anuvid

 "Anuvid" (अनुविद्) in Sanskrit has multiple meanings, including "to find or obtain," "to consider or deem," and "to marry," depending on context.

Definitions and Usages

To Find, Discover, or Obtain - Anuvid can mean to find, discover, or 

obtain something, often used in rituals, philosophical texts, and 

classical literature to denote acquiring knowledge or an object 

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To Deem or Consider - The word also signifies to judge, deem, or 

consider, reflecting intellectual or evaluative processes in Sanskrit 

discourse 

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To Marry - In some contexts, especially in epics such as the 

Mahābhārata, "anuvid" is used to indicate taking a spouse, i.e., to marry 

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Etymology

"Anuvid" is a compound of "anu" (अनु) meaning "along, after" 

and "vid" (विद्) meaning "to know" or "to grasp thoroughly." This

compound can therefore take the shades of meaning related to

knowledge, discovery, or sequence, as reflected in its various

definitions

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Grammar and Voice

• Parasmaipada: Used actively, e.g., one who finds or deems something.
• Passive voice: Can denote being found or being understood

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Examples in Context

• Vedic usage: To discover or obtain knowledge (RV references).
• Mahābhārata: To marry (Bhāryām take to wife).
• Gīta-Govinda and other texts: To deem, consider

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In summary, anuvid carries the general sense of acquiring, considering, 

or taking action in accordance with knowledge or intent. Its exact 

interpretation depends on the literary, philosophical, or social 

context in which it is used.