मापयति

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

মাপয়তি (Assamese script)
ᬫᬵᬧᬬᬢᬶ (Balinese script)
মাপয়তি (Bengali script)
𑰦𑰯𑰢𑰧𑰝𑰰 (Bhaiksuki script)
𑀫𑀸𑀧𑀬𑀢𑀺 (Brahmi script)
မာပယတိ (Burmese script)
માપયતિ (Gujarati script)
ਮਾਪਯਤਿ (Gurmukhi script)
𑌮𑌾𑌪𑌯𑌤𑌿 (Grantha script)
ꦩꦴꦥꦪꦠꦶ (Javanese script)
𑂧𑂰𑂣𑂨𑂞𑂱 (Kaithi script)
ಮಾಪಯತಿ (Kannada script)
មាបយតិ (Khmer script)
ມາປຍຕິ (Lao script)
മാപയതി (Malayalam script)
ᠮᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᢒᠠᠶᠠᢠᡳ (Manchu script)
𑘦𑘰𑘢𑘧𑘝𑘱 (Modi script)
ᠮᠠᢗᢒᠠᠶ᠋ᠠᢐᠢ (Mongolian script)
𑧆𑧑𑧂𑧇𑦽𑧒 (Nandinagari script)
𑐩𑐵𑐥𑐫𑐟𑐶 (Newa script)
ମାପଯତି (Odia script)
ꢪꢵꢦꢫꢡꢶ (Saurashtra script)
𑆩𑆳𑆥𑆪𑆠𑆴 (Sharada script)
𑖦𑖯𑖢𑖧𑖝𑖰 (Siddham script)
මාපයති (Sinhalese script)
𑩴𑩛𑩰𑩻𑩫𑩑 (Soyombo script)
𑚢𑚭𑚞𑚣𑚙𑚮 (Takri script)
மாபயதி (Tamil script)
మాపయతి (Telugu script)
มาปยติ (Thai script)
མཱ་པ་ཡ་ཏི (Tibetan script)
𑒧𑒰𑒣𑒨𑒞𑒱 (Tirhuta script)
𑨢𑨊𑨞𑨪𑨙𑨁 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From the root मा (mā) +‎ -आपयति (-āpayati).

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /mɑː.pɐ.jɐ.ti/
(Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /mɑː.pɐ.jɐ.t̪i/

Verb

मापयति • (māpayati) third-singular indicative (class 10, type P, causative, root मा)

causes to be measured or built
measures, builds, erects

Conjugation

Forms of Sanskrit verbs are numerous and complicated. The following conjugation shows only a subset of all forms and should be treated as a guide.

Nonfinite Forms: मा॒पयि॑तुम् (māpáyitum)
	Undeclinable
Infinitive	मा॒पयि॑तुम् māpáyitum
Gerund	मा॒प॒यि॒त्वा māpayitvā́
	Participles
Masculine/Neuter Gerundive	मा॒प॒यि॒त॒व्य॑ / मा॒प॒नीय॑ māpayitavyà / māpanī́ya
Feminine Gerundive	मा॒प॒यि॒त॒व्या॑ / मा॒प॒नीया॑ māpayitavyā̀ / māpanī́yā
Masculine/Neuter Past Passive Participle	मा॒पि॒त māpitá
Feminine Past Passive Participle	मा॒पि॒ता māpitā́
Masculine/Neuter Past Active Participle	मा॒पि॒तव॑त् māpitávat
Feminine Past Active Participle	मा॒पि॒तव॑ती māpitávatī

