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kram, “stride”

krand, kland

kram

krī

Present

I. krā́matietc. krámateetc. V.+ (kramati etc. RV. ? E.+, krāmate etc. U.E.)

IV. krāmyati

Passive

kramyate etc. S.+

Future

Simple Future: kraṃsyáti -te AV.B.E.; kramiṣyati -te B.+ (akramiṣyat U.)

Periphrastic Future: kramitā, kraṃtā

Aorist

√-Ao: akran ákramus etc. RV

Th Ao: akramat -man AV.B

RAo: acikramat

-s-Ao: akraṃsta -sata etc. V.B.S. (kraṃsate RV.)

-iṣ-Ao: ákramīt etc. V.B.U., krámiṣṭa (3s.) RV. (akramīm RV., akrāmīt ŚB.)

Perfect

cakrā́ma cakramús etc., cakramé etc. V.+ (cákramanta RV.)

Causative

kramayati etc. B.+; krāmayati etc. B.+ (krāmyate C.)

Desiderative

cikramiṣati etc. B.U. cikraṃsa-

Intensive

caṅkram- V.+, caṅkramyáte B.+

Verbal Nouns

PPP: krāṃtá AV.+; Inf: krámitum B.+,-tos B., krāṃtum E.+; 1Abs: kramitvā E.+, krāṃtvā́ B.+ kraṃtvā; 2Abs: -krámya V.+;-kráme RV.;-krā́mam AV.+

Deriv.:

kráma V.+

 

-kramaṇīya E.+

 

-krāmya C.

 

-krāṃtṛ E.

 

-kramin E.+

 

-kramitavya E.

 

-krāmaṇa C.

 

caṅkrama AV.+

 

kramya C.

 

-krāma B.

 

-krā́muka B.

 

caṅkramaṇa S.+

 

krámaṇa V.+

 

-krāmin AV.B.

 

-krāṃti B.+

 

-krāmayitavya C.

 

 

The aor. akran is by some referred to √ krand .

Meanings

krā́mati krámate v (kramati, krāmate), PPP krāntá (mostly – ṃ & w. P mg). stride, step, walk, go or come to (A or L); go over, pass, ascend, approach (sex.); surpass, pervade, fill, accomplish; Ā proceed well, succeed. Caus. kramayati (krāmayati) cause to stride. I. caṅkramate, caṅkramyáte & caṅkramīti step to and fro, wander, walk,

pass.

 

ati step beyond, cross, pass, excel, overcome, pass by, neglect, transgress (abs. or w. A); part or escape from, lose, be deprived of (Ab). Caus. let pass, take no notice of (A). abhyati step beyond or across, pass, excel, overcome, overstep, neglect, transgress. vyati & samati the same,

adhi ascend, mount up to (A)

anu go on or along, follow; go through, enumerate.

apa go or pass away; withdraw or fly from (Ab).

abhi step near, approach, attack, overwhelm; enter, begin, undertake. samabhi come near, approach.

ava go away, fly; tread upon, overwhelm (A).

ā approach, visit, enter, tread upon (A or L); cling to, grasp, attack, overpower, take hold or possession of (A); undertake, begin (Inf); ascend, mount (mostly Ā). adhyā attack, seize, occupy. samā the same + tread upon, overpower, take hold or possession of (A).

ud go up or out, depart; escape, fly or withdraw from (Ab or A); pass by, neglect. vyud go asunder, part, go away; overstep, transgress, disregard.

upa come near, approach, enter (A or L); go against, attack; treat, deal with (A); (mostly Ā) undertake, begin, be about to (A, D, or Inf). samupa come near; undertake, begin (Ā w. Inf).

ni enter, step, tread down.

nis go out of (Ab), depart, fly, escape. Caus. cause to step out, expel, lead or take away. abhinis, upanis, & vinis go out, come forth from (Ab).

parā step forward, advance, exert one's self, excel.

pari walk about (esp. on the stage), circumambulate, walk through, visit; overtake, overcome.

pra step forth, set out, go to (A), go across, pass; Ā deal with (L); Ā (P) proceed to, undertake, begin (A, artham, or Inf). saṃpra Ā proceed to, begin (A or Inf).

prati & anuprati come back.

vi go asunder, part, separate; walk through, bestride; move on, advance, proceed, exert one's self; content, fight against (A). anuvi Ā step after. nirvi step out.

sam come together, meet, encounter; go to, enter (A), pass from (Ab) to (L), go through or across, come near, walk along. Caus. cause to pass, transport, deliver; lead to (2A), cast upon (A of th. and L of pers.). anusam follow after (A), also = upasam step towards, come or pass to (A).

Cf. adhyākrānta, ākrānta, niṣkrānta, vikrānta, saṃkrānta.