वक्षति

वक्षति

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hwákṣati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hwákšati, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wég-se-ti, from *h₂weg- (“to increase, grow”). Cognate with Ancient Greek αὔξω (aúxō), Persian وخشیدن‎ (vaxšidan, “to grow”), Latin augeō, Old English weaxan (whence English wax). Compare also English augment, a Latin borrowing.

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ʋɐ́k.ʂɐ.t̪i/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈʋɐk.ʂɐ.t̪i/

Verb

वक्षति • (vákṣati) (root वक्ष्, class 1, type P)

1. to increase, to grow
2. to be strong, powerful

Related terms

• वक्षस् (vákṣas, “chest”)
• वक्षयति (vakṣáyati)