ग्रन्थ्

• ग्रथ् (grath)

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *grantH- (“to tie (a knot)”), cognate to Persian گره (gereh, “knot”), with further origin uncertain. The traditional derivation from Proto-Indo-European *gre(n)tH- (“to tie”) (itself a hypothetical extension of Proto-Indo-European *ger- (“to twist”)) would make the root cognate with Proto-Germanic *kradô (“wicker basket”), whence English cradle; however, this is not certain, as the Germanic word could very well be of substrate origin instead.

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɡɾɐntʰ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ɡɾɐn̪t̪ʰ/

ग्रन्थ् • (granth)

1. to tie, fasten
2. to string together, arrange, connect in a regular series
3. to string words together, compose (a literary work)

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