याति

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *yáHti, from Proto-Indo-European *yéh₂-ti, from *yeh₂-. Cognate with Avestan 𐬫𐬁𐬌𐬙𐬌 (yāiti).

Pronunciation

Verb

याति (yā́ti) (root या, class 2, type parasmaipada, present)

  1. to go, move, walk
    त्वं कुत्र यासि?
    tvaṃ kutra yāsi?
    Where are you going?
    Synonym: एति (éti)
  2. to flee
    Synonym: पलायनं करोति (palāyanaṃ karoti)
  3. to enter, approach, go in
    नरः गृहं प्रति याति
    naraḥ gṛhaṃ prati yāti.
    The man enters the house.

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 849
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