ईळ्

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Sanskrit

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hayẓḍ-.

Pronunciation

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Root

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ईळ् (īḷ)

  1. (Vedic) to adore, to laud, to worship
    • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 1.1.1:
      अ॒ग्निम्ई॒ळे पु॒रोहि॑तं य॒ज्ञस्य॑ दे॒वमृ॒त्विज॑म्।
      होता॑रं रत्न॒धात॑मम्॥
      agnímīḷé puróhitaṃ yajñásya devámṛtvíjam.
      hótāraṃ ratnadhā́tamam.
      I praise Agni, the high priest of the sacrifice, the divine, the ministrant, who presents the oblation to the gods, and is the possessor of great wealth.

Usage notes

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The verb arose as a result of intervocalic sandhi in ईड् (īḍ). So:

अग्निमीडेagnimīḍeI laud Agni

became:

अग्निमीळेagnimīḷeI laud Agni

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