vidhā

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[apte] 3 U. 1 To do, make, bring about, effect, accomplish, perform, cause, produce, occasion; yathākramaṃ puṃ- savanādikāḥ kriyā dhṛteśca dhīraḥ sadṛśīrvyadha- tta saḥ R. 3. 10; tanno devā vidheyāsuḥ Bk. 19. 2; vidheyāsurdevāḥ paramaramaṇīyāṃ pari- ṇatiṃ Māl. 6. 7; prāyaḥ śubhaṃ ca vidadhātya- [Page0976-c+ 57] śubhaṃ ca jaṃtoḥ sarvaṃkaṣā bhagavatī bhavitavya- taiva 1. 23; ye dve kālaṃ vidhattaḥ Ś. 1. 1 ‘cause, produce, or...

[apte] 1 Mode, manner, form. --2 Kind, sort. --3 Prosperity, affluence. --4 The food of elephants, horses &c. --5 Penetration. --6 Hire, wages. --7 Act, action.

[mw] P. A1. -dadhāti, -dhatte, to distribute, apportion, grant, bestow RV. &c &c (with kāmam, to fulfil a wish); to furnish, supply, procure (with ātmanaḥ, for one's self) MBh.; to spread, diffuse RV.; AV.; to put in order, arrange, dispose, prepare, make ready... mn. of vidhā (ifc.) (for 1., see col. 2) 967,3 196487 m. measure, form, kind L. 967,3 196487.1 m. food for an elephant L. (cf. vi-dhāna) 967,3 196487.2

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3 U. 1 To do, make, bring about, effect, accomplish, perform, cause, produce, occasion; yathākramaṃ puṃ- savanādikāḥ kriyā dhṛteśca dhīraḥ sadṛśīrvyadha- tta saḥ R. 3. 10; tanno...

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Part of Speech

VERB

Total Occurrences

1,818

Texts Appeared In

143

DCS: flesh; skinniness | Monier-Williams: vi-√ DA P. Ā. -daDAti , -Datte , to distribute, apportion, grant, best

Semantic Classification

Top Texts by Occurrence

1. Mahābhārata 454 25.0%
2. Suśrutasaṃhitā 141 7.8%
3. Rāmāyaṇa 70 3.9%
4. Liṅgapurāṇa 57 3.1%
5. Aṣṭāṅgahṛdayasaṃhitā 44 2.4%

Concordance (Sample)

• Manusmṛti surface: vihitā

  yā vedavihitā hiṃsā niyatāsmiṃś carācare

• Manusmṛti surface: vidhīyate

  daśāhaṃ śāvam āśaucaṃ sapiṇḍeṣu vidhīyate

• Manusmṛti surface: vidhīyate

  yathedaṃ śāvam āśaucaṃ sapiṇḍeṣu vidhīyate