यति

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Uncertain. Possibly from यत् (yat).

Noun

यति • (yáti) stemm

  1. a disposer
  2. ‘a striver’, an ascetic, devotee, one who has restrained his passions and abandoned the world
Declension
Masculine i-stem declension of यति
singular dual plural
nominative यतिः (yátiḥ) यती (yátī) यतयः (yátayaḥ)
accusative यतिम् (yátim) यती (yátī) यतीन् (yátīn)
instrumental यतिना (yátinā)
यत्या¹ (yátyā¹)
यतिभ्याम् (yátibhyām) यतिभिः (yátibhiḥ)
dative यतये (yátaye) यतिभ्याम् (yátibhyām) यतिभ्यः (yátibhyaḥ)
ablative यतेः (yáteḥ)
यत्यः¹ (yátyaḥ¹)
यतिभ्याम् (yátibhyām) यतिभ्यः (yátibhyaḥ)
genitive यतेः (yáteḥ)
यत्यः¹ (yátyaḥ¹)
यत्योः (yátyoḥ) यतीनाम् (yátīnām)
locative यतौ (yátau)
यता¹ (yátā¹)
यत्योः (yátyoḥ) यतिषु (yátiṣu)
vocative यते (yáte) यती (yátī) यतयः (yátayaḥ)
  • ¹Vedic
Descendants
  • Tamil: யதி (yati)
  • Telugu: యతి (yati)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hyáti, from Proto-Indo-European *Hyóti. Cognate with Younger Avestan 𐬫𐬈𐬌𐬙𐬌 (yeiti) and Ancient Greek ὅσος (hósos).

Determiner

यति • (yáti)

  1. as many as, as often, how many or often
Declension
Coordinate terms
Derived terms
  • यतिथ (yatitha)
  • यतिधा (yatidhā́)
Descendants
  • Prakrit: 𑀚𑀇 (jaï, as many as)

Etymology 3

From the root यम् (yam) +‎ -ति (-ti).

Noun

यति • (yáti) stemf

  1. restraint, control, guidance
Declension
Feminine i-stem declension of यति
singular dual plural
nominative यतिः (yátiḥ) यती (yátī) यतयः (yátayaḥ)
accusative यतिम् (yátim) यती (yátī) यतीः (yátīḥ)
instrumental यत्या (yátyā)
यती¹ (yátī¹)
यतिभ्याम् (yátibhyām) यतिभिः (yátibhiḥ)
dative यतये (yátaye)
यत्यै² (yátyai²)
यती¹ (yátī¹)
यतिभ्याम् (yátibhyām) यतिभ्यः (yátibhyaḥ)
ablative यतेः (yáteḥ)
यत्याः² (yátyāḥ²)
यत्यै³ (yátyai³)
यतिभ्याम् (yátibhyām) यतिभ्यः (yátibhyaḥ)
genitive यतेः (yáteḥ)
यत्याः² (yátyāḥ²)
यत्यै³ (yátyai³)
यत्योः (yátyoḥ) यतीनाम् (yátīnām)
locative यतौ (yátau)
यत्याम्² (yátyām²)
यता¹ (yátā¹)
यत्योः (yátyoḥ) यतिषु (yátiṣu)
vocative यते (yáte) यती (yátī) यतयः (yátayaḥ)
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Later Sanskrit
  • ³Brāhmaṇas

References

  • Monier Williams (1899) “यति”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, [], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, pages 841/1-2, 845/3.
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 396
  • Lubotsky, Alexander (2011) The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University, pages 613-614
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “yati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 601