गृध्यति

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *g⁽ʷ⁾l̥dʰ-yé-ti, from the root *g⁽ʷ⁾eldʰ- (“to desire”).[1] Cognate with Proto-Slavic *žьlděti (“to desire”).

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɡŕ̩dʱ.jɐ.ti/
(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈɡr̩d̪ʱ.jɐ.t̪i/

Verb

गृध्यति • (gṛ́dhyati) (root गृध्, class 4, type P, present)

to covet, desire, strive after greedily
Synonyms: भ्रूणयते (bhrūṇayate), लुभ्यति (lubhyati), ककते (kakate), अर्थयति (arthayati), धनायति (dhanāyati)

References

Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992), “GARDH”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎ (in German), volume I, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 474

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