यजति

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *yáȷ́ati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *yáĵati, from Proto-Indo-European *Hyeh₂ǵ- (“to worship, to revere, to sacrifice”). Cognate with Ancient Greek ἅζομαι (házomai, “to stand in awe”), ἅγιος (hágios, “holy, sacred”), Avestan 𐬀𐬙𐬀𐬰𐬀𐬫‎ (yazata), Persian (izad, “God”).

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /jɐ́.d͡ʑɐ.t̪i/
(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈjɐ.d͡ʑɐ.t̪i/

Verb

यजति • (yájati) (root यज्, class 1, type parasmaipada)

to worship, adore, honour
to sacrifice, offer, present

Related terms

यज्ञ (yajñá, “sacrifice”)

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 839/1

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