बध्नाति

Sanskrit

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Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *badʰnáHti, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰadʰnáHti, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰn̥dʰ-néh₂-ti (to bind, tie).

Pronunciation

Verb

ब॒ध्नाति॑ • (badhnā́ti) third-singular indicative (class 9, type P, root बन्ध्)

  1. to bind, tether
  2. to hold captive
  3. to cherish
  4. to entertain
  5. to unite
  6. to punish
  7. to close
  8. to stop
  9. to restrain, hold back

Conjugation

Present: ब॒ध्नाति॑ (badhnā́ti), ब॒ध्नी॒ते (badhnīté)
Active Mediopassive
Singular Dual Plural Singular Dual Plural
Indicative
Third ब॒ध्नाति॑
badhnā́ti
ब॒ध्नी॒तः
badhnītáḥ
ब॒ध्नन्ति॑
badhnánti
ब॒ध्नी॒ते
badhnīté
ब॒ध्नाते॑
badhnā́te
ब॒ध्नते॑
badhnáte
Second ब॒ध्नासि॑
badhnā́si
ब॒ध्नी॒थः
badhnītháḥ
ब॒ध्नी॒थ
badhnīthá
ब॒ध्नी॒षे
badhnīṣé
ब॒ध्नाथे॑
badhnā́the
ब॒ध्नी॒ध्वे
badhnīdhvé
First ब॒ध्नामि॑
badhnā́mi
ब॒ध्नी॒वः
badhnīváḥ
ब॒ध्नी॒मः / ब॒ध्नी॒मसि॑¹
badhnīmáḥ / badhnīmási¹
ब॒ध्ने
badhné
ब॒ध्नी॒वहे॑
badhnīváhe
ब॒ध्नी॒महे॑
badhnīmáhe
Imperative
Third ब॒ध्नातु॑
badhnā́tu
ब॒ध्नी॒ताम्
badhnītā́m
ब॒ध्नन्तु॑
badhnántu
ब॒ध्नी॒ताम्
badhnītā́m
ब॒ध्नाता॑म्
badhnā́tām
ब॒ध्नता॑म्
badhnátām
Second ब॒धा॒न / बध्नीहि¹
badhāná / badhnīhi¹
ब॒ध्नी॒तम्
badhnītám
ब॒ध्नी॒त
badhnītá
ब॒ध्नी॒ष्व
badhnīṣvá
ब॒ध्नाथा॑म्
badhnā́thām
ब॒ध्नी॒ध्वम्
badhnīdhvám
First ब॒ध्नानि॑
badhnā́ni
ब॒ध्नाव॑
badhnā́va
ब॒ध्नाम॑
badhnā́ma
ब॒ध्नै
badhnái
ब॒ध्नाव॑है
badhnā́vahai
ब॒ध्नाम॑है
badhnā́mahai
Optative/Potential
Third ब॒ध्नी॒यात्
badhnīyā́t
ब॒ध्नी॒याता॑म्
badhnīyā́tām
ब॒ध्नी॒युः
badhnīyúḥ
ब॒ध्नी॒त
badhnītá
ब॒ध्नी॒याता॑म्
badhnīyā́tām
ब॒ध्नी॒रन्
badhnīrán
Second ब॒ध्नी॒याः
badhnīyā́ḥ
ब॒ध्नी॒यात॑म्
badhnīyā́tam
ब॒ध्नी॒यात॑
badhnīyā́ta
ब॒ध्नी॒थाः
badhnīthā́ḥ
ब॒ध्नी॒याथा॑म्
badhnīyā́thām
ब॒ध्नी॒ध्वम्
badhnīdhvám
First ब॒ध्नी॒याम्
badhnīyā́m
ब॒ध्नी॒याव॑
badhnīyā́va
ब॒ध्नी॒याम॑
badhnīyā́ma
ब॒ध्नी॒य
badhnīyá
ब॒ध्नी॒वहि॑
badhnīváhi
ब॒ध्नी॒महि॑
badhnīmáhi
Subjunctive
Third ब॒ध्नात् / ब॒ध्नाति॑
badhnā́t / badhnā́ti
ब॒ध्नातः॑
badhnā́taḥ
ब॒ध्नान्
badhnā́n
ब॒ध्नाते॑ / ब॒ध्नातै॑
badhnā́te / badhnā́tai
ब॒ध्नैते॑
badhnáite
ब॒ध्नान्त॑ / ब॒ध्नान्तै॑
badhnā́nta / badhnā́ntai
Second ब॒ध्नाः / ब॒ध्नासि॑
badhnā́ḥ / badhnā́si
ब॒ध्नाथः॑
badhnā́thaḥ
ब॒ध्नाथ॑
badhnā́tha
ब॒ध्नासे॑ / ब॒ध्नासै॑
badhnā́se / badhnā́sai
ब॒ध्नैथे॑
badhnáithe
ब॒ध्नाध्वे॑ / ब॒ध्नाध्वै॑
badhnā́dhve / badhnā́dhvai
First ब॒ध्नानि॑ / ब॒ध्ना
badhnā́ni / badhnā́
ब॒ध्नाव॑
badhnā́va
ब॒ध्नाम॑
badhnā́ma
ब॒ध्नै
badhnái
ब॒ध्नाव॑है
badhnā́vahai
ब॒ध्नाम॑है
badhnā́mahai
Participles
ब॒ध्नत्
badhnát
ब॒ध्ना॒न
badhnāná
Notes
  • The subjunctive is only used in Vedic Sanskrit.
  • ¹Vedic
  • ¹rare
Imperfect: अब॑ध्नात् (ábadhnāt), अब॑ध्नीत (ábadhnīta)
Active Mediopassive
Singular Dual Plural Singular Dual Plural
Indicative
Third अब॑ध्नात्
ábadhnāt
अब॑ध्नीताम्
ábadhnītām
अब॑ध्नन्
ábadhnan
अब॑ध्नीत
ábadhnīta
अब॑ध्नाताम्
ábadhnātām
अब॑ध्नत
ábadhnata
Second अब॑ध्नाः
ábadhnāḥ
अब॑ध्नीतम्
ábadhnītam
अब॑ध्नीत
ábadhnīta
अब॑ध्नीथाः
ábadhnīthāḥ
अब॑ध्नाथाम्
ábadhnāthām
अब॑ध्नीध्वम्
ábadhnīdhvam
First अब॑ध्नाम्
ábadhnām
अब॑ध्नीव
ábadhnīva
अब॑ध्नीम
ábadhnīma
अब॑ध्नि
ábadhni
अब॑ध्नीवहि
ábadhnīvahi
अब॑ध्नीमहि
ábadhnīmahi

Descendants

See descendants of बन्धति (bandhati)