गधि

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From Proto-Indo-Iranian *gadʰí, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷm̥dʰí (2nd person singular imperative of *gʷem- (“to come, arrive, go”)). Cognate with Avestan 𐬔𐬀𐬌𐬛𐬍 (gaidī, 2nd person singular imperative of 𐬔𐬀𐬨- (gam-)). Also compare the more common form गहि (gahí).

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गधि • (gadhí)

  1. second-person singular imperative of गम् (gam, “to come, arrive; to go”)
    • c. 1500 BCE – 1000 BCE, Ṛgveda 8.98.4:
      एन्द्र॑ नो गधि प्रि॒यः स॑त्रा॒जिद् अगो॑ह्यः ।
      गि॒रिर् न वि॒श्वत॑स् पृ॒थुः पति॑र् दि॒वः ॥
      éndra no gadhi priyáḥ satrājíd ágohyaḥ.
      girír ná viśvátas pṛthúḥ pátir diváḥ.
      Come unto us, O Indra, as a beloved one, still conquering, unconcealable,
      Vast as a mountain spread on all sides, Lord of Heaven.
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