anvāruh

 anvāruh is a Sanskrit verb meaning “to ascend, mount, or follow in ascending,” especially used for ascending a funeral pyre.

Core definition

All authoritative dictionary results agree that anvāruh (अन्वारुह्) is a Class 1 Parasmaipada verb meaning

Sanskrit Dictionary+1

:

• to ascend, climb, mount
• to follow someone in ascending
• especially: to ascend the funeral pile

This last sense is culturally significant: in epic and classical Sanskrit, the verb is used when someone follows another onto a pyre or climbs after someone in a ritual or dramatic context.

Grammatical notes

• Root: ā-ruh with the prefix anu- (“after, along, following”)
• Verb class: 1P (Parasmaipada)

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• Meaning of prefix: anu- adds the sense of “following after” or “in sequence,” so anvāruh literally means “to climb after.”
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Example from literature

The dictionaries cite an example from the Rāmāyaṇa

Sanskrit Dictionary+1

:

• अन्वारोहच्च सुग्रीवः गिरिम्
  anvārōhacca sugrīvaḥ girim
  “Sugrīva ascended the mountain after (Rāma).”

This illustrates the sense of “following in ascent.”

Semantic range

The verb can be used in:

• Physical ascent — climbing a mountain, tree, or structure
• Ritual ascent — especially mounting a funeral pyre
• Sequential ascent — following someone else upward

Summary

anvāruh = “to ascend, mount, or follow in ascending,” with a notable ritual use for ascending a funeral pyre.