Rig Veda 5.68.4

Addressed to: Mitra and Varuna

Group: Hymns to Mitra-Varuna

Text (Devanagari)

5.68.4

ऋ॒तमृ॒तेन॒ सप॑न्तेषि॒रं दक्ष॑माशाते

अ॒द्रुहा॑ दे॒वौ व॑र्धेते

Text (Roman)

5.68.4

r̥tám r̥téna sápantā-

-iṣiráṃ dákṣam āśāte

adrúhā devaú vardhete

Padapāṭha

5.68.4

ṛtam | ṛtena | sapantā | iṣiram | dakṣam

nominal stemSGMACC

from dákṣa-

dakṣa : dákṣa mf(A)n. able, fit, adroit, expert, clever, dexterous, industrious, intelligent, [RV.] &c.

dakṣa : strong, heightening or strengthening the intellectual faculties (Soma), [ix f.]

dakṣa : passable (the Ganges), [MBh. xiii, 1844]

dakṣa : suitable, [BhP. iv, 6, 44]; [Bhartṛ. iii, 64]

dakṣa : right (opposed to left), [RāmatUp. i, 22]; [Phetk. i]

dakṣa : dákṣa m. ability, fitness, mental power, talent (cf. -kratú), strength of will, energy, disposition, [RV.]; [AV.]; [VS.]

dakṣa : evil disposition, [RV. iv, 3, 13]; [x, 139, 6]

dakṣa : a particular form of temple, [Hcat. ii, 1, 390]

dakṣa : a general lover, [W.]

dakṣa : a cock, [Car. i], [vi]

dakṣa : N. of a plant, [L.]

dakṣa : fire, [L.]

dakṣa : Śiva's bull, [L.]

dakṣa : N. of an Āditya (identified with Prajā-pati, [TS. iii]; [ŚBr. ii]; father of Kṛttikā, [Śāntik.]), [RV. i f.], [x]; [Nir. ii], [xi]

dakṣa : N. of one of the Prajā-patis ([MBh. xii, 7534]; [Hariv.]; [VP. i, 7, 5] and [22, 4]; [BhP. iii, 12, 22]; [MatsyaP. cvl, 15]; [KūrmaP.] &c., [Śak. vii, 27]; born from Brahmā's right thumb, [MBh. i], [xii]; [Hariv.] &c.; or from A-ja, ‘the unborn’, [BhP. iv, 1, 47]; or son of Pra-cetas or of the of 10 Pra-cetasas, whence called Prācetasa, [MBh. i], [xii f.]; [Hariv. 101]; [VP. i, 15]; father of 24 daughters by Pra-sūti, [VP. i, 7, 17 ff.]; [BhP.] &c.; of 50 [or 60 [MBh. xii, 6136]; [R. iii, 20, 10]; or 44 [Hariv. 11521 ff.]] daughters of whom 27 become the Moon's wives, forming the lunar asterisms, and 13 [or 17 [BhP.]; or 8 [R.]] those of Kaśyapa, becoming by this latter the mothers of gods, demons, men, and animals, while 10 are married to Dharma, [Mn. ix, 128 f.]; [MBh. i], [ix]; [xii, 7537 ff.]; [Hariv.]; [VP.] &c.; celebrating a great sacrifice [hence dakṣa syáyana, ‘N. of a sacrifice’, [Mn. vi, 10]] to obtain a son, he omitted, with the disapproval of Dadhīca, to invite Śiva, who ordered Vīra-bhadra to spoil the sacrifice, [Hariv. 12212] [identified with Viṣṇu] ff.; [VāyuP. i, 30], = [BrahmaP. i]; [LiṅgaP.]; [MatsyaP. xiii]; [VāmP. ii]-[v]; [ŚivaP. i, 8]; [KāśīKh. lxxxvii ff.]; named among the Viśve-devās, [Hariv. 11542]; [VāyuP.]; [Bṛhasp.] [[Hcat.]] &c.)

dakṣa : N. of a son of Garuḍa, [MBh. v, 3597]

dakṣa : of a man with the patr. Pārvati, [ŚBr. ii, 4, 4, 6]

dakṣa : of a law-giver, [Yājñ. i, 5]; [Mn. ix, 88], Sch. &c.

dakṣa : of a son of Uśī-nara, [BhP. ix, 23, 2]

dakṣa : of one of the 5 Kānyakubja Brāhmans from whom the Bengal Brāhmansare said to have sprung, [Kṣitīś. i, 13] and [41]

dakṣa : dákṣa cf. a-tūrta-, diná-, samāná; su-dákṣa; mārga-dakṣaka; dākṣāyán.

dakṣa : [cf. δεξιός; Lat. dex-ter; Goth. taihsvs.]

