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    Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    p. 52.
    abhi ind. A preposition and particle implying,

    1 Superiority in place, rank, or power, (over, upon, against, above:)

    2 Proximity, (near:)

    3 Separation, (severally:)

    4 Wish, desire:

    5 Conjunction, particularizing, (to, with respect to.) Thus abhikramituṃ to overpower; abhigantuṃ to approach; abhikhyātuṃ to speak to; abhibhava disgrace; abhilāṣa desire; abhyagniṃ on the fire, &c.

    E. a neg. bhā to shine, and ki aff.

    Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    p. 40, col. 2.
    abhi prep. Towards, to.

    Goldstücker Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    p. 236, col. 2.
    abhi ind. (see nipāta, upasarga, gati, karmapravacanīya) A particle

    implying the notion of proximity, hence of conjunction,

    relation, superiority, excess, in their literal and metapho-

    rical acceptations (and thus becoming in many instances

    synonymous as well with ā, anu as with adhi, api,

    ati); it is used either as a prefix to verbs, and as such,

    in the Vedas and archaic passages of the classical literature,

    also detached from the verb (very much in the same man-

    ner as German prepositions when connected with verbs):

    or as a separable preposition: or, in the Vedas and archaic

    passages of the classical literature, as an adverb. With

    nouns it may form Tatpur., Bahuvr. and Avyayībh. com-

    pounds. It appears, too, in the protracted form abhī; e. g.

    (ved.) abhī ṣu ṇaḥ, and comp. abhīka, abhīghāta, abhīṣaṅga &c.

    1. (as a prefix to verbs it means) 1 Towards, to (im-

    plying proximity); e. g. gam or i or yā, with abhi, ‘to

    go towards, to approach’; kram or dhāv, with abhi, ‘to

    attack’; vah with abhi, ‘to carry towards’; vad with abhi,

    ‘to salute’; in many instances where the radical itself im-

    plies this notion, it increases merely the power of the verbal

    meaning and becomes often untranslateable in English; e. g.

    pīḍ ‘to squeeze, to vex’ has the same meaning, but in an

    increased degree, with abhi, grah with abhi means, like

    grah, ‘to receive’; bharts ‘to reproach, to threaten’ has the

    same sense with abhi; han with abhi means the same as

    han &c. 2 Towards, for, against (implying relation, when

    the same remark applies as before); e. g. laṣ with abhi,

    ‘to desire, to wish for’, rādh with abhi, ‘to be favourable

    towards’, druh with abhi, ‘to have animosity against’;

    yuj with abhi (esp. pass.), ‘to bring an action against,

    to accuse’. 3 On, upon (implying contiguity and answer-

    ing frequently the cognate English be-); e. g. su with abhi,

    ‘to pour the juice of the Soma upon’, sic with abhi,

    ‘to sprinkle upon, to be-sprinkle, jan with abhi, ‘to be

    be-got’. 4 On, above, over (implying superiority or master-

    ship); e. g. bhū or as (cl. 2.) with abhi, ‘to overpower’;

    as (cl. 1. or cl. 4.) with abhi, ‘to study’ (comp. gam, i

    &c. with adhi).

    2. (as a separable preposition) with a noun following

    or preceding in the accusative; 1 Towards, to, in the di-

    rection of; e. g. Vājas.: suprajāḥ prajāḥ prajanayanparīhyabhi rā-

    yaspoṣeṇa yajamānam; or Manu: taṃ cedabhyudiyātsūryaḥ &c.; (comp.

    s. v. abhinirmukta); or comm. on Pāṇ.: vṛkṣamabhi vidyotate vidyut.

    2 Towards, with regard to (implying relation); e. g. Ṛgv. or Vā-

    jas.: tripādūrdhva udaitpuruṣaḥ pādo'syehābhavatpunaḥ . tato vi-

    ṣvaṅvyakrāmatsāśanānaśane abhi; or Siddh. K.: bhakto harimabhi.

