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The corpus record — Sanskrit

ūṛjam

f

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Where it lives

  • Brhadaranyaka Upanisad 2 · 0.26/10k

What it meant — Monier-Williams

1. ürj-

ürj- f. Nahrung, Stärkung, Kraftfülle (RV +, vgl. Neisser 2,45f.; AV + auch ürja- £., s. AiGr II 2,261); ürja- m. Name eines Herbstmonats (Käth +: vgl. isd- : is-, 0.1198, AiGr 11 2,142); ürjasani- Kraft gewinnend (RV 6,4,4), urjavya- kraftreich (oder n. ‘Kraftfülle‘; RV 5,41,20, s. Neisser 1,182), ürjasvantsaftig, strotzend (RV +; s. AiGr II 2,226); ürjani- f. Personifizierung der Kraft (RV 1,119,2); ürjay? … — [Mayrhofer, s.v. ürj-, p. 297]

2. ūrj

1. ūrj (connected with √ vṛj), Caus. P. ūrjayati ( p. ūrjayat), to strengthen, invigorate, refresh, RV. ; ŚBr. : Ā. ūrjayate ( p. ūrjayamāna), to be strong or powerful, be happy, RV. x, 37, 11 ; VS. ; ĀśvŚr. ; ŚāṅkhŚr. ; to live, L. ;

3. ūrj

2. ūrj k, f. strength, vigour

4. ūrj

food, refreshment, RV. ; AV. ; VS. ; ŚBr. ; BhP. &c.

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Where it came from

  • Mayrhofer, Etymologisches Worterbuch des Altindoarischen (EWAia) Treated in Mayrhofer, Etymologisches Worterbuch des Altindoarischen (EWAia) s.v. ürj (vol. 1, scan pp. 297-298; entry #3824). Root candidates: *uRHg-, *werhg-.

Sanskrit corpus record built from GRETIL sources (citations and statistics; GRETIL running text is not redistributable). Passage text, where shown, from the Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (CC BY 4.0). Dictionary senses from Monier-Williams (1899, public domain), via the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries.