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V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary. Look up any word of the Gita in Devanagari, IAST or Harvard-Kyoto, or browse the headwords letter by letter.

Entry ब्रू

  1. ब्रूbrūto say, speak.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -वि

      1. to say, speak.
      2. to speak falsely or wrongly; अब्रुवन् विब्रुवन् वापि नरो भवति किल्बिषी Ms.8.13; अब्रुवन् विब्रुवन्नज्ञो नरः किल्बिषमश्नुते Bhāg.1.44.9.भ

    • -अति

      1. to insult, abuse; Mb.3.
      2. to argue, dispute; परस्परं केचिदुपाश्रयन्ति परस्परं केचिदतिब्रुवन्ति Rām.5.61.17.

    • -अनु to say, speak, declare; अथ यदनुब्रूते तेन ऋषीणाम् Bṛi. Up.1.4.16.

    • -निस् to explain, derive.

    • -प्र to say, speak, tell; पापानुवासितं सीता रावणं प्राब्रबीद्वचः Bk.8.85.

    • -प्रति to speak in reply; प्रत्यब्रवीच्चैनम् R.2.42.

    • ब्रू brū

      1. 2 Ubbayapada (Parasmaipada and Atmanepada) (ब्रवीति, ब्रूते or आह; this root is defective in the non-conjugational tenses, its forms being made up from वच्).
      2. To say, tell, speak (with two Accusative); तां ... ... ब्रूया एवम् Me.13; रामं यथास्थितं सर्वं भ्राता ब्रूते स्म विह्वलः Bk.6.8; or माणवकं धर्मं ब्रूते Sk.; किं त्वां प्रति ब्रूमहे Bv.1.46.
      3. To say or speak about, refer to (a person or thing); अहं तु शकुन्तलामधिकृत्य ब्रवीमि Ś.2.
      4. To declare, proclaim, publish, prove, indicate; ब्रुवते हि फलेन साधवो न तु कण्ठेन निजोपयोगिताम् Name2.48; स्तनयुगपरिणाहं मण्डलाभ्यां ब्रवीति Ratn.2.12.
      5. To name, call, designate; छन्दसि दक्षा ये कवयस्तन्मणिमध्यं ते ब्रुवते Śrut.15.
      6. To answer; ब्रूहि मे प्रश्नान्.
      7. To call or profess oneself to be. -With

    In the Gita1·71·2111·352·75·13·424·198·2110·1314·16+8

    नायका मम सैन्यस्य संज्ञार्थं तान्ब्रवीमि ते ॥

    nāyakā mama sainyasya saṁjñārthaṁ tānbravīmi te — On our side also know those who are the most distinguished. O best of the twice-born, the leaders of my army; these I name to thee for thy special… 1·7
    • ब्रवीमिbravīmipresent 1st person singular of the verbal root brū (to speak or name).
    • आहāhapresent 3rd person singular of the verbal root brū (to speak).
    • ब्रूहिbrūhiimperative 2nd person singular of the verbal root brū (to tell, declare).
    • आहुःāhuḥpresent 3rd person plural of the verbal root brū (to speak).
    • प्राहprāhapresent 3rd person singular of the verbal root brū (to speak) with the prefix pra.
    • प्राहुःprāhuḥpresent 3rd person plural of the verbal root brū (to speak) with the prefix pra.

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Headwords under ब

Part 4 of 4 बुभूषा – ब्लेष्कम्All parts
  1. ब – बलिवर्द
  2. बलिशम् – बाह
  3. बाहा – बुभूषक
  4. बुभूषा – ब्लेष्कम्