    3 For the sake of, on behalf of, on account of; e. g. Sāmav.:

    yatra na pūrve pitaraḥ padajñā svarvido abhi gā adrimiṣṇan; or

    Bhaṭṭik.: abhi dyotiṣyate rāmo bhavantamacirādiha. 4 In, on;

    e. g. Ṛgv.: sadhrīcīnena manasā tamindra ojiṣṭhena hanmanāhannabhi

    dyūn ‘…on certain days’; or yatte gātrādagninā pacyamānā-

    dabhi śūlaṃ (on the spit) nihatasyāvadhāvati &c. 5 Over (im-

    plying dominion, mastership); e. g. Ṛgv.: sa tu śrudhi śrutyā

    yo duvoyurdyaurna bhūmābhi rāyo aryaḥ. 6 By (implying distri-

    bution), severally; e. g. comm. on Pāṇ.: vṛkṣaṃ vṛkṣamabhi siñcati

    or devaṃ devamabhi siñcati.

    3. (as adverb) 1 Before, in front of, towards; e. g.

    Ṛgv.: or Atharv.: gā na vrāṇā avanīramucadabhi śravo dāvane

    sacetāḥ (scil. indraḥ), where Sāyaṇa explains abhi with the

    ellipsis dadāti (abhyābhimukhyena dadātīti śeṣaḥ). 2 All round,

    everywhere, entirely (comp. abhitas); e. g. Ṛgv: abhi

    tvā deva savitarīśānaṃ vāryāṇām . sadāvanbhāgamīmahe (where

    tvā is not to be connected with abhi, but with īmahe; Sā-

    yaṇa: tvāṃ prati bhāgaṃ bhajanīyaṃ dhanamabhi sarvata īmahe); or Sā-

    mav. or Vājas.: abhi tyaṃ devaṃ savitāramoṇyoḥ kavikratumarcāmi

    satyasavaṃ ratnadhāmabhi priyaṃ matim; or Śāntip. of the Mahābh.:

    dhanāddharmaḥ prabhavati śailādabhi nadī yathā.

    4. (in composition with nouns) a. Tatpur. 1 if it is upapada,

    it retains the meaning which it has as prefix to the radical;

    e. g. in abhikrama, abhighāta, abhiṣeka &c.; 2 if it is not u-

    papada, it implies superiority or excess: excellently, very,

    very much; e. g. abhidharma, abhinīta, abhyadhika.

    b. Bahuvr. 1 Towards, in the direction of; e. g. abhi-

    manas, abhimukha, abhidyu, 2 Excellently, very, very much;

    e. g. abhirūpa, abhyaṅka, abhikratu.

    c. Avyayībh. Towards, in the direction of; e. g. abhya-

    gni, abhidakṣiṇam, abhivātam. E. doubtful; the native E.

    a neg. and bhi (bhā, uṇ. aff. ki) is not very plausible.

    See bhi and the Preface.

    Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    p. 37, col. 1.
    abhi abhi (Towards, to). I. adv. On,

    Chr. 295, 10 = Rigv. i. 92, 10. II. prep.

    with acc. To, Ved. Chr. 287, 7 = Rigv.

    i. 48, 7; over, Chr. 292, 5 = Rigv. i. 86,

    5. III. Combined and compounded

    with verbs and their derivatives. IV.

    Former part of compounded nouns and

    adverbs implying Towards, in presence

    of, very, cf. e. g. abhitāmra; Quite,

    cf. abhinava.Cf. Goth. bī. The ori-

    ginal form of this indeclinable was

    probably ambhi = Gr. Lat. amb

    in amb-ire; O.H.G. umbi.

    Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1st ed.)

    p. 60, col. 3.
    abhi abhi, ind. (a prefix to verbs and

    nouns, expressing) to, towards, into, over, upon.

    .(As a prefix to verbs of motion) it expresses the

    notion of moving or going towards, approaching, &c.

    .(As a prefix to nouns not derived from verbs) it ex-

    presses superiority, intensity, &c.; e. g. abhi-tāmra,

    abhi-nava, q. v.

    . (As a separable adverb or preposition) it expresses

    (with acc.) to, towards, in the direction of, against;

    in, into, to; for, for the sake of; on account of; on,

    upon, with regard to; by, before, in front of; over.

    It may even express one after the other, severally;

    e. g. vṛkṣam vṛkṣam abhi, tree after tree [cf.

    Gr. ἀμφί Lat. ob; Zend aibi; Goth. bi; Old

    High Germ. bī].

    Lanman’s Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary

    p. 119, col. 1.
    abhí, adv. to, unto; against; frequent as vbl prefix; as prep. unto, w. acc. [cf. ἀμφί, ‘around’; Lat. ambi-, amb-, ‘on both sides, around’; AS. ymbe, Ger. um, ‘around’; for mg, cf. abhitas.]

    Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    p. 126, col. 3.
    abhi ind.

    1 (As a prefix to verbs and nouns) It means (a) ‘to’, ‘towards’, ‘in the direction of’; abhigam go towards, abhiyā, °gamanaṃ, °yānaṃ &c.; (b) ‘for’, ‘against’; °laṣ, °pat &c.; (c) ‘on’, ‘upon’; °siṃc to sprinkle on &c.; (d), ‘over’, ‘above’, ‘across’; °bhū to overpower, °tan; (e) ‘greatly’; ‘excessively’ °kaṃp.

    2 (As a prefix to nouns not derived from verbs, and to adjectives) It expresses (a) intensity or superiority; °dharmaḥ ‘supreme duty’; °tāmra ‘very red, °nava ‘very new’; (b) ‘towards,’ ‘in the direction of,’ forming adv. compounds; °caidyaṃ, °mukhaṃ, °dūti &c.

    3 (As a separable adverb) It means towards, in the direction or vicinity of (opp. apa); in, above, aloft, on the top, (mostly Ved).

    4 (As a preposition with acc.) (a) To, towards, in the direction of, against; (with acc. or in comp. in this sense); abhyāgni or agnimabhi śalabhāḥ pataṃti; vṛkṣamabhi dyotate vidyut Sk.; Śi. 9. 56, 7. 40; abhyarkabiṃbaṃ sthitaḥ Ś. 7. 11. (b) Near, before, in front or presence of; Śi. 7. 32; 15. 58. (c) On, upon, with regard or reference to; sāyamaṃḍanamabhi tvarayaṃtyaḥ Ki. 9. 6; sādhurdevadatto mātaramabhi Sk. (d) Severally, one after another (in a distributive sense); vṛkṣaṃ vṛkṣamabhi siṃcati Sk.; bhūtabhūtamabhi prabhuḥ Bop. By (pb) P. I. 4. 91 abhi has all the senses of anu given in I. 4. 90 except that of bhāga; e. g. (lakṣaṇe) harimabhi vartate; ( itthaṃbhūtākhyāne) bhakto harimabhi; (vīpsāyāṃ), devaṃ devamabhi siṃcati; but yadatra mamābhiṣyāt taddīyatāṃ; prājño goviṃdamabhitiṣṭhati Bop. (e) In, into, to; Śi. 8. 60. (f) For, for the sake of, on account of (Ved.). According to G. M. abhi has these senses:

    abhi, pūjābhṛśārthecchāsaumyābhimukhyasaurūpyavacanāhārasvādhyāyeṣu; e. g. pūjāyāṃ, abhivaṃdate; bhṛśe, abhiniveśaḥ; icchāyāṃ, abhilāṣaḥ, abhikaḥ; saumye or mādhurye, abhijātaḥ; ābhimukhye, abhimukhaṃ, abhyagni; saurūpye, abhirūpaṃ; vacane, abhidhatte; āhāre, abhyavaharati; svādhyāye, abhyasyāti. [cf. L. ob; Gr. amphi; Zend aibi or aiwi, Goth. bi; also umbi; um].

    Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    p. 33.
    abhí adv. to, unto, near (comp. abhitarám or °rā́m nearer); towards, against; as prep. the same + into, for, for the sake of, over, above, concerning, about (acc.); without, except (abl.).

    Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    p. 22, col. 3.
    abhi abhí, ad. unto, near; prp. w. ac.:
    towards; to, against; over; for, for the sake
    of; with regard to; w. ab.: without.

    Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (2nd ed.)

    p. 1315, col. 1.
    1. a-bhi mfn. fearless, MBh.
    p. 61, col. 1.
    2. abhí ind. (a prefix to verbs and nouns, expressing) to, towards, into, over, upon. (As a prefix to verbs of motion) it expresses the notion or going towards, approaching, &c. (As a prefix to nouns not derived from verbs) it expresses superiority, intensity, &c.
    p. 61, col. 1.
    e.g. abhi-tāmra, abhi-nava, q.v. (As a separate adverb or preposition) it expresses (with acc.) to, towards, in the direction of, against
    p. 61, col. 1.
    into, ŚBr. & KātyŚr.
    p. 61, col. 1.
    for, for the sake of
    p. 61, col. 1.
    on account of
    p. 61, col. 1.
    on, upon, with regard to, by, before, in front of
    p. 61, col. 1.
    over. It may even express one after the other, severally, Pāṇ. i, 4, 91, e.g. vṛkṣaṃ vṛkṣam abhi, tree after tree
    p. 61, col. 1.
    abhi [cf. Gk. ἀμϕί; Lat. ob; Zend aibi, aiwi; Goth. bi; Old High Germ. ].

