क्षद्

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Pronunciation

Root

क्षद् • (kṣad)

  1. to cut, dissect, divide, kill
  2. to carve (meat), distribute (food)

Derived terms

  • क्षद (kṣáda, carve, slaughter)
  • क्षदन (kṣádana, carving, dividing)
  • क्षद्मन् (kṣádman, a carving knife)
  • क्षत्तृ (kṣattṛ́, a carver, one who cuts or carves or divides anything)

References

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