Murthy's samskritam Etymology Exercises
Murthy's samskritam Etymology Exercises ut + pra + eekah = utprEksha ut + ta +ra = uttara da + kih (visarga) + Na = dakShiNa pRoo + va = poorva pah (visarga) + chim + a = pashchima vi > vee > ve > vE > vai > vya; vya + ya = vyaya vya = outgoing or reduction as in vyaya meaning loss or expenditure. va = implies vahana = flowing; va + yu = vayu > vaayu va + yah (visarga) = vayas = age (of a person or animal) va (flowing) + ha = vaha; vaha + na = vahana > vaahana vi (special) (vishESha) + vaaha = vivaaha > vivaahika > vaivaahika khaga + vaahana = khagavaahana = someone who rides on a bird = viShNu ni + Ru + ta = niruta; ni > nE > nai; niRuta > naiRuta > naiRutya ee + sha = eesha eesha + na = eeshana > eeshaana > eeshaanya ag + ni = agni; ni > ne > nE, nai, naya agni + ya > agnEya > aagnEya dra suffix series im (anusvara) + dra > indra > indriya cham (anusvara) + dra = chandra bh...