पद्यते

पद्यते

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *pádyatay, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *pádyati, from Proto-Indo-European *péd-ye-ti, from *ped- (“to walk”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬞𐬀𐬌𐬛𐬌𐬌𐬁𐬌𐬙𐬈‎ (paidiiāite).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /pɐ́d̪.jɐ.t̪ɐj/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈpɐd̪.jɐ.t̪eː/

Verb

पद्यते • (pádyate) (root पद्, class 4, type A)

1. to fall, topple
2. (figuratively) to perish
3. to participate in, go to; to observe

Related terms

• पद्यति (pádyati, 4 P)
• पद (padá)

References

• Monier Williams (1899), “पद्यते”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 582.