अभिabhiind.(As a prefix to verbs and nouns) It means (a) 'to', 'towards', 'in the direction of'; अभिगम् to go towards…
- (As a prefix to verbs and nouns) It means (a) 'to', 'towards', 'in the direction of'; अभिगम् to go towards; अभिया, denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedगमनम्, denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedयानम् etc.; (b) 'for' 'against'; denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedलष्, denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedपत् etc.; (c) 'on', 'upon'; denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedसिञ्च् to sprinkle on etc.; (d) 'over', 'above', 'across'; denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedभू to overpower, denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedतन्; (e) 'greatly'; 'excessively'; denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedकम्प्.
- (As a prefix to nouns not derived from verbs, and to adjectives) It expresses (a) intensity or superiority; denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedधर्मः 'supreme duty'; denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedताम्र 'very red'; R.15.49; denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedनव 'very new'; (b) 'towards', 'in the direction of', forming Adverb compounds; denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedचैद्यम्, denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedमुखम्, denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedदूति etc.
- (As a separable adverb) It means towards, in the direction or vicinity of (Opposite of अप); in, above, aloft, on the top, (mostly Vedic)
- (As a preposition with Accusative) (a) To, towards, in the direction of, aginst; (with Accusative or in comp. in this sense); अभ्यग्नि or अग्निमभि शलभाः पतन्ति; वृक्षमभि द्योतते विद्युत् Sk.; Śi.9.56,4; अभ्यर्कबिम्बं स्थितः Ś.7.11. (b) Near, before, in front or presence of; प्रियमभि कुसुमोद्यतस्य बाहोः Śi.7.32;15.58. (c) On, upon, with regard or reference to; सायमण्डलमभि त्वरयन्त्यः Ki.9.6; साधुर्देवदत्तो मातरमभि Sk. (d) Severally, one after another (in a distributive sense); वृक्षं वृक्षमभि सिञ्चति Sk.; भूतभूतमभि प्रभुः Bop. By अभिरभाग ParasmaipadaI.4.91. अभि has all the senses of अनु given in I. Parasmaipada4.9 except that of भाग; Exempli gratia, for example (लक्षणे) हरिमभि वर्तते; (इन्थंभूताख्याने) भक्तो हरिमभि; (वीप्सायाम्), देवं देवमभि सिञ्चति; but यदत्र ममाभिष्यात् तद्दीयताम्; प्राज्ञो गोविन्द- मभितिष्ठति Bop. (e) In, into, to; Śi.8.6. (Feminine) For, for the sake of, on account of (Vedic). According to G. M. अभि has these senses: अभि पूजाभृशार्थेच्छासौम्याभि- मुख्यसौरूप्यवचनाहारस्वाध्यायेषु; Exempli gratia, for example पूजायाम्, अभिवन्दते; भृशे, अभिनिवेशः; इच्छायाम्; अभिलाषः, अभिकः; सौम्ये or माधुर्ये, अभिजातः; आभिमुख्ये, अभिमुखम्, अभ्यग्नि; सौरूप्ये, अभिरूपम्; वचने, अभिधत्ते; आहारे, अभ्यवहरति; स्वाध्याये, अभ्यस्यति. Compare Latin ob; Greek amphi; Zend aibi or aiwi, Gothic bi; also umbi um.
Derived forms and compounds
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अभि abhi
- भी bhī क k, (भी) क Adjective अभि-कन् निपातोऽयम्; ParasmaipadaV.2.74
- Lustful, libidinous, voluptuous; सोऽधिकारमभिकः कुलोचितं काश्चन स्वयमवर्तयत्समाः R.19.4; अपि सिञ्चेः कृशानौ त्वं दर्पं मय्यपि योऽभिकः Bk.8.92.
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-कः A lover, voluptuous person.
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अभि abhi भी bhī ष्टि ṣṭi, (भी) ष्टि Adjective (Vedic) To be worshipped by offering srcrifices (Sāy. अभियष्टव्य); an assistant, a protector, one who is praised or worshipped as a protector, one who approaches to assist or attack, one who assails or overpowers an enemy, one who approaches in order to obtain, desiring, desire (these meanings are given by European scholars). -ष्टिः Feminine Assistance, help, worshipping, praising; a sacrifice; a hymn; approaching to assist or approaching in general; access.
Source: Apte
