Sanskrit Dictionary

f. going, a car

f. restraining, religious meditation

f. attaining

f. pudendum muliebre

f. Name of lakṣmī-.

(collateral form of5. i-) cl.2 P. (

) y/āti- (1. plural yāmahe-

; imperfect tense 3. plural ayuḥ-

; ayān-

Scholiast or Commentator; perfect tense yay/au-, yay/ātha-, yay/a-, yay/uḥ-

etc.; yaye-

; Aorist ayāsam-or ayāsiṣam-; subjunctive y/āsat-, yeṣam-, yāsiṣat-

; preceding yāsiṣīṣṭhās-

; future yātā-

etc.; yāsyati-

; te-

; infinitive mood yātum-

etc.;Ved. infinitive mood y/ai-, y/ātave-or v/ai-; ind.p. yātv/ā-

; -y/āya-, -yāyam-

), to go, proceed, move, walk, set out, march, advance, travel, journey (often with instrumental case or accusative of the way, especially with gatim-, mārgam-, adhvānam-, panthānam-, padavīm-, yātrām-)

etc. ; to go away, withdraw, retire

etc. ; (also with palāyya-) to flee, escape

(with kṣemeṇa-or svasti-,to escape unscathed

) ; to go towards or against, go or come to, enter, approach, arrive at, reach

etc. etc. (with accusative often followed by prati- exempli gratia, 'for example' with gṛham-,to enter a house;with ripum prati-,to march against the enemy;with mṛgayām-,to go out hunting;with śirasāmahīm-,to bow down to the ground with the head;with prakṛtim-,to return to one's natural state;with karṇau-,to come to the ears, be heard;with utsavād utsavam-,to go from one festival to another;with hastam- in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound',to fall into the hands of;with patham-or gocaram- in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound',to come within range of; especially with the accusative of an abstract noun = to go to any state or condition, become, be exempli gratia, 'for example' vināśaṃ yāti-,he goes to destruction id est he is destroyed; kāṭhinyaṃ yāti-,it becomes hard; dveṣyatāṃ yāti-,he becomes hated;similarly nidhanaṃ-yā-,to die; nidrāṃ-yā-,to fall asleep; udayaṃ-yā-,to rise, said of stars etc.;sometimes also with locative case exempli gratia, 'for example' yāhi rājñah sakāśe-,go into the presence of the king

;or even with dative case exempli gratia, 'for example' yayatuḥ sva-niveśāya-,both went home

; na cātmane kṛpaṇasya dhanaṃ yāti-,nor does the wealth of the miser go to [i.e. benefit] himself.

; phalebhyo yāti-,he goes to [fetch] fruits

Scholiast or Commentator) ; to go to for any request, implore, solicit (with two accusative)

; (with striyam-) to go to a woman for sexual intercourse

; to go to for any purpose (infinitive mood)

; often with adverbs exempli gratia, 'for example' with bahir-, to go out

; with adho-, to go down, sink

; with khaṇḍaśo- or dalaśo-, to fall to pieces

; with śata-dhā-, to fall into a hundred pieces

; to extend to (accusative)

; to last for (accusative)

; to pass away, elapse (said of time)

etc. ; to vanish, disappear (as wealth)

; to come to pass, prosper, succeed

; to proceed, behave, act

; to find out, discover

; to receive or learn (a science) from (ablative)

; to undertake, undergo (accusative)

; imperative yātu-, be it as it may

: Passive voice yāyate-, to be gone or moved

: Causal yāp/ayati- (Aorist ayīyapat-), to cause to depart, cause to go or march, dismiss

; to cause to go towards (accusative)

(see yāpita-) ; to direct (the gaze) towards (locative case)

(varia lectio pātayati-) ; to drive away remove, cure (a disease)

; to cause to pass or elapse, pass or spend (time)

etc. ; to live (pāli- yāpeti-)

; to cause to subsist, support, maintain

; to induce

: Desiderative yiyāsati-, to intend or be about to go, desire to proceed

etc.: Intensive īyāyate- (?) , to move

; yāyayate-, yāyeti-, yāyāti- grammar

(in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound') going, moving (See ṛṇa-- eva--, tura--, deva-yā-).

