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√ 2 vṛ, “choose”

1 vṛ

2 vṛ

vṛṃh, bṛṃh

Present

V. vṛṇoti vṛṇute etc. U.E.+

IX. vṛṇīté etc. V.+, vṛṇāti etc. E.+

Passive

vriyate S.C

Future

Simple Future: variṣyate B. varīṣyate

Periphrastic Future: varī̆tā

Aorist

√-Ao: avṛta etc. V.+ (vurīta V.B., urāṇá RV.), váras etc. varanta RV

-s-Ao: avṛṣi -ṣata etc. AV.B.U. (avṛḍhvam B.)

-iṣ-Ao: avarī̆ṣṭa

Ao/Ps/3/sg: avri V.+

Perfect

vavre etc. V.+ (vavṛṣé vavṛmáhe RV.)

Causative

varayati -te etc. E.+ (varyáte B.); vārayati E

Desiderative

vivarī̆ṣa- , vovūrṣa-

Intensive

vevṛ- , varvṛ-, vovur-

Verbal Nouns

PPP: vṛtá V.+; Inf: varītum C. varitum; 1Abs: varītvā, varitvā S., vṛtvā S

Derivatives

vára V.+

 

-várya n. B.

 

váreṇya V.+

 

vā̆rya V.+

 

vará V.+

 

-vū́rya V.S.

 

varas- RV.

 

-vāraṇa E.+

 

varaka S.

 

varaṇa S.+

 

vṛ́thā ,-thak V.

 

váriṣṭha V.+

 

varya E.+

 

varaṇīya U.C.

 

vā́ra V.+

 

varīyas U.+

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

varayitavya E.

 

 

Doubtless ultimately the same with the preceding, √ 1 vṛ; and the forms a little mixed up.

 

Meanings

vṛṇīté , vṛṇāti, vṛṇoti, vṛṇute, PPP vṛtá choose, esp. in marriage, woo, ask for; prefer, desire, wish, like. Caus. varayati, vṛṇīté, vṛṇāti, vṛṇoti, vṛṇute, PPP vṛtá choose, esp. in marriage, woo, ask for; prefer, desire, wish, like. Caus. varayate choose, ask, beg (2A); esp. choose in marriage (patim or patnīm),

 

apa Ā content or satisfy with (I).

abhi choose; prefer to (Ab).

ā choose, desire; P grant.

nis choose, pick out.

pari Ā choose, select.

pra Ā (P) choose, adopt.

Cf. abhivṛta 2.