तीर्त्वा

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Etymology

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    From तॄ (tṝ) + -त्वा (-tvā).

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    तीर्त्वा (tīrtvā́)

    1. conjunctive form of तॄ (tṝ): having crossed, crossing
      • c. 500 BCE – 100 BCE, Rāmāyaṇa 1.1.30.2:
        ते वनेन वनं गत्वा नदीस् तीर्त्वा बहूदकाः ॥
        te vanena vanaṃ gatvā nadīs tīrtvā bahūdakāḥ.
        They went from forests to forests, crossing rivers having much water.

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