जयति

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.

जयति (jayati)

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

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 (bĭ́ā, “force”).

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

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

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

     अप्र॑तीतो जयति॒ सं धना॑नि॒ प्रति॑जन्यान्यु॒त या सज॑न्या।
     अ॒व॒स्यवे॒ यो वरि॑वः कृ॒णोति॑ ब्र॒ह्मणे॒ राजा॒ तम॑वन्ति दे॒वाः॥

     ápratīto jayati sáṃ dhánāni prátijanyānyutá yā́ sájanyā.
     avasyáve yó várivaḥ kṛṇóti brahmáṇe rā́jā támavanti devā́ḥ.

     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"

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

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