क्लिश्

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *k(ʷ)leyḱ- (to press, squeeze; suffer). Cognate with Proto-Slavic *klěšča (claw, pincer).

Pronunciation

Root

क्लिश् • (kliś)

  1. to torment, trouble, molest, afflict
  2. to suffer, feel pain

Derived terms

Sanskrit terms belonging to the root क्लिश् (0 c, 1 e)
Terms derived from the Sanskrit root क्लिश् (2 c, 0 e)
Primary Verbal Forms
  • क्लिश्नाति (kliśnāti) (Present)
  • क्लिश्यति (kliśyati) (Present)
  • क्लेशिष्यति (kleśiṣyati) (Future)
  • क्लेक्ष्यति (klekṣyati) (Future)
  • क्लेशिता (kleśitā) (Periphrastic Future)
  • क्लेष्टा (kleṣṭā) (Periphrastic Future)
  • अक्लेशीत् (akleśīt) (Aorist)
  • अक्लिक्षत् (aklikṣat) (Aorist)
  • क्लिश्यात् (kliśyāt) (Benedictive)
  • चिक्लेश (cikleśa) (Perfect)
Secondary Forms
  • अक्लेशि (akleśi) (Passive Aorist)
  • क्लेशयति (kleśayati) (Causative)
  • अचिक्लिशत् (acikliśat) (Causative Aorist)
Non-Finite Forms
  • क्लिष्ट (kliṣṭa) (Past Participle)
  • क्लिशित (kliśita) (Past Participle)
  • क्लेष्टुम् (kleṣṭum) (Infinitive)
  • क्लिशित्वा (kliśitvā) (Gerund)
  • क्लिष्ट्वा (kliṣṭvā) (Gerund)
  • क्लेश्य (kleśya) (Gerundive)
Derived Nominal Forms
  • क्लिष्टि (kliṣṭi)
  • क्लेश (kleśa)
  • क्लेशक (kleśaka)
  • क्लेशिन् (kleśin)
  • क्लेष्टृ (kleṣṭṛ)
Prefixed Root Forms
  • उत्क्लिश् (utkliś)
  • प्रक्लिश् (prakliś)
  • संक्लिश् (saṃkliś)

References

  • Otto Böhtlingk; Richard Schmidt (1879-1928), “क्लिश्”, in Walter Slaje, Jürgen Hanneder, Paul Molitor, Jörg Ritter, editors, Nachtragswörterbuch des Sanskrit [Dictionary of Sanskrit with supplements] (in German), Halle-Wittenberg: Martin-Luther-Universität, published 2016
  • Hellwig, Oliver (2010–2025), “kliś”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.