Contents

 

vṛh, bṛh, “tear”

vṛṣ

vṛh, bṛh

ven

Present

VI. vṛháti bṛháti etc. V.B.U.S

Passive

vṛhyate etc. B

Future

Simple Future: varkṣyati, varhiṣyati

Periphrastic Future: varḍhā, varhitā

Aorist

RAo: avīvṛhat, avavarhat

-iṣ-Ao: barhīs -īt RV

-sa- Ao: avṛkṣat etc. B

Ao/Ps/3/sg: varhi RV

Perfect

vavárha babarha vavṛhus V.+

Causative

barháyati etc. RV. (varhita C.)

Desiderative

vivṛkṣa- , vivarhiṣa-

Intensive

varīvṛh-

Verbal Nouns

PPP: vṛḍhá bṛḍha B.S.; 1Abs: vṛḍhvā, varhitvā; 2Abs: -vṛ́hya B.U.S.; -vṛhas K.;-várham -barham B

Derivatives

-vṛha

S.+

barhin , va-

E.

várhaṇa ,-

 

AV.+

 

barhís ?

V.+

 

 

 

 

 

 

barha , va-

AV.+

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Compare √ 2 bṛh. The confusion of b and v goes back to the oldest time.

 

Meanings

(vṛh), bṛháti (vṛháti), PPP bṛḍha (vṛḍhá) pluck, tear out.

 

ā tear off, root out.

ud & samud draw forth.

ni throw down; Caus. the same, destroy, annihilate.

pra tear out or off, snatch away; tear asunder, destroy; Ā = upapra Ā draw towards one's self, attract

vi rend asunder, break up, split, destroy, remove.

sam rend asunder, draw out (together).