🔎 dákṣam 🔎 dákṣa-

| āśāteiti

rootDUPRFMED3IND

from √aś-

aś : (in classical Sanskṛt only) Ā. aśnute (aor. 3. pl. āśiṣata, [Bhaṭṭ.]; perf. ānaśe, [Pāṇ. vii, 4, 72.] Vedic forms are: aśnoti, &c.; Subj. aśnavat, &c.; aor. P. ānaṭ (2. & 3. sg., frequently in [RV.]) and Ā. aṣṭa or ā́ṣṭa, 3. pl. āśata (frequently in [RV.]) or ā́kṣiṣur [[RV. i, 163, 10]] Subj. ákṣat [[RV. x, 11, 7]] Pot. 1. pl. aśema Prec. aśyās (2. & 3. sg.) &c. Pot. Ā. 1. sg. aśīya and pl. aśīmahi, Imper. aṣṭu [[VS.]]; perf. ānaṃśa (thrice in [RV.]) or ānāśa [[RV. vi, 16, 26]] or āśa [[RV. viii, 47, 6]], 2. pl. ānaśá, 3. pl. ānaśúḥ (frequently in [RV.]) or āśuḥ [[RV. iv, 33, 4]], Ā. ānaśé, Subj. 1. pl. anaśāmahai [[RV. viii, 27, 22]], Pot. 1. sg. ānasyām, p. ānaśāná [[AV.]]; Inf. aṣṭave, [RV. iv, 30, 19]) to reach, come to, reach, come to, arrive at, get, gain, obtain, [RV.] &c.; (said of an evil, aṃhati, áṃhas, grā́hi) to visit, [RV.]; [AV. vi, 113, 1]; to master, become master of [RV.]; to offer, [RV.]; to enjoy, [MBh. xii, 12136]; to pervade, penetrate, fill, [Naigh.]; [Bhaṭṭ. ii, 30]; to accumulate, [L.] : Desid. aśiśiṣate, [Pāṇ. vii, 2, 74] Intens. aśāśyate, [Pāṇ. iii, 1, 22]; [Pat.]

aś : aśnā́ti (Pot. aśnīyāt; p. aśnát (see s.v. 1. aśna); aor. Subj. aśīt, [RV. x, 87, 17]; fut. p. aśiṣyát, [ŚBr.], perf. ā́śa, [RV. i, 162, 9] and [iii, 36, 8]; perf. p. āśivas See án-āśvas s.v. án-āśaka; Pass. p. aśyámāna, [AV. xii, 5, 38]) to eat, consume (with acc. [this only in classical Sanskṛt] or gen.), [RV.] &c.; to enjoy, [Bhag. ix, 20], &c. : Caus. āśayati ([Pāṇ. i, 3, 87], Sch.; aor. āśiśat, [ib.] [i, 1, 59], Sch.) to cause to eat, feed, [Mn.]; (with double acc.; cf. [Pāṇ. i, 4, 52], [Kāś.]), [BhP.]; (cf. ā́śita) : Desid. áśiśiṣati ([Pāṇ. vi, 1, 2], Sch.) to wish to eat, [ŚBr.]; [ChUp.] : Intens. aśāśyate, [Pāṇ. iii, 1, 22]; [Pat.]

