युध्

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hyúts, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hyúts, from Proto-Indo-European *Hyúdʰs.

Pronunciation

Noun

युध् (yúdh) f

  1. war, battle, fight, combat
    • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 1.91.21:
      अषाळ्हं युत्सु पृतनासु पप्रिं स्वर्षामप्सां वृजनस्य गोपाम् ।
      भरेषुजां सुक्षितिं सुश्रवसं जयन्तं त्वामनु मदेम सोम ॥
      aṣāḷhaṃ yutsu pṛtanāsu papriṃ svarṣāmapsāṃ vṛjanasya gopām .
      bhareṣujāṃ sukṣitiṃ suśravasaṃ jayantaṃ tvāmanu madema soma .
      Invincible in fight, saver in battles, guard of our camp, winner of light and water,
      Born amid hymns, well-housed, exceeding famous, victor, in thee will we rejoice, O Soma.

Declension

Derived terms

  • युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira, firm in battle)

Root

युध् (yudh)

  1. to fight, battle

Derived terms

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