गायति

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• গায়তি (Assamese script)
• ᬕᬵᬬᬢᬶ (Balinese script)
• গায়তি (Bengali script)
• 𑰐𑰯𑰧𑰝𑰰 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀕𑀸𑀬𑀢𑀺 (Brahmi script)
• ဂါယတိ (Burmese script)
• ગાયતિ (Gujarati script)
• ਗਾਯਤਿ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌗𑌾𑌯𑌤𑌿 (Grantha script)
• ꦒꦴꦪꦠꦶ (Javanese script)
• 𑂏𑂰𑂨𑂞𑂱 (Kaithi script)
• ಗಾಯತಿ (Kannada script)
• គាយតិ (Khmer script)
• ຄາຍຕິ (Lao script)
• ഗായതി (Malayalam script)
• ᡤᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᠶᠠᢠᡳ (Manchu script)
• 𑘐𑘰𑘧𑘝𑘱 (Modi script)
• ᠺᠠᢗᠶ᠋ᠠᢐᠢ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦰𑧑𑧇𑦽𑧒 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐐𑐵𑐫𑐟𑐶 (Newa script)
• ଗାଯତି (Odia script)
• ꢔꢵꢫꢡꢶ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆓𑆳𑆪𑆠𑆴 (Sharada script)
• 𑖐𑖯𑖧𑖝𑖰 (Siddham script)
• ගායති (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩞𑩛𑩻𑩫𑩑 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚌𑚭𑚣𑚙𑚮 (Takri script)
• க³ாயதி (Tamil script)
• గాయతి (Telugu script)
• คายติ (Thai script)
• གཱ་ཡ་ཏི (Tibetan script)
• 𑒑𑒰𑒨𑒞𑒱 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨍𑨊𑨪𑨙𑨁 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *géHyeti, from *geH- (“to sing, cry”). Cognate with Old East Slavic гаяти (gajati), Latvian dziêdu.

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɡɑ́ː.jɐ.ti/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɑː.jɐ.t̪i/

Verb

गायति • (gā́yati) third-singular indicative (root गै, class 1, type P)

1. to sing, recite, chant
   • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 2.43.2:

     उद्गातेव शकुने साम गायसि ब्रह्मपुत्र इव सवनेषु शंससि ।
     वृषेव वाजी शिशुमतीरपीत्या सर्वतो नः शकुने भद्रमा वद विश्वतो नः शकुने पुण्यमा वद ॥

     udgāteva śakune sāma gāyasi brahmaputra iva savaneṣu śaṃsasi.
     vṛṣeva vājī śiśumatīrapītyā sarvato naḥ śakune bhadramā vada viśvato naḥ śakune puṇyamā vada.

     Thou like the chanter-priest chantest the holy song, O Bird; thou singest at libations like a Brahman's son.
     Even as a vigorous horse when he comes near the mare, announce to us good fortune, Bird, on every side, proclaim in all directions happy luck, O Bird.

2. to praise in song
3. to relate in metrical language

Related terms

• गीत (gītá)
• गायन (gāyána)
• गायत्री (gāyatrī́)
• गाथा (gāthā́)

Descendants

• Khasa Prakrit:
  • Nepali: गाउनु (gāunu)
• Magadhi Prakrit:
  • Assamese: গা (ga)
  • Bengali: গাওয়া (gaōẇa)
  • Rohingya: gaá
• Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀕𑀸𑀅𑀇 (gāaï), 𑀕𑀸𑀬𑀇 (gāyaï) — Jain Māhārāṣṭrī; 𑀕𑀸𑀅𑀤𑀺 (gāadi) — Śaurasenī; 𑀕𑀸𑀇 (gāi)
  • Konkani:

    Devanagari script: गाव्चे

    Kannada script: ಗಾವ್ಚೆ

    Latin script: gavche

  • Old Marathi: gāṇe

    Modi script: 𑘐𑘰𑘜𑘹

    Devanagari script: गाणे

    • Marathi: गाणे (gāṇe)
  • Konkani:

    Devanagari script: गाव्चे

    Kannada script: ಗಾವ್ಚೆ

    Latin script: gavche

  • Old Marathi: gāṇe

    Modi script: 𑘐𑘰𑘜𑘹

    Devanagari script: गाणे

    • Marathi: गाणे (gāṇe)
• Paisaci Prakrit:
  • Takka Apabhramsa:
    • Punjabi:

      Gurmukhi script: ਗਾਣਾ (gāṇā)

      Shahmukhi script: گاݨا (gāṇā)

  • Vracada Apabhramsa:
    • Sindhi:

      Arabic script: ڳَائِڻُ

      Devanagari script: ॻाइणु

• Pali: gāyati
• Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀕𑀸𑀅𑀤𑀺 (gāadi)
  • Gurjara Apabhramsa:
    • Gujarati: ગાવું (gāvũ)
  • Sauraseni Apabhramsa:
    • Hindustani:

      Hindi: गाना (gānā)

      Urdu: گانا (gānā)