🔎 āśāte 🔎 √aś-

| adruhā | devau

nominal stemDUMNOM

from devá-

deva : devá mf(I)n. (fr. 3. div) heavenly, divine (also said of terrestrial things of high excellence), [RV.]; [AV.]; [VS.]; [ŚBr.] (superl. m. devá-tama, [RV. iv, 22, 3] &c.; f. devi-tamā, [ii, 41, 16])

deva : devá m. (according to [Pāṇ. iii, 3, 120] déva) a deity, god, [RV.] &c. &c.

deva : (rarely applied to) evil demons, [AV. iii, 15, 5]; [TS. iii, 5, 4, 1]

deva : (pl. the gods as the heavenly or shining ones; víśve devā́s, all the gods, [RV. ii, 3, 4] &c., or a partic. class of deities [see under víśva], often reckoned as 33, either 11 for each of the 3 worlds, [RV. i, 139, 11] &c. [cf. tri-daśa], or 8 Vasus, 11 Rudras, and 12 Ādityas [to which the 2 Aśvins must be added] [Br.]; cf. also, [Divyāv. 68]; with Jainas 4 classes, viz. bhavanādhīśa, vyantara, jyotiṣka, and vaimānika; devā́nām pátnyas, the wives of the gods, [RV.]; [VS.]; [Br.] [cf. deva-patnī below])

deva : N. of the number 33 (see above), [Gaṇit.]

deva : N. of Indra as the god of the sky and giver of rain, [MBh.]; [R.] &c.

deva : a cloud, [L.]

deva : (with Jainas) the 22nd Arhat of the future Ut-sarpiṇī

deva : the image of a god, an idol, [Viṣṇ.]

deva : a god on earth or among men, either Brāhman, priest, [RV.]; [AV.] (cf. bhū-d°), or king, prince (as a title of honour, esp. in the voc. ‘your majesty’ or ‘your honour’; also ifc., e.g. śrī-harṣa-d°, vikramāṅka-d°, king Śrī-h° or Vikr°, and in names as puruṣottama-d° [lit. having Viṣṇu as one's deity; cf. atithi-d°, ācārya-d°, pitṛ-d°, mātṛ-d°]; rarely preceding the name, e.g. deva-caṇḍamahāsena, [Kathās. xiii, 48]), [Kāv.]; [Pañc.] &c. (cf. kṣiti-, nara-, &c.)

deva : a husband's brother (cf. devṛ and devara), [W.]

deva : a fool, dolt, [L.]

deva : a child, [L.]

deva : a man following any partic. line or business, [L.]

deva : a spearman, lancer, [L.]

deva : emulation, wish to excel or overcome, [L.]

deva : sport, play, [L.]

deva : a sword, [Gal.]

deva : N. of men, [VP.]

deva : of a disciple of Nāgārjuna, [MWB. 192]

deva : dimin. for devadatta, [Pāṇ. v, 3, 83], Vārtt. 4, Sch.

deva : devá n. ([L.]) an organ of sense, [MuṇḍUp. iii, 1, 8]; [2, 7]

deva : [cf. Lat. dīvus, deus; Lit. dë́vas; Old Pruss. deiwas.]

