भयते

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyh₂- (“to fear, be afraid”). Cognate with Old English bifian (“to tremble”), Old Church Slavonic боꙗти сѧ (bojati sę), Lithuanian bijóti (“to be afraid”), Avestan 𐬠𐬀𐬫𐬈𐬥𐬙𐬈‎ (bayente, “they are afraid”).

Verb

भयते • (bháyate) (root भी)

(Vedic) to fear, be afraid

Related terms

भय (bhaya, “fear”)
बिभेति (bibheti)
भीम (bhīma, “fearful”)
भीष्म (bhīṣma, “fearful”)

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