वेत्ति

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See also: वृत्ति and वृत्त

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Etymology

A secondary present verb from the perfect वेद (véda, “to know”), from Proto-Indo-European *wóyde.[1]

Pronunciation

Verb

वेत्ति • (vétti) third-singular indicative (class 2, type P, present, root विद्)[2]

  1. (with accusative, in older language also with genitive) to know, understand, perceive, learn, become or be acquainted with, be conscious of, have a correct notion of (RV. etc.)
    (with infinitive) — to know how to
    विद्धि यथा ― viddhi yathā ― know that
    विद्यात् ― vidyāt ― one should know / it should be understood
    य एवं वेद ― ya evaṃ veda ― who knows thus / who has this knowledge (Br.)
  2. (usually in third-person plural, or with accusative and nominative with इति (iti)) to know, regard, consider as, take for, declare to be, call (Up., Mn., MBh. etc.)
    तं स्थविरं विदुः ― taṃ sthaviraṃ viduḥ ― they consider or call him aged
    राजर्षिरिति मां विदुः ― rājarṣir iti māṃ viduḥ ― they consider me a rājarṣi
  3. (with genitive or accusative) to mind, notice, observe, remember (RV., ŚBr., MBh.)
  4. (with accusative or genitive) to experience, feel (RV. etc.)
  5. (with accusative) to wish to know, inquire about (RV., AV., Br.)
  6. (in causative) to make known, announce, report, tell (ŚBr. etc.)
    → causative वेदयते (vedáyate), rarely वेदयति (vedáyati), aorist अवीविदत् (avīvidat), passive वेद्यते (vedyate)
  7. to teach, explain (ŚāṅkhŚr.)
  8. (with two accusatives) to recognize or regard as, take for (MBh., Kāv.)
  9. to feel, experience (ŚBr., Mn.)
  10. (in desiderative, with accusative) to wish to know or learn, inquire about (ŚBr. etc.)
    → desiderative of causative विवेदयिषु (vivedayiṣu), desiderative विविदिषति (vividiṣati) or विवित्सति (vivitsati), intensive वेविद्यते (vevidyate), वेवेत्ति (vevetti)

Conjugation

Present: वेत्ति (vétti), वित्ते (vitté)
Active Mediopassive
Singular Dual Plural Singular Dual Plural
Indicative
Third वेत्ति
vétti 		वित्तः
vittáḥ 		विदन्ति
vidánti 		वित्ते
vitté 		विदाते
vidā́te 		विदते
vidáte
Second वेत्सि
vétsi 		वित्थः
vittháḥ 		वित्थ
vitthá 		वित्से
vitsé 		विदाथे
vidā́the 		विद्ध्वे
viddhvé
First वेद्मि
védmi 		विद्वः
vidváḥ 		विद्मः / विद्मसि¹
vidmáḥ / vidmási¹ 		विदे
vidé 		विद्वहे
vidváhe 		विद्महे
vidmáhe
Imperative
Third वेत्तु
véttu 		वित्ताम्
vittā́m 		विदन्तु
vidántu 		वित्ताम्
vittā́m 		विदाताम्
vidā́tām 		विदताम्
vidátām
Second विद्धि
viddhí 		वित्तम्
vittám 		वित्त
vittá 		वित्स्व
vitsvá 		विदाथाम्
vidā́thām 		विद्ध्वम्
viddhvám
First वेदानि
védāni 		वेदाव
védāva 		वेदाम
védāma 		वेदै
védai 		वेदावहै
védāvahai 		वेदामहै
védāmahai
Optative/Potential
Third विद्यात्
vidyā́t 		विद्याताम्
vidyā́tām 		विद्युः
vidyúḥ 		विदीत
vidītá 		विदीयाताम्
vidīyā́tām 		विदीरन्
vidīrán
Second विद्याः
vidyā́ḥ 		विद्यातम्
vidyā́tam 		विद्यात
vidyā́ta 		विदीथाः
vidīthā́ḥ 		विदीयाथाम्
vidīyā́thām 		विदीध्वम्
vidīdhvám
First विद्याम्
vidyā́m 		विद्याव
vidyā́va 		विद्याम
vidyā́ma 		विदीय
vidīyá 		विदीवहि
vidīváhi 		विदीमहि
vidīmáhi
Subjunctive
Third वेदत् / वेदति
védat / védati 		वेदतः
védataḥ 		वेदन्
védan 		वेदते / वेदातै
védate / védātai 		वेदैते
védaite 		वेदन्त / वेदान्तै
védanta / védāntai
Second वेदः / वेदसि
védaḥ / védasi 		वेदथः
védathaḥ 		वेदथ
védatha 		वेदसे / वेदासै
védase / védāsai 		वेदैथे
védaithe 		वेदाध्वै
védādhvai
First वेदानि / वेदा
védāni / védā 		वेदाव
védāva 		वेदाम
védāma 		वेदै
védai 		वेदावहै
védāvahai 		वेदामहै
védāmahai
Participles
विदत्
vidát 		विदान
vidāná
Notes
  • The subjunctive is only used in Vedic Sanskrit.
  • ¹Vedic
Imperfect: अवेत् (ávet), अवित्त (ávitta)
Active Mediopassive
Singular Dual Plural Singular Dual Plural
Indicative
Third अवेत्
ávet 		अवित्ताम्
ávittām 		अविदन् / अविदुः
ávidan / áviduḥ 		अवित्त
ávitta 		अविदाताम्
ávidātām 		अविदत
ávidata
Second अवेत्
ávet 		अवित्तम्
ávittam 		अवित्त
ávitta 		अवित्थाः
ávitthāḥ 		अविदाथाम्
ávidāthām 		अविद्ध्वम्
áviddhvam
First अवेदम्
ávedam 		अविद्व
ávidva 		अविद्म
ávidma 		अविदि
ávidi 		अविद्वहि
ávidvahi 		अविद्महि
ávidmahi

References

  1. ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) “VED”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎ (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 579: “dazu sekundäre Präsensformen wie AV + vettu”
  2. ^ Monier Williams (1899) “वेत्ति”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, , new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 963.

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