√ vṛṣ, “rain”

√ vṛdh

√ vṛṣ

√ vṛh, bṛh

Present

I. várṣati etc. V.+,-te etc. E

VI. vṛṣate etc. RV.S., vṛṣant- RV

Future

Simple Future: varṣiṣyati etc. B.U.,-te E

Periphrastic Future: vraṣṭā́ MS

Aorist

Th Ao: avṛṣāt ? TS

^RAo: avīvṛṣat etc. E. avavarṣat

-iṣ-Ao: ávarṣīt etc. V.B

Perfect

vavarṣa vavṛṣus etc. E.+ (vavarṣus E., vavarṣvā́ṃs MS.), vavṛṣe etc. E. (vāvṛṣāṇá -ṣasva RV.)

Verbal Nouns

PPP: vṛṣṭá V.+; Inf: varṣitum C.,-varṣṭos B.; ¹Abs: varṣitvā, vṛṣṭvā B.,-ṭvī́ RV.; ²Abs: -vṛṣya C

Derivatives

-vṛṣ V.+	varṣya V.B.S.	várṣṭṛ B.	vṛ́ṣan V.+
vṛṣa- V.B.S.	varṣaṇa S.+	varṣitṛ C.	vṛṣṇi V.+
varṣá V.+	várṣuka B.	vivarṣiṣu E.	vṛṣabhá V.+
varṣin S.+	vṛṣṭí V.+

The connection of vṛ́ṣan etc. with this root is questionable; and yet more that of varṣman V.+, varṣimán VS., várṣīyas V.+, várṣiṣṭha V.+, all of which may come from an aoristically extended form of √ 1 vṛ (like párṣiṣṭha etc. from √ 2 pṛ).

Meanings

várṣati várṣate v PPP vṛṣṭá (q.v.) rain (either pers. w. Parjanya, Indra, etc. as subj., or impers.), pour down, shed or cover with (I); L varṣati while it is raining. Caus. varṣáyati cause to rain or let fall down as rain; sprinkle or cover with (I).

abhi rain, pour down; sprinkle or cover with (I).

ava &

ā the same.

pra begin to rain, pour or shower down; sprinkle or cover with (I).

prati ,

vi Caus. , &

sam = prec. w. I