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√ vī, “enjoy” etc

√ viṣṭ, veṣṭ

√ vī

√ vīj, vyaj

Present

II. véti vyánti etc. V.B. (vihí RV., viyantu TS., vema V.S.), vyāná RV

Passive

vīyáte etc. AV.B

Future

Simple Future: veṣyati

Periphrastic Future: vetā

Aorist

RAo: avīvayat

-iṣ-Ao: avaiṣīt

Perfect

vivāya vivye RV

Causative

vāyayati , vāpayati

Desiderative

vivīṣa-

Intensive

veveti RV., vevīran TS., vevīyate RV

Verbal Nouns

vītá V.B

Derivatives

vī V.+

 

vayā́ RV.

 

vāyú ? V.B.

 

vetra ? E.+

 

-vī́ya RV.

 

vayyà ? RV.

 

vayúna V.+

 

vīrá ? V.+

 

-vāya AV.

 

váyas V.+

 

vītí V.B.

 

 

 

 

A very perplexing root in its varietics of meaning; divided into two or three roots (on different lines) by BR. and Grassmann. It is treated by the grammarians as filling up the conjugation of √ aj.

 

Meanings

véti v PPP vītá 1 (q.v.) seek, pursue, strive after, fall upon, attack, win, take hold of, enjoy; undertake, begin, urge, impel, further, promote; procure, get for, help to (2A).

 

ati overtake, be superior to (A).

apa turn away (intrans.).

abhi drive on.

ava seek after (A).

ā approach, drive on or near, undertake, begin, seize, take hold of.

upa strive after (A).

ni (Int veveti) penetrate, rush into or among (L).

pra drive on, set in motion; impel, inspire; strive on or after, enter into (A); fall upon, attack; inire, impregnate.

prati receive.

Cf. abhívīta.

 

 

 

 

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