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vividhehi

vividha

masc instr pl of vividha (adj); nt instr pl of vividha (adj); masc abl pl of vividha (adj); nt abl pl of vividha (adj); …

1. various kinds of; assorted; multiple; many types of
2. shoulder pole for carrying

Built from

• vi — prefix · apart, asunder
  Marks things in different directions; here applied to kinds or types, making them distinct and various. Related to dvi 'two', works like Latin dis-.
• vidha — stem · kind, form, manner
  Derives from √dhā 'to place, put, make' (Sanskrit dhā, English do, Latin facere). Literally 'what is placed' or 'form given'.
• -hi — ending · instrumental/ablative plural
  Marks plural instrumental or ablative case (masculine or neuter), indicating the means or source by which something is done or understood.

Analysis. vi- (apart, in different directions) + vidha (kind, form, manner). Literally 'kinds differentiated', hence 'various kinds' or 'assorted types'.

Etymology. From vi- 'apart' + vidha 'form, kind', itself from √dhā 'to place, put, make' (Sanskrit dhā, English do, Latin facere). The prefix vi- carries the sense of things scattered in different directions, differentiation and plurality. Cognate with Sanskrit vividha.

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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