कर्षति
Sanskrit
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-Aryan *kárṣati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *káršati, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷéls-e-ti, from *kʷéls- (“to pull, drag”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬐𐬀𐬭𐬱𐬀𐬌𐬙𐬌 (karšaiti), Persian کشیدن (kešidan). Compare also Old Armenian քարշ (kʻarš), an Iranian borrowing.
Pronunciation
Verb
कर्षति • (kárṣati)
- to draw, drag, pull, tear (RV., AV., ŚBr., etc.)
- to lead, conduct (MBh.)
- to bend a bow
- to master, overpower (Mn., MBh.), R., Pañcat.)
- to obtain (Mn.)
- to take something from another (Vop.)
- to plough (RV., AV., TS., ŚBr., etc.)
- to tear out (MBh.)
- to pull around, cause pain, torture, torment (Mn., MBh., etc.)
References
- Monier Williams (1899) “कर्षति”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 0306.