🔎 devaú 🔎 devá-

| vardheteiti

rootDUPRSMED3IND

from √vr̥dh-

vṛdh : cl. 1. Ā. ([Dhātup. xviii, 20]) várdhate (Ved. and ep. also °ti; pf. vavárdha, vavṛdhe, [RV.] &c. &c. [Ved. also vāvṛ°; vavṛdhāti, °dhītā́s, °dhásva, [RV.]; vāvṛdhéte, [RV.]; p. vāvṛdhát or vavṛdhát, [RV.]; [AV.]; aor. Ved. avṛdhat, vṛdhātas, °dhātu; p. vṛdhát, °dhāná]; avardhiṣṭa, [MBh.] &c.; Prec. vardhiṣīmáhi, [VS.]; fut. vardhitā Gr.; vartsyati, [Kāv.]; vardhiṣyate Gr.; inf. Ved. vṛdhe [‘for increase’, ‘to make glad’], vṛdháse, vāvṛdhádhyai; Class. vardhitum; ind.p. vṛddhvā, or vardhitvā Gr.; in [MBh.] √ is sometimes confounded with √ 1. vṛt), trans. P., to increase, augment, strengthen, cause to prosper or thrive, [RV.]; [AV.]; [ŚBr.]; [MBh.]; to elevate, exalt, gladden, cheer, exhilarate (esp. the gods, with praise or sacrifice), [RV.]; (intrans. Ā.; in Ved. P. in pf. and aor.; in Class. P. in aor. fut. and cond.; also P. mc. in other forms), to grow, grow up, increase, be filled or extended, become longer or stronger, thrive, prosper, succeed, [RV.] &c. &c.; to rise, ascend (as the scale in ordeals), [Yājñ., Sch.]; to be exalted or elevated, feel animated or inspired or excited by (instr. loc. gen.) or in regard to (dat.), become joyful, have cause for congratulation (vṛdhaḥ, °dhat in sacrificial formulas = ‘mayest thou or may he prosper’; in later language often with diṣṭyā), [RV.] &c. &c.: Caus. vardháyati, °te (in later language also vardhāpayati; aor. Ved. avīvṛdhat, °dhata), to cause to increase or grow, augment, increase, make larger or longer, heighten, strengthen, further, promote (Ā. ‘for one's self’), [RV.] &c. &c.; to rear, cherish, foster, bring up, [ib.]; to elevate, raise to power, cause to prosper or thrive, [AV.]; [ŚBr.]; [MBh.] &c.; to exalt, magnify, glorify (esp. the gods), make joyful, gladden (Ā. in Ved. also = to rejoice, be joyful, take delight in [instr.], enjoy, [RV.] &c. &c.; with or scil. diṣṭyā) to congratulate, [Kād.]; (cl. 10. accord. to [Dhātup. xxxiii, 109]) ‘to speak’ or ‘to shine’ (bhāṣārthe or bhāsārthe) : Desid. of Caus. See vivardhayiṣu: Desid. vivardhiṣate or vivṛtsati Gr.: Intens. varīvṛdhyate, varivṛdhīti, [ib.]

🔎 vardhete 🔎 √vr̥dh-

Monier-Williams dictionary from Cologne Sanskrit Lexicon

English Translation by Griffith

5.68.4

Carefully tending Law with Law they have attained their vigorous might. The two Gods wax devoid of guile.

