यजत
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- যজত (Assamese script)
- ᬬᬚᬢ (Balinese script)
- যজত (Bengali script)
- 𑰧𑰕𑰝 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀬𑀚𑀢 (Brahmi script)
- ယဇတ (Burmese script)
- યજત (Gujarati script)
- ਯਜਤ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌯𑌜𑌤 (Grantha script)
- ꦪꦗꦠ (Javanese script)
- 𑂨𑂔𑂞 (Kaithi script)
- ಯಜತ (Kannada script)
- យជត (Khmer script)
- ຍຊຕ (Lao script)
- യജത (Malayalam script)
- ᠶᠠᡯᠠᢠᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘧𑘕𑘝 (Modi script)
- ᠶ᠋ᠠᠽᠠᢐᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧇𑦵𑦽 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐫𑐖𑐟 (Newa script)
- ଯଜତ (Odia script)
- ꢫꢙꢡ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆪𑆘𑆠 (Sharada script)
- 𑖧𑖕𑖝 (Siddham script)
- යජත (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩻𑩣𑩫 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚣𑚑𑚙 (Takri script)
- யஜத (Tamil script)
- యజత (Telugu script)
- ยชต (Thai script)
- ཡ་ཛ་ཏ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒨𑒖𑒞 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨪𑨥𑨙 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hyaȷ́atás (“holy, worthy of worship”); ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁yaǵ- (“to worship”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬫𐬀𐬰𐬀𐬙𐬀 (yazata, “worthy of worship”).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /jɐ.d͡ʑɐ.tɐ́/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /jɐ.d͡ʑɐ.t̪ɐ/
Adjective
य॒ज॒त • (yajatá) stem
- holy, worthy of worship
- c. 1500 BCE – 1000 BCE, Ṛgveda 5.8.1:
- त्वामग्न ऋतायवः समीधिरे प्रत्नं प्रत्नास ऊतये सहस्कृत ।
पुरुश्चन्द्रं यजतं विश्वधायसं दमूनसं गृहपतिं वरेण्यम् ॥- tvāmagna ṛtāyavaḥ samīdhire pratnaṃ pratnāsa ūtaye sahaskṛta.
puruścandraṃ yajataṃ viśvadhāyasaṃ damūnasaṃ gṛhapatiṃ vareṇyam. - O Agni, urged to strength, the men of old who loved the Law enkindled you, the Ancient, for their aid,
You who are very bright, and holy, nourisher of all, most excellent, the Friend and Master of the home.
- tvāmagna ṛtāyavaḥ samīdhire pratnaṃ pratnāsa ūtaye sahaskṛta.
- त्वामग्न ऋतायवः समीधिरे प्रत्नं प्रत्नास ऊतये सहस्कृत ।
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | य॒ज॒तः (yajatáḥ) | य॒ज॒तौ (yajatáu) य॒ज॒ता¹ (yajatā́¹) |
य॒ज॒ताः (yajatā́ḥ) य॒ज॒तासः॑¹ (yajatā́saḥ¹) |
| accusative | य॒ज॒तम् (yajatám) | य॒ज॒तौ (yajatáu) य॒ज॒ता¹ (yajatā́¹) |
