व्यध्

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

  • विध् (vidh)

Alternative scripts

Etymology

Related to Proto-Iranian *vaiδa-, and traditionally considered to be inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HwyadʰH- (to cut, pierce), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁wyedʰh₁- (to separate, divide). However, considered by Cheung and, with reservation, Mayrhofer, to be from Proto-Indo-European *wyedʰ- (to shoot, take aim, hit, wound).[1][2] Compare Old Armenian վէրք (vērkʻ, wound), an Iranian borrowing, as well as certain Germanic forms like Old English wītan (to blame, reproach) and German entwischen (to escape, flee), which Cheung derives from *wyedʰ- rather than *h₁wyedʰh₁-.

Pronunciation

Root

व्यध् • (vyadh)

  1. to pierce, transfix, hit, strike, wound
  2. to open a vein, (cause to) bleed
  3. to pelt with
  4. to inflict, attach to, affect with
  5. to shake, wave
  6. (astronomy) to fix the position of a heavenly body
  7. to cling to

Derived terms

Sanskrit terms belonging to the root व्यध् (0 c, 1 e)
Terms derived from the Sanskrit root व्यध् (3 c, 0 e)
Primary Verbal Forms
  • विध्यति (vídhyati) (Present)
  • वेत्स्यति (vetsyati) (Future)
  • व्यत्स्यति (vyatsyati) (Future)
  • वेद्धा (veddhā) (Periphrastic Future)
  • व्यद्धा (vyaddhā) (Periphrastic Future)
  • अव्यात्सीत् (avyātsīt) (Aorist)
  • विध्यात् (vidhyāt) (Benedictive)
  • विव्याध (vivyādha) (Perfect)
Secondary Forms
  • विध्यते (vidhyate) (Passive)
  • व्यधयति (vyadhayati) (Causative)
  • व्याधयति (vyādhayati) (Causative)
  • वेधयति (vedhayati) (Causative)
  • अवीविधत् (avīvidhat) (Causative Aorist)
  • अविव्यधत् (avivyadhat) (Causative Aorist)
  • विव्यत्सति (vivyatsati) (Desiderative)
  • वाव्यद्धि (vāvyaddhi) (Intensive)
  • वेविध्यते (vevidhyate) (Intensive)
Non-Finite Forms
  • विद्ध (viddhá) (Past Participle)
  • वेद्धुम् (veddhum) (Infinitive)
  • विधे (vídhe) (Infinitive)
  • विद्ध्वा (viddhvā) (Gerund)
  • विध्य (vidhya) (Gerund)
  • विध्य (vidhya) (Gerundive)
  • व्यध्य (vyadhya) (Gerundive)
  • वेद्धव्य (veddhavya) (Gerundive)
  • वेधनीय (vedhanīya) (Gerundive)
Derived Nominal Forms
  • विध् (vidh)
  • वेद्धृ (veddhṛ)
  • वेध (vedha)
  • वेधक (vedhaka)
  • वेधन (vedhana)
  • वेधिम (vedhima)
  • व्यध (vyadha)
  • व्यधन (vyadhana)
  • व्याध (vyādha)
  • व्याधिन् (vyādhin)
Prefixed Root Forms
  • अतिव्यध् (ativyadh)
  • अनुव्यध् (anuvyadh)
  • अपव्यध् (apavyadh)
  • अभिव्यध् (abhivyadh)
  • आव्यध् (āvyadh)
  • निर्व्यध् (nirvyadh)
  • निव्यध् (nivyadh)
  • प्रतिव्यध् (prativyadh)
  • प्रव्यध् (pravyadh)
  • विव्यध् (vivyadh)
  • व्याव्यध् (vyāvyadh)
  • संव्यध् (saṃvyadh)

References

  • Hellwig, Oliver (2010–2025) “vyadh”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.
  1. ^ Cheung, Johnny (2007) “*ṷaid3”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 2), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 410
  2. ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) “VYATH - VYADH”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 591