f. of 3. ya- q.v

yabh

cl.1 P. (

) y/abhati- (or A1. te-

; perfect tense yayābha- grammar; Aorist ayāpsīt-

; future -yapsy/ati-

; infinitive mood yabhitum-

, -yabdhum-

), to have sexual intercourse, futuere

etc. etc.: Desiderative yiyapsati-, te-, to desire sexual intercourse

yābha

m. ( yabh-) sexual intercourse

yabhana

n. copulation, sexual intercourse

yābhavat

mfn. having sexual intercourse

yābhis

ind. (instrumental case plural f.of 3. ya-) whereby, that, in order that

yabhyā

f. to be carnally known (See /a--and s/uyabhyā-).

yac

in compound for yad-

yāc

cl.1 P. A1. (

) y/ācati-, te- (usually A1.in sense of"asking for one's self"; perfect tense yayāca- grammar, yayāce-

etc.; Aorist ayācīt-, ciṣṭa- subjunctive yāciṣat-, ṣāmahe-

; preceding yācyāt- grammar; future yācitā-

; yāciṣyati-, te-

etc.; infinitive mood yācitum-

etc.; ind.p. yācitvā-, -y/ācya-

etc.), to ask, beg, solicit, entreat, require, implore (with double accusative;or with ablative,rarely genitive case of Persian;the thing asked may also be in accusative with prati-,or in dative case,or in the beginning of a compound with arthe-,or artham-)

etc. ; (with p/unar-) to ask anything back

; (with kanyām-) to be a suitor for a girl, to ask a girl in marriage from (ablative,rarely accusative) or for (kṛte-or arthe-;also with vivāhārtham-)

etc. ; to offer or tender anything (accusative) to (dative case)

; to promise (?)

: Passive voice yācyate-, to be asked ("for", accusative;rarely of things)

etc. ; Causal yāc/ayati- (te-

; Aorist ayayācat-

), to cause to ask or woo

; to request anything (accusative) for (arthe-)

: Desiderative yiyāciṣate-

Va1rtt. 3

: Intensive yāyācyate-, yāyākti- grammar

yācaka

m. a petitioner, asker, beggar

etc.

yācakavṛtti

f. the occupation or profession of a beggar

yācakī

f. a female beggar

yācana

n. begging, soliciting, asking (also in marriage)

yācanā

f. asking, soliciting, request, petition, entreaty for or solicitation of (compound)

(nām-kṛ-,to fulfil a request) .

yācanaka

m. an asker, petitioner, beggar

yācanīya

mfn. to be asked, to be desired or requested (n. also impersonal or used impersonally)

yacchandas

mfn. having which metre

yacchīla

(for -śīla-) mfn. having which disposition

yacchraddha

(for -śraddha-) mfn. having which faith or belief

yācchreṣṭha

See under 2. yāt-.

yācchreṣṭha

mf(/ā-)n. (yāt-+ śr-) the best possible

(see yāvac-chr-).

yāci

f. a petition, request

yācikā

f. a petition, request

yācin

mfn. (in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound') asking, requesting

yāciṣṇu

mfn. habitually asking or begging, importuning, an importunate person

yāciṣṇutā

f. the habit of soliciting favours

mfn. asked, begged (borrowed)

etc.

mfn. solicited or asked for (anything, accusative), entreated, importuned

mfn. asked in marriage

mfn. required, requisite, necessary

n. alms obtained by begging

mfn. borrowed

n. anything borrowed

mfn. to be asked

mfn. to be asked for (a girl accusative) by (instrumental case)

yācitṛ

m. an asker, petitioner

yācitṛ

m. a suitor, wooer

yācñā

f. begging, asking for (compound), asking alms, mendicancy, any petition or request, prayer, entreaty

etc. (yācñāṃ-kṛ-,to fulfil a request)

yācñā

f. the being a suitor, making an offer of marriage

yācñābhaṅga

m. failure of a request, useless request

yācñājīvana

n. subsisting by begging or mendicancy

yācñāprāpta

mfn. obtained by begging or asking

yācñāvacas

n. plural words used in begging or entreating,

yācñya

m. (

) yācñy/ā- f. (

) equals yācñā-, asking, begging, request.

mfn. to be asked (especially for alms)

mfn. to be wooed ( yācyatā -tā- f.)

