cl.4 P. () v/idhyati- (Epic also te-; perfect tenseparasmE-padavivyādha- etc.;3. pluralvivyadhuḥ-, vividhuḥ-; A1.vivyadhe-; parasmE-padavividhv/as-; Aoristvyātsīḥ-; precedingvidhyāt-grammar; futureveddhā-, vetsyati-, te-; vyaddhā-, vyatsyati-grammar; infinitive moodveddhum-; -vidhe-; ind.p.viḍḍhvā-, -vidhya-), to pierce, transfix, hit, strike, wound etc. ; (with sirām-) to open a vein, bleed ; to pelt with (instrumental case) ; to inflict, attach to, affect with (accusative of Persian and instrumental case of thing) ; to shake, wave ; (in astronomy) to fix the position of a heavenly body ; to cling to (accusative) : Causalvyādhayati-, (Epic also vedhayati-; Aoristavīvidhat-or avivyadhat-), to pierce, open (a vein) ; to cause to pierce or perforate : Desiderativevivyatsati-, to wish to affect or taint with (instrumental case) : Intensivevevidhyate- or vāvyaddhi- (?) grammar
व्यध् 4 P. (विध्यति, विद्ध) 1 To pierce, hurt, strike, stab, kill; तमभिद्रुत्य पाप्मनाविध्यन् स यः स पाप्मा Bṛi. Up.1.3.2; यूनां मनांसि विव्याध दृष्ट्वा दृष्ट्वा मनोभवः H.2.111; अक्षितारासु विव्याध द्विषतः स तनुत्रिणः Śi.19.99; विद्धमात्रः R.5.51;9. 6;14.7; Bk.5.52;9.66;15.69. -2 To bore, perforate, pierce through. -3 To pick. -4 To wave or brandish in triumph (as the tail &c.); चैलानि विव्यधुस्तत्र ब्राह्मणाश्च सहस्रशः Mb.1.188.23. -5 (In astr.) To fix the position of a heavenly body.
verb (class 4 ātmanepada) (in astron.) to fix the position of a heavenly body
to affect with (acc. of pers. and instr. of thing)
to attach to
to bleed
to cling to (acc.)
to hit
to inflict
to open a vein
to pelt with (instr.)
to pierce
to shake
to strike
to transfix
to wave
to wound
perform vedha of a metal Frequency rank 414/72933
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