Grammatical analysis

Source index	Surface	Lemma	Information
5.68.4	r̥tám ṛtam : ṛtám (ám), ind. right, duly, properly, expressly, very, [RV.]; [BhP.] ṛtam : (ṛtam √ i, to go the right way, be pious or virtuous, [RV.]) 🔎 r̥tám	r̥tá- ṛta : ṛtá mf(A)n. met with, afflicted by (with instr.), [TS. v] ṛta : proper, right, fit, apt, suitable, able, brave, honest, [RV.]; [VS. xvii, 82] ṛta : true, [MBh.]; [BhP.]; [Mn. viii, 82]; [87]; [Bhag.] &c. ṛta : worshipped, respected, [L.] ṛta : enlightened, luminous, [L.] ṛta : ṛtá (as), m. N. of a Rudra, [MBh.] ṛta : of a son of Manu Cākṣuṣa, [BhP. iv, 13, 16] ṛta : of a son of Vijaya, [VP.] ṛta : ṛtá (am), n. fixed or settled order, law, rule (esp. in religion) ṛta : sacred or pious action or custom, divine law, faith, divine truth (these meanings are given by, [BRD.] and are generally more to be accepted than those of native authorities and marked, [L.] below), [RV.]; [AV.]; [VS.]; [ŚBr.] &c. ṛta : truth in general, righteousness, right, [RV.]; [AV.]; [MBh.]; [Mn. viii, 61]; [104]; [Pañcat.] &c. ṛta : figuratively said of gleaning (as the right means of a Brāhman's obtaining a livelihood as opposed to agriculture, which is anṛta), [Mn. iv, 4 ff.] ṛta : promise, oath, vow, [TāṇḍyaBr.]; [Lāṭy.] ṛta : truth personified (as an object of worship, and hence enumerated among the sacred objects in the [Nir.]) ṛta : water, [L.] ṛta : sacrifice, [L.] ṛta : a particular sacrifice, [L.] ṛta : the sun, [L.] ṛta : wealth, [L.] ṛta : ṛti, ṛtu See p. 223, col. 2 — p. 224, col. 1. 🔎 r̥tá-	nominal stemSGNACC
5.68.4	r̥téna ṛtena : ṛténa (éna), ind. right, duly, properly, regularly, lawfully, according to usage or right, [RV.]; [AV.] ṛtena : truly, sincerely, indeed, [RV.]; [MBh. i.] 🔎 r̥téna	r̥tá- ṛta : ṛtá mf(A)n. met with, afflicted by (with instr.), [TS. v] ṛta : proper, right, fit, apt, suitable, able, brave, honest, [RV.]; [VS. xvii, 82] ṛta : true, [MBh.]; [BhP.]; [Mn. viii, 82]; [87]; [Bhag.] &c. ṛta : worshipped, respected, [L.] ṛta : enlightened, luminous, [L.] ṛta : ṛtá (as), m. N. of a Rudra, [MBh.] ṛta : of a son of Manu Cākṣuṣa, [BhP. iv, 13, 16] ṛta : of a son of Vijaya, [VP.] ṛta : ṛtá (am), n. fixed or settled order, law, rule (esp. in religion) ṛta : sacred or pious action or custom, divine law, faith, divine truth (these meanings are given by, [BRD.] and are generally more to be accepted than those of native authorities and marked, [L.] below), [RV.]; [AV.]; [VS.]; [ŚBr.] &c. ṛta : truth in general, righteousness, right, [RV.]; [AV.]; [MBh.]; [Mn. viii, 61]; [104]; [Pañcat.] &c. ṛta : figuratively said of gleaning (as the right means of a Brāhman's obtaining a livelihood as opposed to agriculture, which is anṛta), [Mn. iv, 4 ff.] ṛta : promise, oath, vow, [TāṇḍyaBr.]; [Lāṭy.] ṛta : truth personified (as an object of worship, and hence enumerated among the sacred objects in the [Nir.]) ṛta : water, [L.] ṛta : sacrifice, [L.] ṛta : a particular sacrifice, [L.] ṛta : the sun, [L.] ṛta : wealth, [L.] ṛta : ṛti, ṛtu See p. 223, col. 2 — p. 224, col. 1. 🔎 r̥tá-	nominal stemSGNINS
