पालयति

पालयति

Sanskrit

Etymology

Compare पा (pā, “protect”, root).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /pɑː.l̪ɐ.jɐ.t̪i/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈpɑː.l̪ɐ.jɐ.t̪i/

Verb

पालयति • (pālayati) (root पाल्, class 10, type P, present)[1]

1. to protect, guard, defend
2. to rule, govern
3. to maintain, hold

Descendants

• Magadhi Prakrit: [Term?]
  • Assamese: পলা (pola)
• Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀧𑀸𑀮𑁂𑀤𑀺 (pāledi)
  • Hindi: पालना (pālnā)
  • Urdu: پالنا‎ (pālnā)

References

1. Monier Williams (1899), “पालयति”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 622.