जयति

Pali

Alternative forms

Verb

जयति (root ji, first conjugation)

1. Devanagari script form of jayati, which is an alternative form of जेति (jeti, “to win”), which see for further information.

Adjective

जयति (jayati)

1. Devanagari script form of jayati, which is masculine and neuter locative singular of जयन्त् (jayant), present participle of the verb above

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *ȷ́áyati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ǰáyati, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷéy-e-ti, from *gʷey- (“to win, conquer”). Cognate with Ancient Greek βῐ́ᾱ (bíā, “force”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /d͡ʑɐ́.jɐ.ti/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʑɐ.jɐ.t̪i/

Verb

जयति • (jáyati) third-singular present indicative (root जि, class 1, type P, present)

1. to conquer, defeat, vanquish, win
   • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 4.50.9:

     अप्रतीतो जयति सं धनानि प्रतिजन्यान्युत या सजन्या ।
     अवस्यवे यो वरिवः कृणोति ब्रह्मणे राजा तमवन्ति देवाः ॥

     apratīto jayati saṃ dhanāni pratijanyānyuta yā sajanyā.
     avasyave yo varivaḥ kṛṇoti brahmaṇe rājā tamavanti devāḥ.

     He, unopposed, is master of the riches of his own subjects and of hostile people.
     The Gods uphold that King with their protection who helps the Brahman when he seeks his favour.

2. to acquire, gain
3. to overcome
4. to expel from
5. "long live"

Conjugation

Descendants

• Pali: jeti
• → Tamil: ஜெயி (jeyi), செயி (ceyi), ஜெய் (jey)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “जयति”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, , new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 420.