लुभ्

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *lewbʰ- (“to love”). Cognate with English love, Latin libido, Russian люби́ть (ljubítʹ), Albanian lyp and Czech libý.

Root

लुभ् • (lubh)

1. to desire
2. to covet
3. to enchant, make crazy
4. to long for
5. to entice
6. to be perplexed
7. to allure

Derived terms

• लुब्ध (lubdha, “lustful, greedy, covetous”)
• लुभति (lubhati, “to long for”)
• लुभ्यति (lubhyati, “to desire”)
• लोभ (lobha, “avarice, confusion, greed”)
• लोभयति (lobhayati, “to make crazy”)