anvādā

 

In Sanskrit, anvādā means “to resume” or “to 

take up again,” a verb form attested in the 

Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa.

✅ Core definition

The term anvādā (अन्वादा) is glossed in the Sanskrit dictionaries as:

• anv‑ā‑dā — “to resume” or “to take up again”

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• It is derived from the verbal root √dā (“to give”) with the prefix anu‑ 
• (“after, along”) and the preverb ā‑, and it is used in the Ātmanepada voice

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This meaning is specifically attested in the Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa, a major 

Vedic prose text

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✅ How the form is built

• anu‑: “after, along, following”
• ā‑: intensifying or directional prefix
• √dā: “to give,” but in compound verbs often shifts meaning
• Ātmanepada: middle/reflexive voice

Together, anv‑ā‑dā conveys the sense of “to take up again, to continue, to 

resume something previously begun.”

✅ Usage context

Because the attestation is in the Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa, the verb appears in

ritual or explanatory prose, where a priest or narrator “resumes” a topic, action, 

or ritual sequence.

✅ Distinguishing anvādā from anvaya

Some search results discuss anvaya, which is not the same word:

• anvaya refers to syntactic order, logical connection, or lineage

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• It is widely used in Sanskrit grammar and in the method of rearranging 
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But anvādā is a verb, not a grammatical or logical term.

✅ Summary

• anvādā = “to resume, to take up again” (Vedic usage)
• Formed from anu + ā + √dā in the Ātmanepada
• Attested in the Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa
• Not to be confused with anvaya, a separate and much broader term