mfn. to be required

n. asking, making a request

yācyatā

f. yācya

yad

(Nominal verb and accusative sg. n.and base in compound of 3. ya-), who, which, what, whichever, whatever, that

etc. etc. (with correlatives tad-, tyad-, etad-, idam-, adas-, tad etad-, etad tyad-, idaṃ tad-, tad idam-, tādṛśa-, īdṛśa-, īdṛś-, etāvad-,by which it is oftener followed than preceded;or the correl. is dropped exempli gratia, 'for example' yas tu nārabhate karma kṣipram bhavati nirdravyaḥ-,"[he] indeed who does not begin work soon becomes poor"

;or the rel. is dropped exempli gratia, 'for example' andhakam bhartāraṃ na tyajet sā mahā-satī-,"she who does not desert a blind husband is a very faithful wife"

yad-is often repeated to express"whoever","whatever","whichever", exempli gratia, 'for example' yo yaḥ-,"whatever man"; yā yā-,"whatever woman"; yo yaj jayati tasya tat-,"whatever he wins [in war] belongs to him"

; yad yad vadati tad tad bhavati-,"whatever he says is true", or the two relatives may be separated by hi-,and are followed by the doubled or single correl. tad- exempli gratia, 'for example' upyate yad dhi yad bījam tat tad eva prarohati-,"whatever seed is sown, that even comes forth"

;similar indefinite meanings are expressed by the relative joined with tad- exempli gratia, 'for example' yasmai tasmai-,"to any one whatever", especially in yadvā tadvā-,"anything whatever";or by yaḥ-with kaśca-, kaścana-, kaścit-,or [in later language, not in manu-] ko'pi- exempli gratia, 'for example' yaḥ kaścit-,"whosoever"; yāni kāni ca mitrāṇi-,"any friends whatsoever"; yena kenāpy upāyena-,"by any means whatsoever." yad-is joined with tvad-to express generalization exempli gratia, 'for example' śūdrāṃs tvad yāṃs tvad-,"either the śūdra-s or anybody else"

;or immediately followed by a Persian pronoun on which it lays emphasis exempli gratia, 'for example' yo 'ham-,"I that very person who"; yas tvaṃ kathaṃ vettha-,"how do you know?"

;it is also used in the sense of"si quis" exempli gratia, 'for example' striyaṃ spṛśed yaḥ-,"should any one touch a woman." yad-is also used without the copula exempli gratia, 'for example' andho jaḍaḥ pīṭha sarpī saptatyā sthaviraśca yaḥ-,"a blind man, an idiot, a cripple, and a man seventy years old"

;sometimes there is a change of construction in such cases exempli gratia, 'for example' ye ca mānuṣāḥ-for mānuṣāṃś-ca-

;the Nominal verb sg. n. yad-is then often used without regard to gender or number and may be translated by"as regards","as for", exempli gratia, 'for example' kṣatraṃ vā etad vanaspatīnāṃ yan nyag-rodhaḥ-,"as for the nyag-rodha-, it is certainly the prince among trees"

;or by"that is to say","to wit" exempli gratia, 'for example' tato devā etaṃ vajraṃ dadṛśur yad apaḥ-,"the gods then saw this thunderbolt, to wit, the water"

yad-as an adverb conjunction generally ="that", especially after verbs of saying, thinking etc., often introducing an oratio directa with or without iti-; iti yad-,at the end of a sentence ="thinking that","under the impression that" exempli gratia, 'for example'

yad-also ="so that","in order that","wherefore","whence","as","in as much as","since","because"[the correlative being tad-,"therefore"],"when","if"

etc.; /adha y/ad-,"even if","although"

yad api- idem or ' yathāṃśa-tas- etc. See p.841, columns 2 and 3 etc.'

yad u-- evam-,"as - so"

; yad uta-,"that"

;"that is to say","scilicet"

; yat kila-,"that"

; yac ca-,"if","that is to say"

; yac ca-yac ca-,"both - and"

;"that"[accord. to

after expressions of"impossibility","disbelief","hope","disregard","reproach"and,"wonder"]; yad vā-,"or else","whether"

;[ yad vā-,"or else", is very often in commentators];"however"

; yad vā-- yadi vā-,"if-or it"

; yad bhūyasā-,"for the most part"

; yat satyam-,"certainly","indeed","of course"

; yan nu-,with 1st Persian,"what if I","let me"

)

yad

m. equals puruṣa-

yād

(only pr. p. A1. y/ādamāna-), to be closely united or connected with (instrumental case), meet in (locative case)