    Śabdasāgara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    p. 43, col. 2.
    abhi ind. A preposition and particle implying.

    1. Superiority in place,
    rank, or power, (over, upon, against, above:)

    2. Proximity,
    (near:)

    3. Separation, (severally:)

    4. Wish, desire:

    5. Conjunction,
    particularizing, (to, with respect to.) Thus abhikramituṃ to overpower;
    abhigantuṃ to approach; abhikhyātuṃ to speak to; abhibhava disgrace; abhilāṣa
    desire; abhyagniṃ on the fire, &c.

    E. a neg. bhā to shine, and ki aff.

    Apte Enlarged Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    vol. 1, p. 168.
    abhi ind. 1 (As a prefix to verbs and nouns) It means (a) 'to', 'towards', 'in the direction of'; abhigam to go towards; abhiyā, ˚gamanam, ˚yānam &c.; (b) 'for' 'against'; ˚laṣ, ˚pat &c.; (c) 'on', 'upon'; ˚siñc to sprinkle on &c.; (d) 'over', 'above', 'across'; ˚bhū to overpower, ˚tan; (e) 'greatly'; 'excessively'; ˚kamp. -2 (As a prefix to nouns not derived from verbs, and to adjectives) It expresses (a) intensity or superiority; ˚dharmaḥ 'supreme duty'; ˚tāmra 'very red'; R.15.49; ˚nava 'very new'; (b) 'towards', 'in the direction of', forming adv. compounds; ˚caidyam, ˚mukham, ˚dūti &c. -3 (As a separable adverb) It means towards, in the direction or vicinity of (opp. apa); in, above, aloft, on the top, (mostly Ved.) -4 (As a preposition with acc.) (a) To, towards, in the direction of, aginst; (with acc. or in comp. in this sense); abhyagni or agnimabhi śalabhāḥ patanti; vṛkṣamabhi dyotate vidyut Sk.; Śi.9.56,40; abhyarkabimbaṃ sthitaḥ Ś.7.11. (b) Near, before, in front or presence of; priyamabhi kusumodyatasya bāhoḥ Śi.7.32;15.58. (c) On, upon, with regard or reference to; sāyamaṇḍalamabhi tvarayantyaḥ Ki.9.6; sādhurdevadatto mātaramabhi Sk. (d) Severally, one after another (in a distributive sense); vṛkṣaṃ vṛkṣamabhi siñcati Sk.; bhūtabhūtamabhi prabhuḥ Bop. By abhirabhāga P.I.4.91. abhi has all the senses of anu given in I. P.4.90 except that of bhāga; e. g. (lakṣaṇe) harimabhi vartate; (inthaṃbhūtākhyāne) bhakto harimabhi; (vīpsāyām), devaṃ devamabhi siñcati; but yadatra mamābhiṣyāt taddīyatām; prājño govindamabhitiṣṭhati Bop. (e) In, into, to; Śi.8.60. (f.) For, for the sake of, on account of (Ved.). According to G. M. abhi has these senses :- abhi pūjābhṛśārthecchāsaumyābhimukhyasaurūpyavacanāhārasvādhyāyeṣu; e. g. pūjāyām, abhivandate; bhṛśe, abhiniveśaḥ; icchāyām; abhilāṣaḥ, abhikaḥ; saumye or mādhurye, abhijātaḥ; ābhimukhye, abhimukham, abhyagni; saurūpye, abhirūpam; vacane, abhidhatte; āhāre, abhyavaharati; svādhyāye, abhyasyati. [cf. L. ob; Gr. amphi; Zend aibi or aiwi, Goth. bi; also umbi um].

    Burnouf Dictionnaire Sanscrit-Français

    p. 36, col. 1.
    abhi abhi pfx. (sfx. bhi) vers; direction vers. abhī, dans le Veda.