5.68.4	sápantā 🔎 sápantā	√sap- sap : (cf. √ sac) cl. 1. P. ([Dhātup. xi, 6]) sapati (and Ā. °te pf. sepuḥ, [RV.]; fut. sapitā, sapiṣyati Gr.), to follow or seek after, be devoted to, honour, serve, love, caress (also sexually), [RV.]; [TS.]; [VS.] (cf. [Naigh. iii, 5]; [14]) : Caus. sāpayati (Subj. aor. sīṣapanta), to serve, honour, worship, do homage (others ‘to receive homage’), [RV. vii, 43, 4]; to have sexual intercourse (?), [TBr.] [? cf. Gk. σέβομαι, σέβας]. sap : (ifc.) See ṛta- and keta-sáp. 🔎 √sap-	rootDUMNOMPRSACTnon-finite:PTCP
5.68.4	iṣirám iṣiram : (am), ind. quickly, [RV. x, 157, 5] 🔎 iṣirám	iṣirá- iṣira : iṣirá mfn. refreshing, fresh iṣira : flourishing iṣira : vigorous, active, quick, [RV.]; [AV.]; [VS.] iṣira : iṣirá m. N. of Agni, [L.] iṣira : [cf. Gk. ἱερός, especially in Homer (e.g. [Il. xvi, 404]).] 🔎 iṣirá-	nominal stemSGMACC
5.68.4	dákṣam 🔎 dákṣam	dákṣa- dakṣa : dákṣa mf(A)n. able, fit, adroit, expert, clever, dexterous, industrious, intelligent, [RV.] &c. dakṣa : strong, heightening or strengthening the intellectual faculties (Soma), [ix f.] dakṣa : passable (the Ganges), [MBh. xiii, 1844] dakṣa : suitable, [BhP. iv, 6, 44]; [Bhartṛ. iii, 64] dakṣa : right (opposed to left), [RāmatUp. i, 22]; [Phetk. i] dakṣa : dákṣa m. ability, fitness, mental power, talent (cf. -kratú), strength of will, energy, disposition, [RV.]; [AV.]; [VS.] dakṣa : evil disposition, [RV. iv, 3, 13]; [x, 139, 6] dakṣa : a particular form of temple, [Hcat. ii, 1, 390] dakṣa : a general lover, [W.] dakṣa : a cock, [Car. i], [vi] dakṣa : N. of a plant, [L.] dakṣa : fire, [L.] dakṣa : Śiva's bull, [L.] dakṣa : N. of an Āditya (identified with Prajā-pati, [TS. iii]; [ŚBr. ii]; father of Kṛttikā, [Śāntik.]), [RV. i f.], [x]; [Nir. ii], [xi] dakṣa : N. of one of the Prajā-patis ([MBh. xii, 7534]; [Hariv.]; [VP. i, 7, 5] and [22, 4]; [BhP. iii, 12, 22]; [MatsyaP. cvl, 15]; [KūrmaP.] &c., [Śak. vii, 27]; born from Brahmā's right thumb, [MBh. i], [xii]; [Hariv.] &c.; or from A-ja, ‘the unborn’, [BhP. iv, 1, 47]; or son of Pra-cetas or of the of 10 Pra-cetasas, whence called Prācetasa, [MBh. i], [xii f.]; [Hariv. 101]; [VP. i, 15]; father of 24 daughters by Pra-sūti, [VP. i, 7, 17 ff.]; [BhP.] &c.; of 50 [or 60 [MBh. xii, 6136]; [R. iii, 20, 10]; or 44 [Hariv. 11521 ff.]] daughters of whom 27 become the Moon's wives, forming the lunar asterisms, and 13 [or 17 [BhP.]; or 8 [R.]] those of Kaśyapa, becoming by this latter the mothers of gods, demons, men, and animals, while 10 are married to Dharma, [Mn. ix, 128 f.]; [MBh. i], [ix]; [xii, 7537 ff.]; [Hariv.]; [VP.] &c.; celebrating a great sacrifice [hence dakṣa syáyana, ‘N. of a sacrifice’, [Mn. vi, 10]] to obtain a son, he omitted, with the disapproval of Dadhīca, to invite Śiva, who ordered Vīra-bhadra to spoil the sacrifice, [Hariv. 12212] [identified with Viṣṇu] ff.; [VāyuP. i, 30], = [BrahmaP. i]; [LiṅgaP.]; [MatsyaP. xiii]; [VāmP. ii]-[v]; [ŚivaP. i, 8]; [KāśīKh. lxxxvii ff.]; named among the Viśve-devās, [Hariv. 11542]; [VāyuP.]; [Bṛhasp.] [[Hcat.]] &c.) dakṣa : N. of a son of Garuḍa, [MBh. v, 3597] dakṣa : of a man with the patr. Pārvati, [ŚBr. ii, 4, 4, 6] dakṣa : of a law-giver, [Yājñ. i, 5]; [Mn. ix, 88], Sch. &c. dakṣa : of a son of Uśī-nara, [BhP. ix, 23, 2] dakṣa : of one of the 5 Kānyakubja Brāhmans from whom the Bengal Brāhmansare said to have sprung, [Kṣitīś. i, 13] and [41] dakṣa : dákṣa cf. a-tūrta-, diná-, samāná; su-dákṣa; mārga-dakṣaka; dākṣāyán. dakṣa : [cf. δεξιός; Lat. dex-ter; Goth. taihsvs.] 🔎 dákṣa-	nominal stemSGMACC