(The meaning of this root, as well as its connection with the following words, is very doubtful.)

yadā

ind. (fr. 3. ya-) when, at what time, whenever (generally followed by the correlatives tadā-, tatas-, tarhi-,in veda- also by /āt-, /ād /īt-, /atha-, /adha-and t/ad-)

etc. (yadā yadā-,followed by tadā-or tadā tadā-,"as often as - so often","whenever"; yadā-- tadā- idem or '() ind. in a suitable manner, according to propriety, fitly, suitably, duly.',with repeated verbs exempli gratia, 'for example'

; yadaiva-tadaiva-,"when indeed - then indeed"

yadā prabhṛti-- tadā prabhṛti-,"from whatever time - from that time forward"

; yadaiva khalu-- tadā prabhrity eva-,"as soon as - thence forward"

; yadā kad/ā ca-,"as often as","whenever"

; yadā kadā cit-,"at any time"

; yadā tadā-,"always"

;the copula after yadā-is often dropped, especially after a participle, exempli gratia, 'for example' yadā kṣayaṃ gataṃ sarvam-,"when all had gone to ruin"

yadā-is sometimes joined with other relatives used indefinitely, exempli gratia, 'for example' yo 'tti yasya yadā māṃsam-,"when any one eats the flesh of any one"

)

yada

equals yad- (only in the form yadam-at the end of an adverbial compound) gaRa śarad-ādi-.

yadā

See .

yāda

in compound for yādas-.

yadabhāve

ind. in the absence or in default of which

yādaḥ

in compound for yādas-.

yadahar

ind. y/ad /ahar- accusative on which day

yādaḥpati

m. equals yādaīśa-

yādaḥpati

m. Name of varuṇa-

yādaīśa

m. "lord of marine animals", the sea

yadānikāmam

ind. when it pleases

yadanna

mfn. eating which food

yadārṣeya

mfn. of which divine descent

yadartha

mfn. having which object or intention

yadartham

ind. on which account, for which purpose, wherefore, why

etc.

yadartham

ind. as, since, because, whereas

yadarthe

ind. on which account, for which purpose, wherefore, why

etc.

yadarthe

ind. as, since, because, whereas

yādas

n. "close union (?)", voluptuousness

yādas

n. any large aquatic animal, sea monster

etc. (sāṃ nāthaḥ-,"lord of aquatic animal", Name of varuṇa-

; sāṃ prabhuḥ- idem or 'n. "close union (?)", voluptuousness '

; sām patiḥ- idem or 'n. "close union (?)", voluptuousness ' or"the sea"

)

n. water

n. semen

n. a river

mfn. equals -anna-

yadaśanīya

n. anything that may be eaten

yādaspati

m. equals yādasām pati-

yadātmaka

mfn. having which essence or existence

mf(ī-)n. (fr. yadu-) relating to or descended from yadu-

etc.

m. a descendant of yadu- (also plural)

m. Name of kṛṣṇa-

m. Name of various authors (see compound)

m. Name of durgā-

n. a stock of cattle

yādavābhyudaya

m. "rise of the yadu-s", Name of a history of kṛṣṇa-.

yādavacampū

f. Name of an artificial poem.

yādavācārya

m. Name of a teacher

yadavadhi

ind. since which time

yādavagiri

m. Name of a place

yādavagirimāhātmya

n. Name of work

yadāvājadāvarī

f. plural Name of a sāman-

yādavaka

m. plural the descendants of yadu-

yādavakośa

m. Name of a dictionary (equals vaijayantī-; see yādava-prakāśa-).

yādavapaṇḍita

m. Name of an author (also called yādava-vyāsa-).

yādavaprakāśa

m. Name of an ascetic and author (also called govinda-dāsa-)

yādavaprakāśa

m. of the author of the vaijayantī- (See yādava-kośa-)

yādavaprakāśasvāmin

m. Name of a poet

yādavaputra

m. "son of yadu-", Name of kṛṣṇa-

yādavarāghavapāṇḍavīya

yādavarāghavīya

n. Name of two poems.

yādavarāya

m. Name of a king

yadavasāna

mfn. terminating in which

yādavaśārdūla

m. "tiger or chief of the yadu-", Name of kṛṣṇa-

yādavavyāsa

m. Name of an author

yādavendra

m. "lord of the yadu-", Name of kṛṣṇa-

yādavendra

m. of various authors (also with bhaṭṭa-and purī-)

yādavī

f. a female descendant of yadu-

yādavīputra

m. metron. of yudhi-ṣṭhira-

yādavodaya

m. "rise of the yādava-s", Name of a drama.

