅgamya rājā vacanamabravīt.
      On observing the Pandava army standing in military formation, King Duryodhana approached his teacher Dronacharya, and said the following words.