विन्दति

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *windáti, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *windáti, from Proto-Indo-European *wi-néd-ti, from *weyd- (to see). Cognate with Russian ви́деть (vídetʹ), Latin videō, Ancient Greek οἶδα (oîda), Bulgarian ви́дя (vídja), English wit.

Pronunciation

Verb

विन्दति • (vindáti) third-singular present indicative (root विद्, class 6, type P)

  1. to know, understand, find
    • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 10.108.11:
      dūrám ita paṇayo várīya úd gā́vo yantu minatī́r ṛténa
      bṛ́haspátir yā́ ávindan nígūḷhāḥ sómo grā́vāṇa ṛ́ṣayaš ca víprāḥ
      Hence, far away, ye Panis! Let the cattle lowing come forth as holy Law commandeth,
      Kine which Bṛhaspati, and Soma, Ṛsis, sages, and pressing-stones have found when hidden.
  2. to mind, observe
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.