svidyati

svid

cf. kuvid) a particle of interrogation orﾠ inquiry orﾠ doubt,
often translatable by « do you think?», « perhaps», « pray», « indeed», « any» (esp. used after the interrogative ka andﾠ its derivatives
e.g.. kaḥsvideshāmbrāhmaṇānāmanucāna-tamaḥ, « pray who < orﾠ « who do you think» > is the most learned of these Brahmans?» ṠBr. ;
but alsoﾠ without another interrogative e.g.. tvaṉsvinnoyājñavalkyabrakmishṭho'si, « do you think Yājñavalkya, you are the greatest Brāhman among us?» ib. ;
alsoﾠ used after uta, api, āho, andﾠ utâ̱ho, andﾠ disjunctively in the first orﾠ second orﾠ both parts of a double interrogation, thus:
kiṉnu-svid;
kiṉsvid-svid;
svid-svid;
svid-utâ̱ho;
nu-svid;
svid-nu;
svid-uta;
svid-vā;
svid-kimu;
svid-kim-nukim;
sometimes making a preceding interrogative indefinite e.g.. kvásvid, « anywhere» ;
káḥsvid, « whoever», « any one» ;
similarly with yad e.g.. yadsviddīyate, « whatever is given» MaitrS. ;
sometimes apparently a mere expletive) RV. etc. etc.
2) cl. 1. Ā. 4. P. Dhātup. XVIII, 4; XXVI, 79 ;
svedate orﾠ svidyati (Ā. svidyate Yājñ. ;
p. svidyamāna Suṡr. ;
pf. sishveda Gr.;
sishvide MBh. ;
p. sishvidāná RV. ;
aor. asvidat Ṡiṡ. ;
fut. svettā, svetsyati Gr.;
ind. p. - svedam Br.), to sweat, perspire AitĀr. ChUp. KātyṠr. MBh. etc.;
( svedate), to be anointed Dhātup. ;
to be disturbed (?) ib.:
Caus. svedayati (aor. asishvidat), to cause to sweat, treat with sudorifics Suṡr. ;
to foment, soften SāmavBr.:
Desid. of Caus. sisvedayishati, Gr.:
Desid. sisvitshati ib.:
Intens. seshvidyate, seshvetti ib. ;
+ cf. Gk. ἱδρώς;
Lat. sūdor, sūdare;
Angl. Sax. swât;
Eng. sweat;
Germ. shchweiss, schwitṡen
3) (ifc.) sweating, perspiring Ṡiṡ.