मृड्

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *mr̥žd- (to forgive, spare, to pity).

Pronunciation

Root

मृड् • (mṛḍ)

  1. to be gracious or favorable
  2. to pardon, spare
  3. to treat kindly, make happy, delight

Derived terms

Sanskrit terms belonging to the root मृड् (0 c, 2 e)
Category Terms derived from the Sanskrit root मृड् not found
Primary Verbal Forms
  • मृडति (mṛḍáti) (Present)
  • ममर्ड (mamarḍa) (Perfect)
Secondary Forms
  • मृडयति (mṛḍáyati) (Causative)
Derived Nominal Forms
  • मर्डितृ (marḍitṛ́)
  • मृड (mṛḍa)
  • मृडन (mṛḍana)
  • मृडितृ (mṛḍitṛ́)
  • मृडीक (mṛḍīká)

References

  • Otto Böhtlingk, Richard Schmidt (1879-1928) “मृड्”, 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
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) “MARḌ”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 326-7