पद्यते

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *pádyati, from Proto-Indo-European *péd-ye-ti. Cognate to Avestan 𐬞𐬀𐬌𐬛𐬌𐬌𐬁𐬌𐬙𐬈 (paidiiāite).

Pronunciation

Verb

पद्यते (padyate) (root पद्, class 4, type ātmanepada)

  1. to fall, topple
  2. (figuratively) to perish
  3. to participate in, go to; to observe
  • पद्यति (padyati, 4 P)
  • पद (padá)

References

  • Sir Monier Monier-Williams (1898) A Sanskrit-English dictionary etymologically and philologically arranged with special reference to cognate Indo-European languages, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 582
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