कर्षति

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *kárṣati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *káršati, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷéls-e-ti, from *kʷels- (“to pull, drag”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬐𐬀𐬭𐬱𐬀𐬌𐬙𐬌 (karšaⁱti), Persian کشیدن (kešidan). Compare also Old Armenian քարշ (kʻarš), an Iranian borrowing.

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /kɐ́ɾ.ʂɐ.ti/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈkɐɾ.ʂɐ.t̪i/

Verb

कर्षति • (kárṣati) third-singular present indicative (root कृष्, class 1, type P)

1. to draw, drag, pull, tear (RV., AV., ŚBr., etc.)
2. to lead, conduct (MBh.)
3. to bend a bow
4. to master, overpower (Mn., MBh.), R., Pañcat.)
5. to obtain (Mn.)
6. to take something from another (Vop.)
7. to plough (RV., AV., TS., ŚBr., etc.)
8. to tear out (MBh.)
9. to pull around, cause pain, torture, torment (Mn., MBh., etc.)

Conjugation

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “कर्षति”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, , new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 306.