    Stchoupak Dictionnaire Sanscrit-Français

    p. 60, col. 1.
    abhi prép. (acc.) vers; au sujet de; préf. indiquant le mouvement vers (ou contre), la supériorité, l'intensité.

    Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger Wörterbuch

    vol. 1, p. 328.
    abhí zend. aiwi, ἀμφί, lat. ob, ahd. umbi, nhd. um, объ. Die begriffliche Verwandtschaft tritt bei abhitas deutlich hervor. Upasarga ( NIR. 1, 3.), Gati und Karmapravacanīya P. 1, 4, 56. 59. 60. 91. gaṇa prādi; VOP. 1, 8.

    1) adv.

    a) herbei: rathâṃ devāso àbhi vìkṣu vā̂jàyum ṚV. 2, 31, 2. Gegens. apa (s. d.). Sehr häufig in Verbindung mit Wurzeln der Bewegung.

    — b) hinein: abhyabhi (in die Becher) somānunnayanti KĀTY. ŚR. 22, 10, 5.

    — c) oben, in der Höhe (?): dhanāddharmaḥ prabhavati śailādabhi nadī yathā MBH. 12, 228. Vgl. abhikrama .

    — d) in Zusammensetzungen mit einem nomen drückt abhi eine Steigerung aus; vgl. abhidharma, abhitāmra, abhinamra, abhinava .

    — 2) praep. mit folg. oder vorang. acc.

    a) zu - her, zu - hin, nach - hin, gegen: pra taṃ nâya pratàraṃ vasyò acchā̀bhi sùmnaṃ dèvabhâktam ṚV. 10, 45, 9. sa mānûṣīràbhi viśò vi bhā̂ti 7, 5, 2. vājā̂m̐ àbhi pâvamānà pra gā̂hase 9, 110, 2. 1, 31, 18. 45, 8. 48, 7. 119, 1. 8, 82, 4. 10, 18, 8. SV. II, 9, 3, 6, 2. ŚAT. BR. 1, 2, 3, 4. 4, 1, 5, 16. 6, 6, 1, 12. 11, 5, 5, 6. puruṣamabhyāvṛttam nach dem p. hingekehrt 7, 5, 1, 7. agnimabhi śalabhāḥ patanti P. 2, 1, 14, Sch. vṛkṣamabhi dyotate 1, 4, 91, Sch. Verbindet sich mit dem obj. auch zu einem adv. comp.: śaram - śabdaṃ prati gajaprepsurabhilakṣyamapātayam DAŚ. 1, 22. abhyagni śalabhāḥ patanti P. 2, 1, 14, Sch. abhyarkabimbaṃ sthitaḥ ŚĀK. 170. Dies ist das abhi ābhimukhye ( NIR. 1, 3. P. 2, 1, 14. H. an. 7, 36. MED. avy. 49.) und lakṣaṇe ( P. 1, 4, 91. 2, 1, 14. H. an.) oder cihne (VOP. 5, 7. mit dem Beispiele: prājño govindamabhi tiṣṭhati ein Weiser hält sich zu Gov.).

    — b) in - hinein: abhi śuklāni ca kṛṣṇāni ca lomāni niṣyūto (eingeflochten) bhavati (rukmaḥ) ŚAT. BR. 11, 5, 5, 6; vgl. das zweite Beispiel u. h.

    — c) um, für (d. h. zur Gewinnung von): ète âsṛgràmindâvastìraḥ pàvitrâmā̀śavâḥ . viśvā̂nyàbhi saubhâgā 9, 62, 1. yenā̂ nàḥ pūrvê pìtarâḥ padàjñāḥ svàrvidô àbhi gā adrîmùṣṇan 97, 39. 1, 33, 11. 61, 10. yàmabhi (so ist zu lesen) kā̀mamùttarāṇi havī̀ṃṣi nirvàpati ŚAT. BR. 2, 2, 1, 5.

    — d) aus Anlass von, wegen: ànyasyâ cìttamàbhi sâṃcàreṇyamùtādhī̂tàṃ vi nâśyati ṚV. 1, 170, 1. pavâmānā asṛkṣatà somā̂ḥ śùkrāsà indâvaḥ . àbhi viśvā̂nì kāvyā̂ .. 9, 63, 25.

