रिष्यति

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *ríš-ya-ti (to be hurt, to be wounded). Cognate with Avestan 𐬌𐬭𐬌𐬱𐬌𐬌𐬈𐬌𐬙𐬌 (irišiieiti). Also compare रेष (reṣa).

Pronunciation

Verb

रिष्य॑ति • (ríṣyati) third-singular indicative (class 4, type P, root रिष्)

  1. to be hurt, to suffer injury
    • c. 1500 BCE – 1000 BCE, Ṛgveda 8.7.4:
      स घा॑ वी॒रो न रि॑ष्यति॒
      यम् इन्द्रो॒ ब्रह्म॑ण॒स् पतिः॑
      सोमो॑ हि॒नोति॒ मर्त्य॑म् ॥
      sá ghā vīró ná riṣyati
      yám índro bráhmaṇas pátiḥ
      somo hinóti mártyam.
      The heroic man who is impelled by Indra, Brahmaṇaspati, and Soma, never suffers harm.