हन्ति

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *źʰánti, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ǰʰánti, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰénti (“to strike; slay, kill”). Cognates include Ancient Greek θείνω (theínō, “I strike, wound”), Avestan 𐬘𐬀𐬌𐬥𐬙𐬌‎ (jainti), Old Armenian գան (gan) and ջնեմ (ǰnem), Latin offendō, Old Church Slavonic гънати (gŭnati), Old English bana (English bane) and gūþ (“battle”).

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɦɐ́n̪.t̪i/
(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈɦɐn̪.t̪i/

Verb

हन्ति • (hánti) (root हन्, class 2 P)

to strike, beat (also a drum), pound, hammer (+ accusative) etc.; upon (+ locative)
to smite, slay, hit, kill, mar, destroy
to put to death, cause to be executed
to ward off, avert
to hurt, wound

Conjugation

Present conjugation of हन्ति

present tense (gaṇa #2 / parasmaipada)

Active voice conjugation of हन्ति
person	singular	dual	plural
1st person	हन्मि (hanmi)	हन्वः (hanvaḥ)	हन्मः (hanmaḥ)
2nd person	हंसि (haṃsi)	हथः (hathaḥ)	हथ (hatha)
3rd person	हन्ति (hanti)	हन्तः (hantaḥ)	घ्नति (ghnati)

Middle voice conjugation of हन्ति
person	singular	dual	plural
1st person	{{{12}}}	{{{13}}}	{{{14}}}
2nd person	{{{15}}}	{{{16}}}	{{{17}}}
3rd person	{{{18}}}	{{{19}}}	{{{20}}}

Passive voice conjugation of हन्ति
person	singular	dual	plural
1st person	{{{21}}}	{{{22}}}	{{{23}}}
2nd person	{{{24}}}	{{{25}}}	{{{26}}}
3rd person	{{{27}}}	{{{28}}}	{{{29}}}

References

Monier Williams (1899), “हन्ति”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 1287.