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√ piṣ, “crush”

√ piś

√ piṣ

√ pis

Present

VI. piṃṣá AV. ?, apiṃṣat M.; piṣeyam piṣantī apiṣan E., ápīṣan AV

VII. pináṣṭi piṃṣánti etc. V.+ (piṇák RV.), piṃṣe M

Passive

piṣyáte etc. B.+

Future

Simple Future: pekṣyati U

Periphrastic Future: peṣṭā

Aorist

√-Ao ? apiṣṭām (3d.) C1

RAo: apīpiṣat E

-sa- Ao: apikṣan ŚB. apikṣātām

Perfect

pipéṣa pipiṣe etc. V.+

Causative

peṣayati etc. S.+

Desiderative

pipikṣa-

Intensive

pepiṣ-

Verbal Nouns

PPP: piṣṭá V.+; Inf: péṣṭum B.+,-ṭavaí B.; piṣṭvā́ B.; 2Abs: -piṣya S.+;-péṣam B.+

Derivatives

peṣa E.+

 

peṣya C.

 

péṣaṇa B.+

 

péṣṭra ? AV.

 

peṣaka C.

 

péṣī RV.

 

peṣṭṛ C.

 

pípiṣvant ? RV.

 

 

Doubtless we are to read apiṃṣṭām for apiṣṭām (Bhāg. Pur.).

 

Meanings

pináṣṭi (piṃṣati) v PPP piṃṣṭá (q.v.) grind, pound, crush, destroy. Caus. peṣayati = S.

 

nis & vinis pound, crush, rub (the hands).

pra crush or grind down.

prati rub or beat against (together), pound, crush.

vi beat asunder, pelt with (I).

sam pound, squeeze, crush or grind down.

Cf. utpiṣṭa, prápiṣṭa.

 

 

 

 

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