यत्

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

Probably related to the root यम् (yam, to stretch).[1]

Pronunciation

Root

यत् (yat)

  1. to place in order, marshal, join, connect
  2. to keep pace, be in line, rival or vie with
  3. to join, associate with, march or fly together or in line
  4. to conform or comply with
  5. to meet, encounter (in battle)
  6. to seek to join one's self with, make for, tend towards
  7. to endeavour to reach, strive after, be eager or anxious for
  8. to exert one's self, take pains, endeavour, make effort, persevere, be cautious or watchful
  9. to be prepared for
  10. to join, unite, attach to
  11. to cause to fight
  12. to strive to obtain anything
  13. to requite, return, reward or punish, reprove
  14. to surrender or yield up anything to
  15. to distress, torture, vex, annoy

Derived terms

References

  1. Monier Williams (1899), यत्”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, [], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 840.
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