यत्
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- ᬬᬢ᭄ (Balinese script)
- যত্ (Assamese script)
- যত্ (Bengali script)
- 𑰧𑰝𑰿 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀬𑀢𑁆 (Brahmi script)
- 𑌯𑌤𑍍 (Grantha script)
- યત્ (Gujarati script)
- ꦪꦠ꧀ (Javanese script)
- ಯತ್ (Kannada script)
- ယတ္ (Burmese script)
- 𑐫𑐟𑑂 (Newa script)
- ଯତ୍ (Oriya script)
- ꢫꢡ꣄ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆪𑆠𑇀 (Sharada script)
- 𑖧𑖝𑖿 (Siddham script)
- యత్ (Telugu script)
- ཡཏ྄ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒨𑒞𑓂 (Tirhuta script)
Etymology
Probably related to the root यम् (yam, “to stretch”).[1]
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /jɐt̪/
- (Classical) IPA(key): /jɐt̪/
Root
यत् • (yat)
- to place in order, marshal, join, connect
- to keep pace, be in line, rival or vie with
- to join, associate with, march or fly together or in line
- to conform or comply with
- to meet, encounter (in battle)
- to seek to join one's self with, make for, tend towards
- to endeavour to reach, strive after, be eager or anxious for
- to exert one's self, take pains, [;endeavour]], make effort, persevere, be cautious or watchful
- to be prepared for
- to join, unite, attach to
- to cause to fight
- to strive to obtain anything
- to requite, return, reward or punish, reprove
- to surrender or yield up anything to
- to distress, torture, vex, annoy
Derived terms
- यत्न (yatna)
References
- Monier Williams (1899) , “यत्”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 840.