yādāyani

m. a patronymic fr. yad-

yadbala

mfn. of which strength or power

yadbhaviṣya

mfn. one who says,"what will be will be", Fatalist (Name of a fish)

yadbhūyas

(in the beginning of a compound) the greatest part ( yadbhūyasā sā- ind.See column 2)

yadbhūyasā

ind. yadbhūyas

yadbhūyaskārin

mfn. doing anything for the most part

yaddevata

(

) mfn. having which godhead or divinity.

yaddevatya

(

) mfn. having which godhead or divinity.

yaddhetos

(for -hetos-) ind. from which reason, on which account

yaddvaṃdva

n. Name of a sāman-

yadgotra

mfn. belonging to which family

ind. (in veda- also y/adī-,sometimes yadi cit-, yadi ha vai-, y/ad/īt-, y/ady u-, yady u vai-) if, in case that

etc. etc. In the earlier language yadi- may be joined with Indic. subjunctive or leṭ- Potential , or future , the consequent clause of the conditional sentence being generally without any particle. In the later language yadi- may be joined with present tense (followed in consequent clause by another present tense exempli gratia, 'for example' yadi jīvati bhadrāṇi paśyati-,"if he lives he beholds prosperity", or by future or by imperative or by Potential or by no verb) ; or it may be joined with Potential (exempli gratia, 'for example' yadi rājā daṇḍaṃ na praṇayet-,"if the king were not to inflict punishment", followed by another Potential or by Conditional or by present tense or by imperative or by future or by no verb) ; or it may be joined with future (exempli gratia, 'for example' yadi na kariṣyanti tat-,"if they will not do that", followed by another future or by present tense or by imperative or by no verb) ; or it may be joined with Conditional (exempli gratia, 'for example' yady anujñām adāsyat-,"if he should give permission", followed by another Conditional or by Potential or by Aorist) ; or it may be joined with Aorist (exempli gratia, 'for example' yadi prajā-patir na vapur arsrākṣīt-,"if the Creator had not created the body", followed by Conditional or by Potential or by perfect tense) ; or it may be joined with imperative or even with perfect tense (exempli gratia, 'for example' yady āha-,"if he had said") . There may be other constructions, and in the consequent clauses some one of the following may be used: atha-, atra-, tad-, tena-, tatas-, tataḥ param-, tadā-, tarhi-, tadānīm-. Observe that yadi- may sometimes = "as sure as"(especially in asseverations, followed by imperative with or without tathā-or tena-or followed by Potential with tad-)

etc.; or it may ="whether"(followed by present tense or Potential or no verb exempli gratia, 'for example' yadi-na vā-,"whether-or not", and sometimes kim-is added)

; or it may ="that"(after verbs of"not believing"or"doubting" , with present tense or Potential exempli gratia, 'for example' nāśaṃse yadi jīvanti-,"I do not expect that they are alive" see

) ; or if placed after duṣkaraṃ- or kathaṃ cid- it may ="hardly","scarcely"

; or it may = "if perchance","perhaps"(with Potential with or without iti-,or with future or present tense)

etc. The following are other combinations: yadi tāvat-,"how would it be if"(with present tense or imperative)

ind. yadi nāma-,"if ever"

ind. yadi cet- (cet-being added redundantly) ="if" (exempli gratia, 'for example' yadi cet syāt-,"if it should be")

ind. purā yadi- ="before" (exempli gratia, 'for example' purā yadi paśyāmi-,"before that I see")

ind. y/ady /api- (rarely api yadi-),"even if","although"(followed by tathāpi-or tad api-or sometimes by no particle in the correlative clause)

ind. yadi- - yadi ca-yady api-,"if - and if - if also"

ind. y/adi- - y/adi-vā-, or y/adi vā- - y/adi vā-, or y/adi vā- - y/adi-, or yadi vā- - vā-, or vā- - yadi vā-, or yad vā- - yadi vā-,"if - or if","whether - or"

ind. y/adi vā- - n/a vā-,"whether - or not"

ind. vā- - yadi vā- - yadi vā-tathāpi-,"whether - or - or - yet"

ind. vā yadi- ="or if","or rather"