यातु

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See also: यातृ and यति

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit यातु (yātú). Doublet of जादू (jādū).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /jɑː.t̪uː/,

Noun

यातु • (yātu) m (rare, formal)

  1. one who goes or wanders
  2. a demon, rakshasa
  3. witchcraft, black magic

Declension

Declension of यातु (masc u-stem)
singular plural
direct यातु
yātu 		यातु
yātu
oblique यातु
yātu 		यातुओं
yātuõ
vocative यातु
yātu 		यातुओ
yātuo

References

Pali

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Verb

यातु

  1. Devanagari script form of yātu, third-person singular imperative active of याति (yāti, “to go”)

Sanskrit

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Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *yaHtúš (“magic, witchcraft, sorcery”), from *yeh₁-tú-s (“sorcery”) from Proto-Indo-European *yeh₁- (“to do, make, act vigorously”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬫𐬁𐬙𐬎 (yātu), Old Persian (yātu) (whence Persian جادو (jâdu, “magic”)).

Pronunciation

Noun

यातु • (yātú) stem, m

  1. witchcraft, black magic
    • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 5.12.2:
      नाहं यातुं सहसा न द्वयेन ऋतं सपाम्यरुषस्य वृष्णः ॥
      nāhaṃ yātuṃ sahasā na dvayena ṛtaṃ sapāmyaruṣasya vṛṣṇaḥ .
      I use no sorcery with might or falsehood; the sacred Law of the Red Steer I follow.
  2. a kind of evil spirit, demon
Declension
Masculine u-stem declension of यातु (yātú)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative यातुः
yātúḥ 		यातू
yātū́ 		यातवः
yātávaḥ
Vocative यातो
yā́to 		यातू
yā́tū 		यातवः
yā́tavaḥ
Accusative यातुम्
yātúm 		यातू
yātū́ 		यातून्
yātū́n
Instrumental यातुना / यात्वा¹
yātúnā / yātvā́¹ 		यातुभ्याम्
yātúbhyām 		यातुभिः
yātúbhiḥ
Dative यातवे / यात्वे¹
yātáve / yātvè¹ 		यातुभ्याम्
yātúbhyām 		यातुभ्यः
yātúbhyaḥ
Ablative यातोः / यात्वः¹
yātóḥ / yātvàḥ¹ 		यातुभ्याम्
yātúbhyām 		यातुभ्यः
yātúbhyaḥ
Genitive यातोः / यात्वः¹
yātóḥ / yātvàḥ¹ 		यात्वोः
yātvóḥ 		यातूनाम्
yātūnā́m
Locative यातौ
yātaú 		यात्वोः
yātvóḥ 		यातुषु
yātúṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Etymology 2

Verb

यातु • (yātu)

  1. third-person singular imperative active of याति (yāti, “to go”)

References

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