जासयति

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *(s)gʷes-éye-ti, from *(s)gʷes- (“to extinguish, put out”). Cognate with Ancient Greek σβέννυμι (sbénnumi), Lithuanian gęstù (“to go out, be extinguished”), Proto-Slavic *gasìti (“to extinguish”), Old Church Slavonic оугасити (ugasiti), Old Irish bás (“death”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /d͡ʑɑː.sɐ́.jɐ.ti/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʑɑː.s̪ɐ.jɐ.t̪i/

Verb

जासयति • (jāsáyati) third-singular present indicative (root जस्)

1. to exhaust, weaken
2. to cause to expire