विश्

See also: वंश

Sanskrit

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Etymology 1

    Inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan *wíṭṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wíćš, from Proto-Indo-European *wiḱs (village, household).

    Cognate with Proto-Slavic *vьsь (village), Latin vīcus, Ancient Greek οἶκος (oîkos, house), Gothic 𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌷𐍃 (weihs, village, place), Avestan 𐬬𐬍𐬯 (vīs), Albanian vis (place, land, country).

    Noun

    विश् • (víś) stemf

    1. settlement, house
    2. community, people, tribe
    3. wealth
    Declension
    Feminine root-stem declension of विश्
    singular dual plural
    nominative विट् (víṭ) विशौ (víśau)
    विशा¹ (víśā¹)
    विशः (víśaḥ)
    accusative विशम् (víśam) विशौ (víśau)
    विशा¹ (víśā¹)
    विशः (víśaḥ)
    instrumental विशा (viśā́) विड्भ्याम् (viḍbhyā́m) विड्भिः (viḍbhíḥ)
    dative विशे (viśé) विड्भ्याम् (viḍbhyā́m) विड्भ्यः (viḍbhyáḥ)
    ablative विशः (viśáḥ) विड्भ्याम् (viḍbhyā́m) विड्भ्यः (viḍbhyáḥ)
    genitive विशः (viśáḥ) विशोः (viśóḥ) विशाम् (viśā́m)
    locative विशि (viśí) विशोः (viśóḥ) विक्षु (vikṣú)
    vocative विट् (víṭ) विशौ (víśau)
    विशा¹ (víśā¹)
    विशः (víśaḥ)
    • ¹Vedic
    Derived terms

    Etymology 2

      From Proto-Indo-European *weyḱ- (to settle), related to Etymology 1.

      Alternative forms

      • वेश् (veś)

      Root

      विश् • (viś)

      1. to enter, enter in or settle down on, go into, pervade
      2. to be absorbed into
      3. (astronomy) to come into conjunction with
      4. (with अग्निम्, ज्वलनम् etc.) to enter the fire (i.e. ascend the funeral pyre)
      5. (with अपस्) to sink or be immersed in the water
      6. to enter (a house etc.)
      7. to appear (on the stage)
      8. to go home or to rest
      9. to sit down upon
      10. to resort or betake one's self to
      11. (of rivers and armies etc.) to flow into (and join with)
      12. to flow or redound to, fall to the share of
      13. to occur to (as a thought)
      14. to befall, come to (as death)
      15. to belong to, exist for
      16. to fall or get into any state or condition
      17. to enter upon, undertake, begin
      18. to mind (any business), attend to
      Derived terms
      Sanskrit terms belonging to the root विश् (1 c, 8 e)
      Terms derived from the Sanskrit root विश् (14 c, 0 e)
      Primary Verbal Forms
      • विशति (viśáti) (Present)
      • वेक्ष्यति (vekṣyáti) (Future)
      • वेष्टा (veṣṭā́) (Periphrastic Future)
      • अविक्षत् (ávikṣat) (Aorist)
      • अविष्ट (áviṣṭa) (Aorist)
      • अवेशीत् (áveśīt) (Aorist)
      • विश्यात् (viśyāt) (Benedictive)
      • विवेश (vivéśa) (Perfect)
      Secondary Forms
      • विश्यते (viśyate) (Passive)
      • अवेशि (áveśi) (Passive Aorist)
      • वेशयति (veśáyati) (Causative)
      • अवीविशत् (ávīviśat) (Causative Aorist)
      • वेश्यते (veśyate) (Passive of Causative)
      • विविक्षति (vivikṣati) (Desiderative)
      • वेविश्यते (veviśyate) (Intensive)
      • वेवेष्टि (veveṣṭi) (Intensive)
      Non-Finite Forms
      • विष्ट (viṣṭá) (Past Participle)
      • वेष्टुम् (veṣṭum) (Infinitive)
      • वेष्टवै (veṣṭavai) (Infinitive)
      • विशम् (víśam) (Infinitive)
      • विश्य (víśya) (Gerund)
      • वेष्टव्य (veṣṭavya) (Gerundive)
      • वेशयितव्य (veśayitavya) (Causative Gerundive)
      • विविक्षु (vivikṣu) (Desiderative Participle)
      Derived Nominal Forms
      • विश् (víś)
      • विशन (viśana)
      • वेश (veśá)
      • वेशन (véśana)
      • वेशस् (veśás)
      • वेशिन् (veśin)
      • वेश्मन् (véśman)
      Prefixed Root Forms

      References

      • Monier Williams (1899) “विश्”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, [], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 989, columns 1-2.
      • Hellwig, Oliver (2010–2025) “viś”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.
      • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 561; 584