योधयति

योधयति

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hyawdʰáyati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hyawdʰáyati, from Proto-Indo-European *Hyowdʰ-éye-ti, from *Hyewdʰ- (“to be agitated”). Cognate with Old Latin ioubeō (whence Latin iubeō).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /jɐw.d̪ʱɐ́.jɐ.t̪i/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈjoː.d̪ʱɐ.jɐ.t̪i/

Verb

योधयति • (yodháyati) (root युध्, class 10, type P, causative)

1. to cause to fight, lead to war
2. to engage in battle
3. to overcome in war, to be a match for

Descendants

• Pali: yodheti