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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary

ब्रूbrū2 U. (ब्रवीति, ब्रूते or आह; this root is defective in the non-conjugational tenses, its forms being made up…
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
Derived forms and compounds
- -अति
  
  to insult, abuse; Mb.3.
  
  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.
- -वि
  
  to say, speak.
  
  to speak falsely or wrongly; अब्रुवन् विब्रुवन् वापि नरो भवति किल्बिषी Ms.8.13; अब्रुवन् विब्रुवन्नज्ञो नरः किल्बिषमश्नुते Bhāg.1.44.9.भ
In the Gita1·7 1·21 11·35 2·7 5·1 3·42 4·19 8·21 10·13 14·16+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.
and 2 more forms
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अब्रूकृतम्abrūkṛtamMaking a growling (or Abrū) sound, an indistinct speech uttered by shutting the lips.

Making a growling (or Abrū) sound, an indistinct speech uttered by shutting the lips.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary

ब्रूbrūcl.2 P. A1. (Dha1tup. xxiv, 35) ब्र्/अवीति, ब्रूत्/ए (only pr. stem; the other forms are supplied by √वच् cf.…

class2 Parasmaipada Atmane-pada (Dha1tup. xxiv, 35) ब्र्/अवीति, ब्रूत्/ए (only pr. stem; the other forms are supplied by √वच् confer, compare Pa1n2. 2-4, 53; ब्रूमि for ब्रवीमि R.; subjunctive ब्र्/अवस्, that the rest of a word is to be suppliedवत् fg-veda; imperative ब्रूहि, Epic also ब्रवीहि, ब्रुवध्वम्; ब्रूतात् Pa1n2. 7-i, 35 Scholiast or Commentator; imperfect tense अब्रुवम् for अब्रवम् Up. MBh.; pr.page and participle Atmane-pada Epic ब्रुवमाण for ब्रुवाण; Prec. 2. plural ब्रूयास्त Nal. xvii, 36, probably wrong reading for ब्रूयास् तत्), to speak, say, tell (either intrans.; or with accusative of person or thing; or with accusative of thing and accusative dative case genitive case or locative case of person Equivalent to to tell or relate anything to; with two accusative also Equivalent to declare or pronounce to be, call) fg-veda etc.; to speak about any person or thing (accusative with or without प्रति, or अधिकृत्य) Mn. MBh. Ka1v. etc.; to proclaim, predict Var.; to answer (either intrans. with पुनर् or trans. with प्रश्नम्, "a question") Mn. MBh.; (with अन्यथा) to speak or decide or judge wrongly Mn. Pan5cat.; (Atmane-pada, rarely Parasmaipada) to call or profess one's self to be (nominative case, rarely with इति) fg-veda Breton MBh.; (Atmane-pada) to designate for one's self, choose AitBr.; (Atmane-pada) to be told by itself, tell itself (tell its tale) Pa1n2. 3-1, 89 vArttika 1 Pat. [confer, compare Zend mru1 .]

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अच्छाब्रूacchābrūto invite to come near PBr.

to invite to come near PBr.

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अतिब्रूatibrūor अभि-√ब्रू, to insult, abuse MBh. iii, 15640.

or अभि-√ब्रू, to insult, abuse MBh. iii, 15640.

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अधिब्रूadhibrūVed. to speak in favour of (dat.) or favourably to (dat.), intercede for.

Vedic or Veda to speak in favour of (dative case) or favourably to (dative case), intercede for.

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अनुब्रूanubrūcl.2 P. -ब्रवीति to pronounce, recite; to utter; to address, invite (with dat.) S3Br. &c.; to repeat another's…

class2 Parasmaipada -ब्रवीति to pronounce, recite; to utter; to address, invite (with dative case) S3Br. etc.; to repeat another's words, learn by heart (by repeating another's words) fg-veda v, 44, 13 S3Br.

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अपब्रूapabrū(impf. -ब्र्/अवत्) to speak some mysterious or evil words upon AV. vi, 57, 1.

(imperfect tense -ब्र्/अवत्) to speak some mysterious or evil words upon AV. vi, 57, 1.

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Dhātupāṭha

Dhātupāṭha — the verbal roots of Sanskrit

ब्रूbrū2Uto speak, say, tell

ब्रू^ञ् व्यक्तायां वाचि

Class 2U · Ubhayapada

to speak, say, tell

Paradigms in the source1 table

Present (laṭ)Source: HNV

Person	Singular	Dual	Plural
3rd	ब्रवीति आह	ब्रूतः आहतुः	ब्रुवन्ति आहुः
2nd	ब्रवीषि आत्थ	ब्रूथः आहथुः	ब्रूथ
1st	ब्रवीमि	ब्रूवः	ब्रूमः

Source: DhātupāṭhaRoot