# मृज्
## Sanskrit
### Alternative forms

* मर्ज् (marj), मार्ज् (mārj), मृश् (mṛś)

### Alternative scripts

* মৃজ্ (Assamese script)
* ᬫᬺᬚ᭄ (Balinese script)
* মৃজ্ (Bengali script)
* 𑰦𑰴𑰕𑰿 (Bhaiksuki script)
* 𑀫𑀾𑀚𑁆 (Brahmi script)
* မၖဇ် (Burmese script)
* મૃજ્ (Gujarati script)
* ਮ੍ਰਜ੍ (Gurmukhi script)
* 𑌮𑍃𑌜𑍍 (Grantha script)
* ꦩꦽꦗ꧀ (Javanese script)
* 𑂧𑃂𑂔𑂹 (Kaithi script)
* ಮೃಜ್ (Kannada script)
* ម្ឫជ៑ (Khmer script)
* ມ຺ຣິຊ຺ (Lao script)
* മൃജ് (Malayalam script)
* ᠮᡵᡳᡯ (Manchu script)
* 𑘦𑘵𑘕𑘿 (Modi script)
* ᠮᠷᠢᠽ (Mongolian script)
* 𑧆𑧖𑦵𑧠 (Nandinagari script)
* 𑐩𑐺𑐖𑑂 (Newa script)
* ମୃଜ୍ (Odia script)
* ꢪꢺꢙ꣄ (Saurashtra script)
* 𑆩𑆸𑆘𑇀 (Sharada script)
* 𑖦𑖴𑖕𑖿 (Siddham script)
* මෘජ් (Sinhalese script)
* 𑩴𑩙𑩣 𑪙 (Soyombo script)
* 𑚢𑚑𑚶 (Takri script)
* ம்ரிஜ் (Tamil script)
* మృజ్ (Telugu script)
* มฺฤชฺ (Thai script)
* མྲྀ་ཛ྄ (Tibetan script)
* 𑒧𑒵𑒖𑓂 (Tirhuta script)
* 𑨢𑨼𑨉𑨥𑨴 (Zanabazar Square script)

### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Indo-European *h₃merǵ- (“to wipe”). Cognate with Ancient Greek ὀμόργνῡμῐ (omórgnūmi, “to wipe”).

### Pronunciation

* (Vedic) IPA: /mr̩d͡ʑ/
* (Classical Sanskrit) IPA: /mr̩d͡ʑ/

### Root

मृज् • (mṛj)
* to wipe, rub, cleanse, polish
* to purify, embellish, adorn

#### Derived terms
##### Primary Verbal Forms

* मार्ष्टि (mā́rṣṭi, Present)
* मृजति (mṛjáti, Present)
* मार्जति (mā́rjati, Present)
* मृञ्जत (mṛñjata, Vedic, third-person plural injunctive)
* म्रक्ष्यते (mrakṣyáte, Future)
* मार्क्ष्यते (mārkṣyáte, Future)
* मार्जिष्यति (mārjiṣyáti, Future)
* म्रष्टा (mraṣṭā́, Periphrastic Future)
* मार्ष्टा (mārṣṭā́, Periphrastic Future)
* मार्जिता (mārjitā́, Periphrastic Future)
* अमार्क्षीत् (ámārkṣīt, Aorist)
* अमार्जीत् (ámārjīt, Aorist)
* अमृक्षत् (ámṛkṣat, Aorist)
* ममार्ज (mamā́rja, Perfect)
* मामार्ज (māmā́rja, Perfect)

##### Secondary Forms

* मृज्यते (mṛjyáte, Passive)
* अमार्जि (ámārji, Passive Aorist)
* मर्जयति (marjáyati, Causative)
* मार्जयति (mārjáyati, Causative)
* अमीमृजत (ámīmṛjata, Causative Aorist)
* अममार्जत् (ámamārjat, Causative Aorist)
* मार्ज्यते (mārjyate, Passive of Causative)
* मिमार्जिषति (mimārjiṣati, Desiderative)
* मिमृक्षति (mimṛkṣati, Desiderative)
* मर्मृजीति (marmṛjīti, Intensive)
* मर्मृज्यते (marmṛjyate, Intensive)
* मरीमृज्यते (marīmṛjyate, Intensive)

##### Non-Finite Forms

* मृष्ट (mṛṣṭá, Past Participle)
* मृजित (mṛjitá, Past Participle)
* मार्जित (mārjitá, Past Participle)
* मर्ष्टुम् (marṣṭum, Infinitive)
* मार्ष्टुम् (mārṣṭum, Infinitive)
* मार्जितुम् (mārjitum, Infinitive)
* मृजस् (mṛjas, Infinitive)
* मृष्ट्वा (mṛṣṭvā́, Gerund)
* मार्जित्वा (mārjitvā́, Gerund)
* मŕज्य (mŕjya, Gerund)
* मार्ज्य (mārjya, Gerund)
* मर्ज्य (márjya, Gerundive)
* मृज्य (mṛjya, Gerundive)
* मार्ष्टव्य (mārṣṭavya, Gerundive)
* मार्जनीय (mārjanī́ya, Gerundive)

##### Derived Nominal Forms

* मृज (mṛja)
* मृजा (mṛjā)
* मार्ग (mārga)
* मार्जक (mārjaka)
* मार्जन (mā́rjana)
* मार्गुक (mārguka)
* मार्जाल्य (mārjālyà)
* मृष्टि (mṛ́ṣṭi)
* मार्ष्टि (mārṣṭi)
* मृग्र (mṛgra)
* मृग्वन् (mṛ́gvan)
* मर्मृजेन्य (marmṛjénya)

##### Prefixed Root Forms

* अनुमृज् (anumṛj)
* अपमृज् (apamṛj)
* अवमृज् (avamṛj)
* आमृज् (āmṛj)
* उन्मृज् (unmṛj)
* उपमृज् (upamṛj)
* निमृज् (nimṛj)
* निर्मृज् (nirmṛj)
* परिमृज् (parimṛj)
* प्रमृज् (pramṛj)
* विमृज् (vimṛj)
* सम्मृज् (sammṛj)
The root मृक्ष् (mṛkṣ) is probably derived from the desiderative of this term. The word मार्जार (mārjāra) is traditionally connected with this root, but that is certainly a folk etymology.

#### Descendants
### References

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