    — e) gegen, in Bezug auf, auf, über: etaddha sma sa tadabhyāha (so ist zu lesen) ŚAT. BR. 1, 1, 2, 11. kṣatriyamabhyavivādinīm 3, 9, 3, 3. tasya tvayamātmā yāvadidamabhyayamagnirvihitaḥ 8, 1, 4, 1. 7, 2, 4, 28. 11, 5, 5, 12. āttamabhi mimīte KĀTY. ŚR. 10, 1, 5. śāntasaṃkalpaḥ sumanā yathā syādvītamanyurgautamo mābhi KAṬHOP. 1, 10. sādhurdevadatto mātaramabhi P. 1, 4, 91, Sch. na tāmabhi kruddho (BOLL. verbindet) muniḥ VIKR. 36, 1. anyo'nyamabhi saṃrabdhau (vgl. tvāmeva prati saṃrabdhaḥ R. 6, 4, 30. GORR. verbindet an beiden Orten die praep. mit dem partic.; übrigens kommt 6, 3, 17. auch ein abhisaṃrabdha ohne obj. vor, und anyo'nyam kann füglich auch als adv. gefasst werden) R. 6, 76, 32. Dies ist das abhi itthaṃbhūtākhyāne P. 1, 4, 91. itthaṃbhūtakathane MED. avy. 49. itthaṃbhūte H. an. 7, 36. itthaṃbhāve VOP. 5, 7. (mit dem Beispiele: bhakto-vibhumabhi dem Viṣṇu zugethan, sein Anhänger).

    — f) bei (mit verbb. des Bittens. zur Bezeichnung dessen, bei welchem gebeten wird): àbhi tvā̂ deva savitarbhā̀gamī̂mahe ṚV. 1, 24, 3. àbhi dèvām̐ iyâkṣate 9, 11, 1.

    — g) über: dyaurna bhūmā̀bhi ṚV. 6, 36, 5. sā̀hvānviśvā̂ àbhi spṛdhâḥ 9, 20, 1. kenā̀bhi màhnā parvâtā̀nkenà karmā̂ṇì pūrûṣaḥ AV. 10, 2, 18. Verbindet sich mit dem reg. Worte zu einem comp., s. abhivāsas . Vgl. as und bhū mit abhi .

    — h) in distrib. Bed. (vīpsāyām) P. 1, 4, 91. VOP. 5, 7. H. an. 7, 36. vṛkṣaṃ vṛkṣamabhi siñcati er begiesst einen Baum nach dem andern P. 1, 4, 91, Sch. bhūtaṃ bhūtamabhi prabhuḥ Viṣṇu ist in jedem Wesen VOP. 5, 7. - MED. avy. 49. wird noch ein abhi abhilāṣe erwähnt, wobei an abhilāṣa selbst, an abhikāṅkṣā u. s. w. gedacht worden ist. — abhi schliesst sich theils allein, theils mit andern praepp. an eine grosse Anzahl von Verbalwurzeln an. Nicht selten entspricht abhi der deutschen Partikel be: varṣ regnen, abhivarṣ beregnen, u. s. w.

    vol. 5, p. 1017.
    abhi Einfluss auf ein folgendes sa VS. PRĀT. 3, 61. AV. PRĀV. 2, 104. der Endvocal gedehnt VS. PRĀT. 3, 128. Accent 6, 5. 10. Z. 1 lies amb- st. ob.

    — 2)

    a) sakhyā vaktramabhi prayacchati paraṃ paryaśruṇī locane Spr. 1425. — abhi fehlerhaft für adhi Spr. 4390.

    Grassmann Wörterbuch zum Rig Veda

    p. 82.
    abhí, (abhī́), in seiner Bedeutung möglichst genau dem lat. ob (von dem das oskische op ganz zu trennen ist) entsprechend. Die Grundbedeutung ist zu jemand hin, Gesicht gegen Gesicht gekehrt [ābhimukhyam Nir. {1,3}], also auf die Vorderseite eines Gegenstandes zu, daher weiter: auf einen Gegenstand zu, um ihn zu erlangen, zu benutzen. Endlich drückt es eine noch über den Gegenstand hinausgehende Bewegung aus: darüber hinaus, überragend, übertreffend. So erscheint es als:

    Erstes Glied einer Zusammensetzung in den nächstfolgenden Worten.

