√ mṛj, “wipe”

√ mṛch

√ mṛj

√ mṛḍ

Present

I. mārjati -te etc. E.+

II. mā́rṣṭi mṛjánti mārjanti etc. V.+, mṛṣṭé mṛjate etc. V.+ (mārjīta S.)

VI. mṛjati -te etc. AV¹.S.C

VII. mṛñjata (3p.) RV., mṛṇajāni GB., mṛñjyāt ŚB

Future

Simple Future: mrakṣyate B., mārkṣyate B.S. mārjiṣyati

Periphrastic Future: mraṣṭā JB. mārṣṭā, mārjitā

Aorist

^RAo: amīmṛjanta B. amamārjat

-s-Ao: amārkṣīt etc. B

-iṣ-Ao: amārjīt etc. B

-sa- Ao: amṛkṣat etc. V.B.S., amṛkṣata etc. RV.B

Ao/Ps/3/sg: amārji

Perfect

mamā́rja mamṛjus etc. V.+ (mamārjus E., māmṛjus RV.), mamṛje AV. (māmṛjé -jīta RV.)

Causative

marjayati -te etc. V.; mārjayati -te etc. B.+ (mārjyate C.)

Intensive

marmṛjmá -janta etc. RV.,-jyáte etc. V.B.S. (marmṛjāná RV.), marīmṛjyate B

Verbal Nouns

PPP: mṛṣṭá V.+, mṛjita C., mārjita (caus.?) S.+; Inf: marṣṭum C., mārṣṭum C., mārjitum E.+; ¹Abs: mṛṣṭvā́ AV.S., mārjitvā B.; ²Abs: -mṛ́jya AV.+,-mārjya C.;-mṛ́jas B

Derivatives

-mṛja C.	-mārjaka E.+	mārjāra E.+	mārṣṭavya C.
mṛjā E.+	mā́rjana V.+	mārjālyà RV.	-mṛgra RV.
márjya RV.	-mārjanīya E.	mṛ́ṣṭi B.+	-mṛ́gvan AV.
-mārga AV.+	-mā́rguka B.	mārṣṭi C.	marmṛjénya RV.

Compare √ mṛkṣ.

Meanings

mā́rṣṭi mṛṣṭé v (mṛjáti, mṛjáte, mārjati, mārjate), marjáyati, te & mārjáyati, te, PPP mṛṣṭá (q.v.), mṛjita & mārjita (q.v.) wipe, clean, polish, rub, stroke, adorn (Ā also refl.); wipe off, remove, destroy, get rid of (A); (also Ā) wipe off (a guilt, i.e. throw it) upon (L); Ā take away, carry off, win. Int marmṛjyáte, marīmṛjyate, etc. wipe or clean repeatedly, Ā one's self.

anu wipe down, smooth, purify.

apa wipe off, remove, throw upon (L).

ava stroke down wards, wipe away.

ā wipe off, clean, purify.

ud stroke upwards; wipe off, clean, adorn; Ā refl., also carry off, win.

upa stroke, wipe, polish.

ni rub in or upon (L), rub or wipe off (Ā refl.), lead to, bestow on (L); Ā take for one's self, carry off.

nis wipe off, destroy.

pari wipe all round, rub, stroke, polish, clean, purify; wipe away, remove, destroy, get rid of (A).

pra wipe, polish, clean, stroke; wipe off, remove, destroy, frustrate.

vi wipe off, rub dry, clean, purify, embellish, adorn (tanvṛm refl.), stroke, smear, anoint

sam rub off, sweep clean, strain, filter, purify, stroke; wipe off, remove, destroy.

Cf. unmṛṣṭa, parimṛṣṭa, pramṛṣṭa, saṃmṛṣṭa.