जहि

जहि

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• ᬚᬳᬶ (Balinese script)
• জহি (Assamese script)
• জহি (Bengali script)
• 𑰕𑰮𑰰 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀚𑀳𑀺 (Brahmi script)
• 𑌜𑌹𑌿 (Grantha script)
• જહિ (Gujarati script)
• ꦗꦲꦶ (Javanese script)
• ជហិ (Khmer script)
• ಜಹಿ (Kannada script)
• ຊຫິ (Lao script)
• 𑘕𑘮𑘱 (Modi script)
• ဇဟိ (Burmese script)
• 𑦵𑧎𑧒 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐖𑐴𑐶 (Newa script)
• ଜହି (Oriya script)
• ꢙꢲꢶ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆘𑆲𑆴 (Sharada script)
• 𑖕𑖮𑖰 (Siddham script)
• జహి (Telugu script)
• ชหิ (Thai script)
• ཛཧི (Tibetan script)
• 𑒖𑒯𑒱 (Tirhuta script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *ǰʰadʰí, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰn̥dʰí (2nd person singular imperative of *gʷʰen- (“to strike, smite, slay”)). Cognate with Avestan 𐬘𐬀𐬌𐬜𐬌‎ (jaⁱδi, 2nd person singular imperative of 𐬘𐬀𐬥-‎ (jan-)), Old Persian 𐎩𐎮𐎹 (j-di-y /jadiy/, “smite!”, 2nd person singular imperative).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /d͡ʑɐ.ɦí/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʑɐ.ɦi/

Verb

जहि • (jahí)

1. second-person singular imperative of हन् (han, “to strike, smite, slay”)
   • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 6.17.3:

     आविः सूर्यं कृणुहि पीपिहीषो जहि शत्रूँरभि गा इन्द्र तृन्धि ॥

     āviḥ sūryaṃ kṛṇuhi pīpihīṣo jahi śatrūm̐rabhi gā indra tṛndhi .

     O Indra, make the Sun visible, make food abundant, smite the foes, pierce through and free the cattle.