E. वि before, धा to have, aff. क or अङ्, and fem. aff. टाप्; or विध् to rule, &c., aff. क or अच्; the masculine form, though it does occur, is not common, except in composition, when the word is used attributively, as द्विविध of two sorts.
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वि धा क अङ् टाप्; विध् क अच्; द्विविध