    Richtungswort, gefügt zu den Verben: aj, añj, am, ar, arṣ, av, 1. as, i, idh, iyakṣ, īkṣ, ud, 2. ūh, ṛñj, kāś, krand, kram, kṣad, kṣam, kṣar, ksip, khyā, gam, 1. 2. gā, gāh, gur, 1. gir, ghrā, cakṣ, car, jan, juṣ, taṃs, 1. tan, tar, tṛd, tsár, dabh, dah, dās, 2. dī, drā, dru, druh, dhanv, dham, 1. dhā, dhāv, dhī, nakṣ, 2. naś, nī, 1. 2. nu, pad, 1. pā, pi, piś, pū, prath, pru, pruṣ, bādh, bhañj, bhā, bhū, bhṛ, mad, 1. man, mantray, mand, (mur), mṛdh, mṛś, mlā, yaj, (yam), yas, yā, yuj, yudh, rakṣ, (rabh), ruh, lī, vaj, van, valg, vaś, 2. vas, vah, 1. vā, vāś, vij, vivās, vī, 1. vṛ, vṛt, vṛdh, vṛṣ, vyā, vraj, vlag, śaṃs, śās, śuc, śubh, śnath, 1. śru, śvas, sac, sad, san, sap, sah, sṛj, stan, stu, sthā, spaś, sru, svar, han, hary, hvṛ.

    Präp. m. Acc. 1) zu — hin … mitrám {534,10}; … náras {363,7}; … nas {264,11}; {327,3} (durch su getrennt). 4; … viśas {521,2}; … mā́nuṣān {48,7}; … vatsám {725,7}; śaktím … {230,7}; … vásyas {31,18}; … sumnám {871,9}; … jīvalokám {844,8}; … práyas {45,8}; {119,1}; {134,1}; {626,42}; {652,29}; {683,14}; {702,24}; … práyāṃsi {457,44}; {819,25}; … śū́lam {162,11}; … dhā́ma {121,6}; sadhástham … {733,3}; … priyátame sadhásthe {843,6}; … kṣā́m {459,13}; {534,16}; … dróṇāni {715,1}; {745,2}; drúṇā {810,2}; sāśanānaśané … {916,4}; … śukrā́m upastíram {774,28}. 2) zu = um zu erlangen … śrávas {61,10}; krátum … {450,5}; … saúbhagā {774,1}; … víśvāni kā́viā {775,25}; gā́s … {784,3}; … gā́s {809,39}; … dyū́n {33,11}; {190,4}. 3) über — hinaus, überragend, übertreffend … dyā́m {945,8}; bhū́ma … {477,5}; carṣaṇī́s … {86,5}; {303,4}; {377,1}; {440,2}; {531,2}; kṣitī́s {248,4}; páñca bhū́ma {585,2}; víśvā jātā́ {697,4}; bhúvanā … {250,4}; {822,9}; pátnīs … {398,5}; paṇī́n … {675,10}; … śríyas {278,2}. 4) um — willen: vratā́ {892,9}.

    In {798,36} ist zu abhí zu ergänzen arṣanti aus dem abhí arṣasi des vorhergehenden Verses; in {33,9} abhavas oder ähnliches.

    Böhtlingk Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer Fassung

    vol. 1, p. 84, col. 3.
    abhí

    — 1) Adv.

    — a) herbei.

    — b) darüber hinaus.

    — 2) Praep.

    — a) mit Acc.

    — α) zu — her , zu — hin , nach — hin , gegen.

    — β) in — hinein ŚAT. BR. 6,7,1,7.

    — γ) um , für , zur Gewinnung von.

    — δ) über — hinaus.

    — ε) um — willen.

    — ζ) gegen , in Bezug auf , auf , über.

    — η) *in distributiver Bed. , die aber schon im wiederholten Acc. liegt.

    — b) mit Abl.

    — α) mit Ausschluss von , ohne ṚV. 1,139,8. 10,25,3.

    — β) hervor , — aus Spr. 3573 (wohl fehlerhaft für adhi).