5.68.4	āśāte 🔎 āśāte	√aś- aś : (in classical Sanskṛt only) Ā. aśnute (aor. 3. pl. āśiṣata, [Bhaṭṭ.]; perf. ānaśe, [Pāṇ. vii, 4, 72.] Vedic forms are: aśnoti, &c.; Subj. aśnavat, &c.; aor. P. ānaṭ (2. & 3. sg., frequently in [RV.]) and Ā. aṣṭa or ā́ṣṭa, 3. pl. āśata (frequently in [RV.]) or ā́kṣiṣur [[RV. i, 163, 10]] Subj. ákṣat [[RV. x, 11, 7]] Pot. 1. pl. aśema Prec. aśyās (2. & 3. sg.) &c. Pot. Ā. 1. sg. aśīya and pl. aśīmahi, Imper. aṣṭu [[VS.]]; perf. ānaṃśa (thrice in [RV.]) or ānāśa [[RV. vi, 16, 26]] or āśa [[RV. viii, 47, 6]], 2. pl. ānaśá, 3. pl. ānaśúḥ (frequently in [RV.]) or āśuḥ [[RV. iv, 33, 4]], Ā. ānaśé, Subj. 1. pl. anaśāmahai [[RV. viii, 27, 22]], Pot. 1. sg. ānasyām, p. ānaśāná [[AV.]]; Inf. aṣṭave, [RV. iv, 30, 19]) to reach, come to, reach, come to, arrive at, get, gain, obtain, [RV.] &c.; (said of an evil, aṃhati, áṃhas, grā́hi) to visit, [RV.]; [AV. vi, 113, 1]; to master, become master of [RV.]; to offer, [RV.]; to enjoy, [MBh. xii, 12136]; to pervade, penetrate, fill, [Naigh.]; [Bhaṭṭ. ii, 30]; to accumulate, [L.] : Desid. aśiśiṣate, [Pāṇ. vii, 2, 74] Intens. aśāśyate, [Pāṇ. iii, 1, 22]; [Pat.] aś : aśnā́ti (Pot. aśnīyāt; p. aśnát (see s.v. 1. aśna); aor. Subj. aśīt, [RV. x, 87, 17]; fut. p. aśiṣyát, [ŚBr.], perf. ā́śa, [RV. i, 162, 9] and [iii, 36, 8]; perf. p. āśivas See án-āśvas s.v. án-āśaka; Pass. p. aśyámāna, [AV. xii, 5, 38]) to eat, consume (with acc. [this only in classical Sanskṛt] or gen.), [RV.] &c.; to enjoy, [Bhag. ix, 20], &c. : Caus. āśayati ([Pāṇ. i, 3, 87], Sch.; aor. āśiśat, [ib.] [i, 1, 59], Sch.) to cause to eat, feed, [Mn.]; (with double acc.; cf. [Pāṇ. i, 4, 52], [Kāś.]), [BhP.]; (cf. ā́śita) : Desid. áśiśiṣati ([Pāṇ. vi, 1, 2], Sch.) to wish to eat, [ŚBr.]; [ChUp.] : Intens. aśāśyate, [Pāṇ. iii, 1, 22]; [Pat.] 🔎 √aś-	rootDUPRFMED3IND
5.68.4	adrúhā 🔎 adrúhā	adrúh- adruh : a-drúh (nom. a-dhrúk) mfn. free from malice or treachery, [RV.] 🔎 adrúh-	nominal stemDUMNOM
5.68.4	devaú 🔎 devaú	devá- deva : devá mf(I)n. (fr. 3. div) heavenly, divine (also said of terrestrial things of high excellence), [RV.]; [AV.]; [VS.]; [ŚBr.] (superl. m. devá-tama, [RV. iv, 22, 3] &c.; f. devi-tamā, [ii, 41, 16]) deva : devá m. (according to [Pāṇ. iii, 3, 120] déva) a deity, god, [RV.] &c. &c. deva : (rarely applied to) evil demons, [AV. iii, 15, 5]; [TS. iii, 5, 4, 1] deva : (pl. the gods as the heavenly or shining ones; víśve devā́s, all the gods, [RV. ii, 3, 4] &c., or a partic. class of deities [see under víśva], often reckoned as 33, either 11 for each of the 3 worlds, [RV. i, 139, 11] &c. [cf. tri-daśa], or 8 Vasus, 11 Rudras, and 12 Ādityas [to which the 2 Aśvins must be added] [Br.]; cf. also, [Divyāv. 