अस्यति

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hásyati (“to throw”) from the root *Has- (“to throw, fling”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬀𐬣𐬵𐬌𐬌𐬈𐬌𐬙𐬌‎ (aŋ́hiieⁱti, “to throw”), Younger Avestan 𐬵𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬌𐬡𐬌𐬌𐬁𐬯𐬙𐬀‎ (huuaⁱβiiāsta, “well thrown”) Old Persian 𐎠𐏃𐎹𐎫𐎠 (a-h-y-t-a /āhyatā/, “[it] was thrown”).

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɐ́s̪.jɐ.t̪i/

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈɐs̪.jɐ.t̪i/

Verb

अस्यति • (ásyati) (root अस्, class 4 P)

to throw, fling, hurl, cast, shoot at

Related terms

अस्त्र (astra)
प्रास्यति (prāsyati)

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