    Cappeller Sanskrit Wörterbuch

    p. 23, col. 1.
    abhí Adv. herbei; Praep. mit Acc. zu—her, nach—hin, über—hin, gegen, um, für, um—willen, in Bezug auf; mit Abl. ohne.
    p. 370, col. 2.
    abhi bezeichnen, beachten, bemerken, erblicken. ā, upā u. samā erblicken, gewahr werden. upa bezeichnen, bestimmen, beachten, erblicken, wahr- nehmen, bemerken, empfinden erkennen. Pass. erblickt werden, sich zeigen, er- scheinen. vi kennzeichnen; p. p. vilakṣita erkennbar an (Instr. o. —°); be- stürzt, verlegen, ungehalten. sam kennzeichnen, erblicken, wahrnehmen. Pass. erblickt werden, erscheinen; p. p. saṃlakṣit kenntlich an (—°).

    Schmidt Nachträge zum Sanskrit-Wörterbuch

    p. 55, col. 2.
    2. abhi Adj. furchtlos, MBh. 1, 221, 67.

    Bopp Glossarium Sanscritum

    p. 14, col. 2.
    abhi Praep. praef. et sep. (ut videtur, a stirpe pronom. a s.

    bhi, quod convenit cum casuum terminationibus bhyam,

    bhis, bhyām, bhyas) ad, versus. (Gr. insertâ na-

    sali sicut in contra ubhau; lat. ob, amb; germ. vet.

    umbi, nostrum um; slav. ob; cf. etiam adverb. slav.

    abje statim. Huc quoque retulerim nostrum bei, goth.

    bî, abjecto a initiali, sicut in sanscr. praeter api etiam

    pi dicitur; porro praefixum be, goth. bi.)

    Vācaspatyam

    p. 283, col. 2.
    abhi avya0 na bhāti bhābā0 ki . 1 kañcitprakāraṃ prāptasya
    dyotane, 2 ābhimukhye, 3 abhilāṣe, 4 bīpsāyām,
    5 lakṣaṇe, 6 samantādarthe . 7 dharṣaṇe durgā0 . abhi pūjā-
    bhṛśārthecchāsaumyābhimukhyasaurūpyavacanāhārasvādhyāyeṣu gaṇa-
    ratnokte 8 pūjādau ca tatra pūjāyām abhivandate abhivāda-
    yate . bhṛśārthe abhiyuktaḥ abhiniveśaḥ . icchāyām abhi-
    lāsaḥ abhikaḥ . saumyaṃ mādhuryyam tatra abhijātaḥ praja-
    lpitāyāmabhijātavāci kumā0 . ābhimukhye abhimukham
    abhyagni śalabhāḥ patanti abhicaidyaṃ pratiṣṭhāsuḥ māghaḥ
    saurūpye abhirūpam . vacane, abhidhānam sākṣāt saṅketitaṃ
    yo'rthamabhidhatte sa vācaka iti kāvya0 pra0 . āhāre
    abhyavahāraḥ . svādhyāye abhyasyati vedābhyāse sadārataḥ
    smṛtiḥ . svādhyāya ityupalakṣaṇam anyasyāpi paunaḥpunya-
    mātre'sya pravṛttiḥ abhyasyanti taṭāghātaṃ nirjitairā-
    vatāgajā ku0 . etasya ca tattarthadyotakatāmātraṃ samabhi-
    vyavahṛtaśabdasyaiva tattadarthe lakṣaṇeti siddhāntaḥ asya kriyā-
    yoge upasargatā bopsetthambhāvacihneṣu tu karbhapravacanīyatā .
    vṛkṣaṃvṛkṣamabhi siñcati . harimabhi varttate . bhaktoharimabhi,
    agnimabhi śalabhāḥ patantiityādudāhāryyamṛ śabdaparatvepu0
    abhirabhāge pā0 .

    Śabdakalpadruma

    vol. 1, p. 72.
    abhi , vya, (na bhāti, na + bhā + ki .) upasarga-
    viśeṣaḥ . asyārthāḥ . samantāt . ubhayārthaḥ .
    vīpsā . itthambhāvaḥ . dharṣaṇaṃ . iti durgādāsaḥ ..
    abhilāṣaḥ . ābhimukhyaṃ . iti medinī .. cihnaṃ .
    iti vopadevahemacandrau ..

    Bergaigne Études sur le lexique du Ṛgveda

    p. 100.

    Kṛdantarūpamālā

    p. 28.
    (30) “abhi śabde” (I-bhvādiḥ-385. aka. se. ā.)

    (29) ambativadrūpāṇi sarvāṇi jñeyāni .