चष्टे

Sanskrit

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Etymology

    Inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan *ćáṣtay, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *čáštay,[1] from Proto-Indo-European *kʷéḱ-s-ti, from *kʷeḱ- (to see). Cognate with Younger Avestan 𐬗𐬀𐬱𐬙𐬈 (cašte).

    Pronunciation

    Verb

    चष्टे॑ • (cáṣṭe) third-singular indicative (class 2, type A, present, root चक्ष्)

    1. to see, look
    2. to appear
      • c. 1500 BCE – 1000 BCE, Ṛgveda 10.74.2:
        हव एषामसुरो नक्षत द्यां श्रवस्यता मनसा निंसत क्षाम् ।
        चक्षाणा यत्र सुविताय देवा द्यौर्न वारेभिः कृणवन्त स्वैः ॥
        hava eṣāmasuro nakṣata dyāṃ śravasyatā manasā niṃsata kṣām.
        cakṣāṇā yatra suvitāya devā dyaurna vārebhiḥ kṛṇavanta svaiḥ.
        Their call, the call of Gods, went up to heaven: they kissed the ground with glory-seeking spirit,
        There where the Gods look on for happy fortune, and like the kindly heavens bestow their bounties.
    3. to tell, inform

    Conjugation

    Present: चष्टे॑ (cáṣṭe)
    Active Mediopassive
    Singular Dual Plural Singular Dual Plural
    Indicative
    Third -
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    चष्टे॑
    cáṣṭe
    चक्षा॑ते
    cákṣāte
    चक्ष॑ते
    cákṣate
    Second -
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    -
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    चक्षे॑
    cákṣe
    चक्षा॑थे
    cákṣāthe
    चड्ढ्वे॑
    cáḍḍhve
    First -
    -
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    चक्षे॑
    cákṣe
    चक्ष्व॑हे
    cákṣvahe
    चक्ष्म॑हे
    cákṣmahe
    Imperative
    Third -
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    चष्टा॑म्
    cáṣṭām
    चक्षा॑ताम्
    cákṣātām
    चक्ष॑ताम्
    cákṣatām
    Second -
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    चक्ष्व॑
    cákṣva
    चक्षा॑थाम्
    cákṣāthām
    चड्ढ्व॑म्
    cáḍḍhvam
    First -
    -
    -
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    चक्षै॑
    cákṣai
    चक्षा॑वहै
    cákṣāvahai
    चक्षा॑महै
    cákṣāmahai
    Optative/Potential
    Third -
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    -
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    चक्षी॑त
    cákṣīta
    चक्षी॑याताम्
    cákṣīyātām
    चक्षी॑रन्
    cákṣīran
    Second -
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    चक्षी॑थाः
    cákṣīthāḥ
    चक्षी॑याथाम्
    cákṣīyāthām
    चक्षी॑ध्वम्
    cákṣīdhvam
    First -
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    चक्षी॑य
    cákṣīya
    चक्षी॑वहि
    cákṣīvahi
    चक्षी॑महि
    cákṣīmahi
    Subjunctive
    Third -
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    चक्ष॑ते / चक्षा॑तै
    cákṣate / cákṣātai
    चक्षै॑ते
    cákṣaite
    चक्ष॑न्त / चक्षा॑न्तै
    cákṣanta / cákṣāntai
    Second -
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    चक्ष॑से / चक्षा॑सै
    cákṣase / cákṣāsai
    चक्षै॑थे
    cákṣaithe
    चक्ष॑ध्वे / चक्षा॑ध्वै
    cákṣadhve / cákṣādhvai
    First -
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    चक्षै॑
    cákṣai
    चक्षा॑वहै
    cákṣāvahai
    चक्षा॑महै
    cákṣāmahai
    Participles
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    चक्षा॑ण
    cákṣāṇa
    Notes
    • The subjunctive is only used in Vedic Sanskrit.
    Imperfect: अच॑ष्ट (ácaṣṭa)
    Active Mediopassive
    Singular Dual Plural Singular Dual Plural
    Indicative
    Third -
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    अच॑ष्ट
    ácaṣṭa
    अच॑क्षाताम्
    ácakṣātām
    अच॑क्षत
    ácakṣata
    Second -
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    अच॑ष्ठाः
    ácaṣṭhāḥ
    अच॑क्षाथाम्
    ácakṣāthām
    अच॑ड्ढ्वम्
    ácaḍḍhvam
    First -
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    अच॑क्षि
    ácakṣi
    अच॑क्ष्वहि
    ácakṣvahi
    अच॑क्ष्महि
    ácakṣmahi

    References

    1. ^ Kobayashi, Masato (2004), Historical Phonology of Old Indo-Aryan Consonants (Study of Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa Monograph Series; 42)‎[1], Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, →ISBN

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