68]; with Jainas 4 classes, viz. bhavanādhīśa, vyantara, jyotiṣka, and vaimānika; devā́nām pátnyas, the wives of the gods, [RV.]; [VS.]; [Br.] [cf. deva-patnī below]) deva : N. of the number 33 (see above), [Gaṇit.] deva : N. of Indra as the god of the sky and giver of rain, [MBh.]; [R.] &c. deva : a cloud, [L.] deva : (with Jainas) the 22nd Arhat of the future Ut-sarpiṇī deva : the image of a god, an idol, [Viṣṇ.] deva : a god on earth or among men, either Brāhman, priest, [RV.]; [AV.] (cf. bhū-d°), or king, prince (as a title of honour, esp. in the voc. ‘your majesty’ or ‘your honour’; also ifc., e.g. śrī-harṣa-d°, vikramāṅka-d°, king Śrī-h° or Vikr°, and in names as puruṣottama-d° [lit. having Viṣṇu as one's deity; cf. atithi-d°, ācārya-d°, pitṛ-d°, mātṛ-d°]; rarely preceding the name, e.g. deva-caṇḍamahāsena, [Kathās. xiii, 48]), [Kāv.]; [Pañc.] &c. (cf. kṣiti-, nara-, &c.) deva : a husband's brother (cf. devṛ and devara), [W.] deva : a fool, dolt, [L.] deva : a child, [L.] deva : a man following any partic. line or business, [L.] deva : a spearman, lancer, [L.] deva : emulation, wish to excel or overcome, [L.] deva : sport, play, [L.] deva : a sword, [Gal.] deva : N. of men, [VP.] deva : of a disciple of Nāgārjuna, [MWB. 192] deva : dimin. for devadatta, [Pāṇ. v, 3, 83], Vārtt. 4, Sch. deva : devá n. ([L.]) an organ of sense, [MuṇḍUp. iii, 1, 8]; [2, 7] deva : [cf. Lat. dīvus, deus; Lit. dë́vas; Old Pruss. deiwas.] 🔎 devá-	nominal stemDUMNOM
5.68.4	vardhete 🔎 vardhete	√vr̥dh- vṛdh : cl. 1. Ā. ([Dhātup. xviii, 20]) várdhate (Ved. and ep. also °ti; pf. vavárdha, vavṛdhe, [RV.] &c. &c. [Ved. also vāvṛ°; vavṛdhāti, °dhītā́s, °dhásva, [RV.]; vāvṛdhéte, [RV.]; p. vāvṛdhát or vavṛdhát, [RV.]; [AV.]; aor. Ved. avṛdhat, vṛdhātas, °dhātu; p. vṛdhát, °dhāná]; avardhiṣṭa, [MBh.] &c.; Prec. vardhiṣīmáhi, [VS.]; fut. vardhitā Gr.; vartsyati, [Kāv.]; vardhiṣyate Gr.; inf. Ved. vṛdhe [‘for increase’, ‘to make glad’], vṛdháse, vāvṛdhádhyai; Class. vardhitum; ind.p. vṛddhvā, or vardhitvā Gr.; in [MBh.] √ is sometimes confounded with √ 1. vṛt), trans. P., to increase, augment, strengthen, cause to prosper or thrive, [RV.]; [AV.]; [ŚBr.]; [MBh.]; to elevate, exalt, gladden, cheer, exhilarate (esp. the gods, with praise or sacrifice), [RV.]; (intrans. Ā.; in Ved. P. in pf. and aor.; in Class. P. in aor. fut. and cond.; also P. mc. in other forms), to grow, grow up, increase, be filled or extended, become longer or stronger, thrive, prosper, succeed, [RV.] &c. &c.; to rise, ascend (as the scale in ordeals), [Yājñ., Sch.]; to be exalted or elevated, feel animated or inspired or excited by (instr. loc. gen.) or in regard to (dat.), become joyful, have cause for congratulation (vṛdhaḥ, °dhat in sacrificial formulas = ‘mayest thou or may he prosper’; in later language often with diṣṭyā), [RV.] &c. &c.: Caus. vardháyati, °te (in later language also vardhāpayati; aor. Ved. avīvṛdhat, °dhata), to cause to increase or grow, augment, increase, make larger or longer, heighten, strengthen, further, promote (Ā. ‘for one's self’), [RV.] &c. &c.; to rear, cherish, foster, bring up, [ib.]; to elevate, raise to power, cause to prosper or thrive, [AV.]; [ŚBr.]; [MBh.] &c.; to exalt, magnify, glorify (esp. the gods), make joyful, gladden (Ā. in Ved. also = to rejoice, be joyful, take delight in [instr.], enjoy, [RV.] &c. &c.; with or scil. diṣṭyā) to congratulate, [Kād.]; (cl. 10. accord. to [Dhātup. xxxiii, 109]) ‘to speak’ or ‘to shine’ (bhāṣārthe or bhāsārthe) : Desid. of Caus. See vivardhayiṣu: Desid. vivardhiṣate or vivṛtsati Gr.: Intens. varīvṛdhyate, varivṛdhīti, [ib.] 🔎 √vr̥dh-	rootDUPRSMED3IND

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