य॒ज॒तान् (yajatā́n) |
| instrumental | य॒ज॒तेन॑ (yajaténa) | य॒ज॒ताभ्या॑म् (yajatā́bhyām) | य॒ज॒तैः (yajatáiḥ) य॒ज॒तेभिः॑¹ (yajatébhiḥ¹) |
| dative | य॒ज॒ताय॑ (yajatā́ya) | य॒ज॒ताभ्या॑म् (yajatā́bhyām) | य॒ज॒तेभ्यः॑ (yajatébhyaḥ) |
| ablative | य॒ज॒तात् (yajatā́t) | य॒ज॒ताभ्या॑म् (yajatā́bhyām) | य॒ज॒तेभ्यः॑ (yajatébhyaḥ) |
| genitive | य॒ज॒तस्य॑ (yajatásya) | य॒ज॒तयोः॑ (yajatáyoḥ) | य॒ज॒ताना॑म् (yajatā́nām) |
| locative | य॒ज॒ते (yajaté) | य॒ज॒तयोः॑ (yajatáyoḥ) | य॒ज॒तेषु॑ (yajatéṣu) |
| vocative | यज॑त (yájata) | यज॑तौ (yájatau) यज॑ता¹ (yájatā¹) |
यज॑ताः (yájatāḥ) यज॑तासः¹ (yájatāsaḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | य॒ज॒ता (yajatā́) | य॒ज॒ते (yajaté) | य॒ज॒ताः (yajatā́ḥ) |
| accusative | य॒ज॒ताम् (yajatā́m) | य॒ज॒ते (yajaté) | य॒ज॒ताः (yajatā́ḥ) |
| instrumental | य॒ज॒तया॑ (yajatáyā) य॒ज॒ता¹ (yajatā́¹) |
य॒ज॒ताभ्या॑म् (yajatā́bhyām) | य॒ज॒ताभिः॑ (yajatā́bhiḥ) |
| dative | य॒ज॒तायै॑ (yajatā́yai) | य॒ज॒ताभ्या॑म् (yajatā́bhyām) | य॒ज॒ताभ्यः॑ (yajatā́bhyaḥ) |
| ablative | य॒ज॒तायाः॑ (yajatā́yāḥ) य॒ज॒तायै॑² (yajatā́yai²) |
य॒ज॒ताभ्या॑म् (yajatā́bhyām) | य॒ज॒ताभ्यः॑ (yajatā́bhyaḥ) |
| genitive | य॒ज॒तायाः॑ (yajatā́yāḥ) य॒ज॒तायै॑² (yajatā́yai²) |
य॒ज॒तयोः॑ (yajatáyoḥ) | य॒ज॒ताना॑म् (yajatā́nām) |
| locative | य॒ज॒ताया॑म् (yajatā́yām) | य॒ज॒तयोः॑ (yajatáyoḥ) | य॒ज॒तासु॑ (yajatā́su) |
| vocative | यज॑ते (yájate) | यज॑ते (yájate) | यज॑ताः (yájatāḥ) |
- ¹Vedic
- ²Brāhmaṇas
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | य॒ज॒तम् (yajatám) | य॒ज॒ते (yajaté) | य॒ज॒तानि॑ (yajatā́ni) य॒ज॒ता¹ (yajatā́¹) |
| accusative | य॒ज॒तम् (yajatám) | य॒ज॒ते (yajaté) | य॒ज॒तानि॑ (yajatā́ni) य॒ज॒ता¹ (yajatā́¹) |
| instrumental | य॒ज॒तेन॑ (yajaténa) | य॒ज॒ताभ्या॑म् (yajatā́bhyām) | य॒ज॒तैः (yajatáiḥ) य॒ज॒तेभिः॑¹ (yajatébhiḥ¹) |
| dative | य॒ज॒ताय॑ (yajatā́ya) | य॒ज॒ताभ्या॑म् (yajatā́bhyām) | य॒ज॒तेभ्यः॑ (yajatébhyaḥ) |
| ablative | य॒ज॒तात् (yajatā́t) | य॒ज॒ताभ्या॑म् (yajatā́bhyām) | य॒ज॒तेभ्यः॑ (yajatébhyaḥ) |
| genitive | य॒ज॒तस्य॑ (yajatásya) | य॒ज॒तयोः॑ (yajatáyoḥ) | य॒ज॒ताना॑म् (yajatā́nām) |
| locative | य॒ज॒ते (yajaté) | य॒ज॒तयोः॑ (yajatáyoḥ) | य॒ज॒तेषु॑ (yajatéṣu) |
| vocative | यज॑त (yájata) | यज॑ते (yájate) | यज॑तानि (yájatāni) यज॑ता¹ (yájatā¹) |
- ¹Vedic
Further reading
- Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890), “यजत”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan
- Monier Williams (1899), “यजत”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 839.