व्यथ्

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

Related to विथुर (vithura, staggering) and Avestan 𐬬𐬌𐬚𐬎𐬭𐬀 (viθura, shakeable), with further origin unclear. The root is generally thought to be of Indo-European origin, and is traditionally compared with Gothic 𐍅𐌹𐌸𐍉𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽𐍃 (wiþōndans, shaking); however, the hapax status of the Gothic term makes this comparison difficult to analyze. Schwartz and Malkiel analyze the root as a combination of वि- (vi-) + *अथ् (*ath, to vacillate) and connect the root to अतिथि (atithi, guest), but make no claims as to the supposed origin of *अथ्.

Pronunciation

Root

व्यथ् • (vyath)

  1. to tremble, waver, go astray, come to naught, fail
  2. to fall (on the ground)
  3. to cease, become ineffective (as poison)
  4. to be agitated or disturbed in mind, be restless or sorrowful or unhappy
  5. to be afraid of

Derived terms

Sanskrit terms belonging to the root व्यथ् (0 c, 2 e)
Terms derived from the Sanskrit root व्यथ् (2 c, 0 e)
Primary Verbal Forms
  • व्यथते (vyáthate) (Present)
  • व्यथिष्यते (vyathiṣyáte) (Future)
  • व्यथिता (vyathitā́) (Periphrastic Future)
  • अव्यथिष्ट (ávyathiṣṭa) (Aorist)
  • विव्यथे (vivyáthe) (Perfect)
Secondary Forms
  • व्यथ्यते (vyathyáte) (Passive)
  • अव्याथि (ávyāthi) (Passive Aorist)
  • व्यथयति (vyatháyati) (Causative)
  • अविव्यथत् (ávivyathat) (Causative Aorist)
  • विव्यथिषति (vivyathiṣati) (Desiderative)
  • वाव्यथ्यते (vāvyathyate) (Intensive)
Non-Finite Forms
  • व्यथित (vyathitá) (Past Participle)
  • व्यथितुम् (vyathitum) (Infinitive)
  • व्यथित्वा (vyathitvā́) (Gerund)
Derived Nominal Forms
  • व्यथा (vyathā)
  • व्यथक (vyathaka)
  • व्यथ्य (vyathya)
  • व्यथन (vyathana)
  • व्यथि (vyáthi)
  • व्यथिस् (vyáthis)
  • व्याथ (vyātha)
  • विथुर (vithurá)
  • व्यथयितृ (vyathayitṛ)

References

  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 591