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Sanskrit
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *ḱludʰí (2nd person singular aorist imperative of *ḱlew- (“to hear”)). Cognate with Ancient Greek κλῦθι (klûthi, 2nd person singular aorist imperative of κλύω (klúō)).
Pronunciation
Verb
श्रुधि • (śrudhí)
- second-person singular aorist imperative of श्रु (śru, “to hear”)
c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE,
Ṛgveda 1.2.1:
- वाय॒वा या॑हि दर्शते॒मे सोमा॒ अरं॑कृताः ।
तेषां॑ पाहि श्रु॒धी हव॑म् ॥- vā́yavā́ yāhi darśatemé sómā áraṃkṛtāḥ.
téṣāṃ pāhi śrudhī́ hávam. - Beautiful Vāyu, come, for you these Soma drops have been prepared:
Drink them and hear our call.