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√ 1 bṛh, “make big or strong”

√ bṛṃh, vṛṃh

√ 1 bṛh

√ 2 bṛh, vṛh

Present

I. bṛṃhati -te etc. ŚB

VI. bṛhati etc. AV.B

Perfect

babarha AV., babṛhāṃá RV

Causative

barhaya V.; bṛṃhayati etc. (or vṛṃh-) E.+, -te E

Intensive

bárbṛhat barbṛhi RV

Verbal Nouns

PPP: bṛḍha ŚB., vṛḍha ŚB.C

Derivatives

bṛh- V.+

 

bṛhánt V.+

 

bráhman V.+

 

bṛṃhaṇa E.+

 

-barha S.+

 

-bárhas V.B.

 

brahmán V.+

 

bṛṃhaṇīya C.

 

-bárhaṇa V.+

 

bárhiṣṭha V.+

 

-bṛṃhin C.

 

bṛṃhayitavya C.

 

barháṃā RV.

 

barhís ? V.+

 

 

 

 

 

 

Compare the following root √ 2 bṛh, vṛh.

 

Meanings

bṛháti 2 v (only bṛhánt q.v.) & bṛṃhati, bṛṃhate; Caus. bṛṃháyati, te, PPP bṛṃhita (q.v.) make great or big, strengthen, augment, further.

 

abhi Caus. strengthen, increase, augment.

upa the same; Int (barbṛhi) press or embrace close. samupa Caus. strengthen, supply, complete.

pari P Ā enclose, encircle, make tight or firm, strengthen, fortify. Caus. strengthen, augment.

sam join firmly together. Caus. saṃvarhayati join together, attach (D); saṃbṛṃhayati strengthen, encourage.

Cf. upabṛṃhita, paribṛḍha, parivṛḍha.

 

 

 

 

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