Present: मा॒पय॑ति (māpáyati), मा॒पय॑ते (māpáyate)
	Active			Mediopassive
	Singular	Dual	Plural	Singular	Dual	Plural
Indicative
Third	मा॒पय॑ति māpáyati	मा॒पय॑तः māpáyataḥ	मा॒पय॑न्ति māpáyanti	मा॒पय॑ते māpáyate	मा॒पये॑ते māpáyete	मा॒पय॑न्ते māpáyante
Second	मा॒पय॑सि māpáyasi	मा॒पय॑थः māpáyathaḥ	मा॒पय॑थ māpáyatha	मा॒पय॑से māpáyase	मा॒पये॑थे māpáyethe	मा॒पय॑ध्वे māpáyadhve
First	मा॒पया॑मि māpáyāmi	मा॒पया॑वः māpáyāvaḥ	मा॒पया॑मः / मा॒पया॑मसि¹ māpáyāmaḥ / māpáyāmasi¹	मा॒पये॑ māpáye	मा॒पया॑वहे māpáyāvahe	मा॒पया॑महे māpáyāmahe
Imperative
Third	मा॒पय॑तु māpáyatu	मा॒पय॑ताम् māpáyatām	मा॒पय॑न्तु māpáyantu	मा॒पय॑ताम् māpáyatām	मा॒पये॑ताम् māpáyetām	मा॒पय॑न्ताम् māpáyantām
Second	मा॒पय॑ māpáya	मा॒पय॑तम् māpáyatam	मा॒पय॑त māpáyata	मा॒पय॑स्व māpáyasva	मा॒पये॑थाम् māpáyethām	मा॒पय॑ध्वम् māpáyadhvam
First	मा॒पया॑नि māpáyāni	मा॒पया॑व māpáyāva	मा॒पया॑म māpáyāma	मा॒पयै॑ māpáyai	मा॒पया॑वहै māpáyāvahai	मा॒पया॑महै māpáyāmahai
Optative/Potential
Third	मा॒पये॑त् māpáyet	मा॒पये॑ताम् māpáyetām	मा॒पये॑युः māpáyeyuḥ	मा॒पये॑त māpáyeta	मा॒पये॑याताम् māpáyeyātām	मा॒पये॑रन् māpáyeran
Second	मा॒पयेः॑ māpáyeḥ	मा॒पये॑तम् māpáyetam	मा॒पये॑त māpáyeta	मा॒पये॑थाः māpáyethāḥ	मा॒पये॑याथाम् māpáyeyāthām	मा॒पये॑ध्वम् māpáyedhvam
First	मा॒पये॑यम् māpáyeyam	मा॒पये॑व māpáyeva	मा॒पये॑म māpáyema	मा॒पये॑य māpáyeya	मा॒पये॑वहि māpáyevahi	मा॒पये॑महि māpáyemahi
Subjunctive
Third	मा॒पया॑त् / मा॒पया॑ति māpáyāt / māpáyāti	मा॒पया॑तः māpáyātaḥ	मा॒पया॑न् māpáyān	मा॒पया॑ते / मा॒पया॑तै māpáyāte / māpáyātai	मा॒पयै॑ते māpáyaite	मा॒पय॑न्त / मा॒पया॑न्तै māpáyanta / māpáyāntai
Second	मा॒पयाः॑ / मा॒पया॑सि māpáyāḥ / māpáyāsi	मा॒पया॑थः māpáyāthaḥ	मा॒पया॑थ māpáyātha	मा॒पया॑से / मा॒पया॑सै māpáyāse / māpáyāsai	मा॒पयै॑थे māpáyaithe	मा॒पया॑ध्वै māpáyādhvai
First	मा॒पया॑नि māpáyāni	मा॒पया॑व māpáyāva	मा॒पया॑म māpáyāma	मा॒पयै॑ māpáyai	मा॒पया॑वहै māpáyāvahai	मा॒पया॑महै māpáyāmahai
Participles
	मा॒पय॑त् māpáyat			मा॒पय॑मान / मापयान² māpáyamāna / māpayāna²
Notes	The subjunctive is only used in Vedic Sanskrit. ¹Vedic ²Later Sanskrit

Imperfect: अमा॑पयत् (ámāpayat), अमा॑पयत (ámāpayata)
	Active			Mediopassive
	Singular	Dual	Plural	Singular	Dual	Plural
Indicative
Third	अमा॑पयत् ámāpayat	अमा॑पयताम् ámāpayatām	अमा॑पयन् ámāpayan	अमा॑पयत ámāpayata	अमा॑पयेताम् ámāpayetām	अमा॑पयन्त ámāpayanta
Second	अमा॑पयः ámāpayaḥ	अमा॑पयतम् ámāpayatam	अमा॑पयत ámāpayata	अमा॑पयथाः ámāpayathāḥ	अमा॑पयेथाम् ámāpayethām	अमा॑पयध्वम् ámāpayadhvam
First	अमा॑पयम् ámāpayam	अमा॑पयाव ámāpayāva	अमा॑पयाम ámāpayāma	अमा॑पये ámāpaye	अमा॑पयावहि ámāpayāvahi	अमा॑पयामहि ámāpayāmahi

