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कृणुहि

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-Iranian *kr̥nudʰí, which was formed from the verb *kr̥náwti (to do, make). Cognate with Avestan 𐬐𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬥𐬏𐬌𐬜𐬌 (kərəiδi, 2nd person singular imperative of 𐬐𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬥𐬀𐬊𐬌𐬙𐬌 (kərənaoiti, to do, make)).

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Verb

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कृणुहि (kṛṇuhí)

  1. second-person singular imperative of कृणोति (kṛṇoti, to do, make)
    • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 6.17.3:
      आ॒विः सूर्यं॑ कृणु॒हि पी॑पि॒हीषो॑ ज॒हि शत्रूँ॑र॒भि गा इ॑न्द्र तृन्धि ॥
      āvíḥ sū́ryaṃ kṛṇuhí pīpihī́ṣo jahí śátrūm̐rabhí gā́ indra tṛndhi.
      O Indra, make the Sun visible, make food abundant, smite the foes, pierce through and free the cattle.