क्षयति

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Sanskrit

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Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *kšHáyati, from Proto-Indo-European *tkh₁-éy-e-ti, ultimately from *tek- (to receive, obtain).

Verb

क्षयति (kṣáyati) third-singular indicative (class 1, type P, root क्षि)

  1. to possess, have power over, rule
Conjugation
Present: क्षयति (kṣáyati)
Active Mediopassive
Singular Dual Plural Singular Dual Plural
Indicative
Third क्षयति
kṣáyati
क्षयतः
kṣáyataḥ
क्षयन्ति
kṣáyanti
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-
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Second क्षयसि
kṣáyasi
क्षयथः
kṣáyathaḥ
क्षयथ
kṣáyatha
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-
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First क्षयामि
kṣáyāmi
क्षयावः
kṣáyāvaḥ
क्षयामः / क्षयामसि¹
kṣáyāmaḥ / kṣáyāmasi¹
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Imperative
Third क्षयतु
kṣáyatu
क्षयताम्
kṣáyatām
क्षयन्तु
kṣáyantu
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-
-
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Second क्षय
kṣáya
क्षयतम्
kṣáyatam
क्षयत
kṣáyata
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-
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-
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First क्षयाणि
kṣáyāṇi
क्षयाव
kṣáyāva
क्षयाम
kṣáyāma
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-
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-
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Optative/Potential
Third क्षयेत्
kṣáyet
क्षयेताम्
kṣáyetām
क्षयेयुः
kṣáyeyuḥ
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-
-
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Second क्षयेः
kṣáyeḥ
क्षयेतम्
kṣáyetam
क्षयेत
kṣáyeta
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First क्षयेयम्
kṣáyeyam
क्षयेव
kṣáyeva
क्षयेम
kṣáyema
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-
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Subjunctive
Third क्षयात् / क्षयाति
kṣáyāt / kṣáyāti
क्षयातः
kṣáyātaḥ
क्षयान्
kṣáyān
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Second क्षयाः / क्षयासि
kṣáyāḥ / kṣáyāsi
क्षयाथः
kṣáyāthaḥ
क्षयाथ
kṣáyātha
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First क्षयाणि
kṣáyāṇi
क्षयाव
kṣáyāva
क्षयाम
kṣáyāma
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Participles
क्षयत्
kṣáyat
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Notes
  • The subjunctive is only used in Vedic Sanskrit.
  • ¹Vedic
Imperfect: अक्षयत् (ákṣayat)
Active Mediopassive
Singular Dual Plural Singular Dual Plural
Indicative
Third अक्षयत्
ákṣayat
अक्षयताम्
ákṣayatām
अक्षयन्
ákṣayan
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-
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Second अक्षयः
ákṣayaḥ
अक्षयतम्
ákṣayatam
अक्षयत
ákṣayata
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First अक्षयम्
ákṣayam
अक्षयाव
ákṣayāva
अक्षयाम
ákṣayāma
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References

  • Monier Williams (1899) “क्षि 1.kshi”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, , new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 327, column 3.
  • Lubotsky, Alexander (2011) “kṣā ”, in The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University

Etymology 2

Class 1 verb of क्षि (kṣi, to destroy), originating in Epic Sanskrit.

Verb

क्षयति (kṣayati) third-singular indicative (class 1, type P, root क्षि)

  1. to destroy, corrupt, ruin, perish
  2. to kill, injure
Conjugation
Present: क्षयति (kṣayati)
Active Mediopassive
Singular Dual Plural Singular Dual Plural
Indicative
Third क्षयति
kṣayati
क्षयतः
kṣayataḥ
क्षयन्ति
kṣayanti
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Second क्षयसि
kṣayasi
क्षयथः
kṣayathaḥ
क्षयथ
kṣayatha
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First क्षयामि
kṣayāmi
क्षयावः
kṣayāvaḥ
क्षयामः
kṣayāmaḥ
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Imperative
Third क्षयतु
kṣayatu
क्षयताम्
kṣayatām
क्षयन्तु
kṣayantu
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-
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Second क्षय
kṣaya
क्षयतम्
kṣayatam
क्षयत
kṣayata
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First क्षयाणि
kṣayāṇi
क्षयाव
kṣayāva
क्षयाम
kṣayāma
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Optative/Potential
Third क्षयेत्
kṣayet
क्षयेताम्
kṣayetām
क्षयेयुः
kṣayeyuḥ
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Second क्षयेः
kṣayeḥ
क्षयेतम्
kṣayetam
क्षयेत
kṣayeta
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First क्षयेयम्
kṣayeyam
क्षयेव
kṣayeva
क्षयेम
kṣayema
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Participles
क्षयत्
kṣayat
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Imperfect: अक्षयत् (akṣayat)
Active Mediopassive
Singular Dual Plural Singular Dual Plural
Indicative
Third अक्षयत्
akṣayat
अक्षयताम्
akṣayatām
अक्षयन्
akṣayan
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Second अक्षयः
akṣayaḥ
अक्षयतम्
akṣayatam
अक्षयत
akṣayata
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First अक्षयम्
akṣayam
अक्षयाव
akṣayāva
अक्षयाम
akṣayāma
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References

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

क्षयति (kṣáyati)

  1. third-person singular present active subjunctive of क्षेति (kṣéti, to dwell, stay, reside)

References

  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992–2001) “KṢAY²”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎ (in German), Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 427