Future: मा॒प॒यि॒ष्यति॑ (māpayiṣyáti), मा॒प॒यि॒ष्यते॑ (māpayiṣyáte)
	Active			Mediopassive
	Singular	Dual	Plural	Singular	Dual	Plural
Indicative
Third	मा॒प॒यि॒ष्यति॑ māpayiṣyáti	मा॒प॒यि॒ष्यतः॑ māpayiṣyátaḥ	मा॒प॒यि॒ष्यन्ति॑ māpayiṣyánti	मा॒प॒यि॒ष्यते॑ māpayiṣyáte	मा॒प॒यि॒ष्येते॑ māpayiṣyéte	मा॒प॒यि॒ष्यन्ते॑ māpayiṣyánte
Second	मा॒प॒यि॒ष्यसि॑ māpayiṣyási	मा॒प॒यि॒ष्यथः॑ māpayiṣyáthaḥ	मा॒प॒यि॒ष्यथ॑ māpayiṣyátha	मा॒प॒यि॒ष्यसे॑ māpayiṣyáse	मा॒प॒यि॒ष्येथे॑ māpayiṣyéthe	मा॒प॒यि॒ष्यध्वे॑ māpayiṣyádhve
First	मा॒प॒यि॒ष्यामि॑ māpayiṣyā́mi	मा॒प॒यि॒ष्यावः॑ māpayiṣyā́vaḥ	मा॒प॒यि॒ष्यामः॑ / मा॒प॒यि॒ष्याम॑सि¹ māpayiṣyā́maḥ / māpayiṣyā́masi¹	मा॒प॒यि॒ष्ये māpayiṣyé	मा॒प॒यि॒ष्याव॑हे māpayiṣyā́vahe	मा॒प॒यि॒ष्याम॑हे māpayiṣyā́mahe
Participles
	मा॒प॒यि॒ष्यत् māpayiṣyát			मा॒प॒यि॒ष्यमा॑ण māpayiṣyámāṇa
Notes	¹Vedic

Conditional: अमा॑पयिष्यत् (ámāpayiṣyat), अमा॑पयिष्यत (ámāpayiṣyata)
	Active			Mediopassive
	Singular	Dual	Plural	Singular	Dual	Plural
Indicative
Third	अमा॑पयिष्यत् ámāpayiṣyat	अमा॑पयिष्यताम् ámāpayiṣyatām	अमा॑पयिष्यन् ámāpayiṣyan	अमा॑पयिष्यत ámāpayiṣyata	अमा॑पयिष्येताम् ámāpayiṣyetām	अमा॑पयिष्यन्त ámāpayiṣyanta
Second	अमा॑पयिष्यः ámāpayiṣyaḥ	अमा॑पयिष्यतम् ámāpayiṣyatam	अमा॑पयिष्यत ámāpayiṣyata	अमा॑पयिष्यथाः ámāpayiṣyathāḥ	अमा॑पयिष्येथाम् ámāpayiṣyethām	अमा॑पयिष्यध्वम् ámāpayiṣyadhvam
First	अमा॑पयिष्यम् ámāpayiṣyam	अमा॑पयिष्याव ámāpayiṣyāva	अमा॑पयिष्याम ámāpayiṣyāma	अमा॑पयिष्ये ámāpayiṣye	अमा॑पयिष्यावहि ámāpayiṣyāvahi	अमा॑पयिष्यामहि ámāpayiṣyāmahi

Benedictive/Precative: मा॒प्यात् (māpyā́t) or मा॒प्याः (māpyā́ḥ), मा॒प॒यि॒षी॒ष्ट (māpayiṣīṣṭá)
	Active			Mediopassive
	Singular	Dual	Plural	Singular	Dual	Plural
Optative/Potential
Third	मा॒प्यात् / मा॒प्याः¹ māpyā́t / māpyā́ḥ¹	मा॒प्यास्ता॑म् māpyā́stām	मा॒प्यासुः॑ māpyā́suḥ	मा॒प॒यि॒षी॒ष्ट māpayiṣīṣṭá	मा॒प॒यि॒षी॒यास्ता॑म्² māpayiṣīyā́stām²	मा॒प॒यि॒षी॒रन् māpayiṣīrán
Second	मा॒प्याः māpyā́ḥ	मा॒प्यास्त॑म् māpyā́stam	मा॒प्यास्त॑ māpyā́sta	मा॒प॒यि॒षी॒ष्ठाः māpayiṣīṣṭhā́ḥ	मा॒प॒यि॒षी॒यास्था॑म्² māpayiṣīyā́sthām²	मा॒प॒यि॒षी॒ढ्वम् māpayiṣīḍhvám
First	मा॒प्यास॑म् māpyā́sam	मा॒प्यास्व॑ māpyā́sva	मा॒प्यास्म॑ māpyā́sma	मा॒प॒यि॒षी॒य māpayiṣīyá	मा॒प॒यि॒षी॒वहि॑ māpayiṣīváhi	मा॒प॒यि॒षी॒महि॑ māpayiṣīmáhi
Notes	¹Vedic ²Uncertain

