क्रामति

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *krā́mHti. The Sanskrit root is क्रम् (kram).

Pronunciation

Verb

क्रामति • (krāmati) (root क्रम्, class 1)

  1. to step, walk, go (towards), approach
  2. to approach in order to ask for assistance
  3. to go across, go over
  4. (Vedic) to climb (as on a tree's branch)
  5. to cover (in copulation)
  6. to stretch over, project over, tower above
  7. to take possession of
  8. to undertake, strive after, make effort for (dat.)
  9. to proceed well, advance, make progress, gain a footing, succeed, have effect
  10. to be appliable or practicable
  11. to be liable to the peculiar arrangement of a Vedic text called Krama (i.e. to be doubled, as a letter or word)
  12. to read according to the Krama arrangement of a Vedic text

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