Perfect: मा॒प॒यामास॑ (māpayā́mā́sa) or मा॒प॒यांच॒कार॑ (māpayā́ṃcakā́ra), मा॒प॒यांच॒क्रे (māpayā́ṃcakré)
	Active			Mediopassive
	Singular	Dual	Plural	Singular	Dual	Plural
Indicative
Third	मा॒प॒यामास॑ / मा॒प॒यांच॒कार॑ māpayā́mā́sa / māpayā́ṃcakā́ra	मा॒प॒यामा॒सतुः॑ / मा॒प॒यांच॒क्रतुः॑ māpayā́māsátuḥ / māpayā́ṃcakrátuḥ	मा॒प॒यामा॒सुः / मा॒प॒यांच॒क्रुः māpayā́māsúḥ / māpayā́ṃcakrúḥ	मा॒प॒यांच॒क्रे māpayā́ṃcakré	मा॒प॒यांच॒क्राते॑ māpayā́ṃcakrā́te	मा॒प॒यांच॑क्रि॒रे māpayā́ṃcakriré
Second	मा॒प॒यामासि॑थ / मा॒प॒यांच॒कर्थ॑ māpayā́mā́sitha / māpayā́ṃcakártha	मा॒प॒यामा॒सथुः॑ / मा॒प॒यांच॒क्रथुः॑ māpayā́māsáthuḥ / māpayā́ṃcakráthuḥ	मा॒प॒यामा॒स / मा॒प॒यांच॒क्र māpayā́māsá / māpayā́ṃcakrá	मा॒प॒यांच॑कृ॒षे māpayā́ṃcakṛṣé	मा॒प॒यांच॒क्राथे॑ māpayā́ṃcakrā́the	मा॒प॒यांच॑कृ॒ध्वे māpayā́ṃcakṛdhvé
First	मा॒प॒यामास॑ / मा॒प॒यांच॒कर॑ māpayā́mā́sa / māpayā́ṃcakára	मा॒प॒यामा॑सि॒व / मा॒प॒यांच॑कृ॒व māpayā́māsivá / māpayā́ṃcakṛvá	मा॒प॒यामा॑सि॒म / मा॒प॒यांच॑कृ॒म māpayā́māsimá / māpayā́ṃcakṛmá	मा॒प॒यांच॒क्रे māpayā́ṃcakré	मा॒प॒यांच॑कृ॒वहे॑ māpayā́ṃcakṛváhe	मा॒प॒यांच॑कृ॒महे॑ māpayā́ṃcakṛmáhe
Participles
	मा॒प॒यामा॑सि॒वांस् / मा॒प॒यांच॑कृ॒वांस् māpayā́māsivā́ṃs / māpayā́ṃcakṛvā́ṃs			मा॒प॒यांच॑क्रा॒ण māpayā́ṃcakrāṇá

Descendants

Pali: māpeti (“builds, creates”)
Prakrit: *𑀫𑀸𑀯𑁂𑀇 (*māvei) (attested through past participle 𑀫𑀸𑀯𑀺𑀅 (māvia))
- Northwestern:
  - Sindhi: مَائِڻُ (māiṇu) / माइणु (māiṇu)
  - Sindhi: مَانئِجَڻُ (mā̃ijaṇu) / मांइजणु (mã̄ijaṇu)
- Maharastri Prakrit:
  - Old Marathi: 𑘦𑘰𑘪𑘜𑘹 (māvaṇe)
    - Marathi: मावणे (māvṇe)
- Sauraseni Prakrit:
  - Gujarati: મવડાવવું (mavḍāvvũ)
- Sinhalese: මවනවා (mawanawā)
(through an unattested passive *माप्यते (*māpyate) → Prakrit *𑀫𑀧𑁆𑀧𑀇 (*mappaï))
- Maharastri Prakrit:
  - Old Marathi: 𑘦𑘰𑘢𑘜𑘹 (māpaṇe)
    - Marathi: मापणे (māpṇe)
- Sauraseni Prakrit:
  - Punjabi: ماپݨا / ਮਾਪਣਾ (māpṇā)
  - Hindustani:
    - Hindi: मापना (māpnā)
    - Urdu: ماپنا (māpnā)
  - Gujarati: માપવું (māpvũ)
- Magadhi Prakrit:
  - Bengali: মাপা (mapa)

References

Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “māpáyati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “māpyáte”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
Monier Williams (1899), “मापयति”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 804.