पृच्छति
Sanskrit
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- পৃচ্ছতি (Assamese script)
- ᬧᬺᬘ᭄ᬙᬢᬶ (Balinese script)
- পৃচ্ছতি (Bengali script)
- 𑰢𑰴𑰓𑰿𑰔𑰝𑰰 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀧𑀾𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀢𑀺 (Brahmi script)
- ပၖစ္ဆတိ (Burmese script)
- પૃચ્છતિ (Gujarati script)
- ਪ੍ਰਚ੍ਛਤਿ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌪𑍃𑌚𑍍𑌛𑌤𑌿 (Grantha script)
- ꦥꦽꦕ꧀ꦖꦠꦶ (Javanese script)
- 𑂣𑃂𑂒𑂹𑂓𑂞𑂱 (Kaithi script)
- ಪೃಚ್ಛತಿ (Kannada script)
- ប្ឫច្ឆតិ (Khmer script)
- ປ຺ຣິຈ຺ຉຕິ (Lao script)
- പൃച്ഛതി (Malayalam script)
- ᢒᡵᡳᢜᡮᠠᢠᡳ (Manchu script)
- 𑘢𑘵𑘓𑘿𑘔𑘝𑘱 (Modi script)
- ᢒᠷᠢᢋᠼᠠᢐᠢ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧂𑧖𑦳𑧠𑦴𑦽𑧒 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐥𑐺𑐔𑑂𑐕𑐟𑐶 (Newa script)
- ପୃଚ୍ଛତି (Odia script)
- ꢦꢺꢗ꣄ꢘꢡꢶ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆥𑆸𑆖𑇀𑆗𑆠𑆴 (Sharada script)
- 𑖢𑖴𑖓𑖿𑖔𑖝𑖰 (Siddham script)
- පෘච්ඡති (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩰𑩙𑩡 𑪙𑩢𑩫𑩑 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚞𑚏𑚶𑚐𑚙𑚮 (Takri script)
- ப்ரிச்ச²தி (Tamil script)
- పృచ్ఛతి (Telugu script)
- ปฺฤจฺฉติ (Thai script)
- པྲྀ་ཙྪ་ཏི (Tibetan script)
- 𑒣𑒵𑒔𑓂𑒕𑒞𑒱 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨞𑨼𑨉𑨣𑩇𑨤𑨙𑨁 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
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Inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan *pr̥śćáti, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *pr̥šćáti, from Proto-Indo-European *pr̥sḱéti (“to ask”). Cognates include Avestan 𐬞𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬯𐬀𐬌𐬙𐬌 (pərəsaiti), Old Persian 𐎳𐎼𐎰- (f-r-θ- /fraθ-/), Old Armenian հարցանեմ (harcʻanem), Latin poscō, Old English friġnan (whence English frain), Russian проси́ть (prosítʹ), Northern Kurdish pirsîn, Persian پُرسیدَن (porsidan).
Pronunciation
edit- (Vedic) IPA(key): /pr̩t.t͡ɕʰɐ́.ti/, [pr̩t̚.t͡ɕʰɐ́.ti]
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /pr̩t̪.t͡ɕʰɐ.t̪i/, [pr̩t̪̚.t͡ɕʰɐ.t̪i]
Verb
editपृच्छति • (pṛccháti) third-singular indicative (class 6, type P, root प्रछ्)
- to ask, question, pray, interrogate (+ accusative)
- to ask after inquire about (+ accusative)
- to ask or interrogate any one (accusative) about anything
- (astrology) to consult the future
- (with नामतो मातरम् (nāmato mātaram)) to inquire about one's (genitive) mother's name
- (with न (na)) not to trouble oneself with
- to seek, wish, long for
- to ask, ask for, demand, beg, entreat (+ accusative)
- (passive voice) to be asked or questioned about
- to pray
Conjugation
editPresent: पृच्छति (pṛccháti), पृच्छते (pṛccháte) | |||||||
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Active | Mediopassive | ||||||
Singular | Dual | Plural | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||
Indicative | |||||||
Third | पृच्छति pṛccháti |
पृच्छतः pṛcchátaḥ |
पृच्छन्ति pṛcchánti |
पृच्छते pṛccháte |
पृच्छेते pṛcchéte |
पृच्छन्ते pṛcchánte | |
Second | पृच्छसि pṛcchási |
पृच्छथः pṛccháthaḥ |
पृच्छथ pṛcchátha |
पृच्छसे pṛccháse |
पृच्छेथे pṛcchéthe |
पृच्छध्वे pṛcchádhve | |
First | पृच्छामि pṛcchā́mi |
पृच्छावः pṛcchā́vaḥ |
पृच्छामः / पृच्छामसि¹ pṛcchā́maḥ / pṛcchā́masi¹ |
पृच्छे pṛcché |
पृच्छावहे pṛcchā́vahe |
पृच्छामहे pṛcchā́mahe | |
Imperative | |||||||
Third | पृच्छतु pṛcchátu |
पृच्छताम् pṛcchátām |
पृच्छन्तु pṛcchántu |
पृच्छताम् pṛcchátām |
पृच्छेताम् pṛcchétām |
पृच्छन्ताम् pṛcchántām | |
Second | पृच्छ pṛcchá |
पृच्छतम् pṛcchátam |
पृच्छत pṛccháta |
पृच्छस्व pṛcchásva |
पृच्छेथाम् pṛcchéthām |
पृच्छध्वम् pṛcchádhvam | |
First | पृच्छानि pṛcchā́ni |
पृच्छाव pṛcchā́va |
पृच्छाम pṛcchā́ma |
पृच्छै pṛcchaí |
पृच्छावहै pṛcchā́vahai |
पृच्छामहै pṛcchā́mahai | |
Optative/Potential | |||||||
Third | पृच्छेत् pṛcchét |
पृच्छेताम् pṛcchétām |
पृच्छेयुः pṛcchéyuḥ |
पृच्छेत pṛcchéta |
पृच्छेयाताम् pṛcchéyātām |
पृच्छेरन् pṛcchéran | |
Second | पृच्छेः pṛcchéḥ |
पृच्छेतम् pṛcchétam |
पृच्छेत pṛcchéta |
पृच्छेथाः pṛcchéthāḥ |
पृच्छेयाथाम् pṛcchéyāthām |
पृच्छेध्वम् pṛcchédhvam | |
First | पृच्छेयम् pṛcchéyam |
पृच्छेव pṛcchéva |
पृच्छेम pṛcchéma |
पृच्छेय pṛcchéya |
पृच्छेवहि pṛcchévahi |
पृच्छेमहि pṛcchémahi | |
Subjunctive | |||||||
Third | पृच्छात् / पृच्छाति pṛcchā́t / pṛcchā́ti |
पृच्छातः pṛcchā́taḥ |
पृच्छान् pṛcchā́n |
पृच्छाते / पृच्छातै pṛcchā́te / pṛcchā́tai |
पृच्छैते pṛcchaíte |
पृच्छन्त / पृच्छान्तै pṛcchánta / pṛcchā́ntai | |
Second | पृच्छाः / पृच्छासि pṛcchā́ḥ / pṛcchā́si |
पृच्छाथः pṛcchā́thaḥ |
पृच्छाथ pṛcchā́tha |
पृच्छासे / पृच्छासै pṛcchā́se / pṛcchā́sai |
पृच्छैथे pṛcchaíthe |
पृच्छाध्वै pṛcchā́dhvai | |
First | पृच्छानि pṛcchā́ni |
पृच्छाव pṛcchā́va |
पृच्छाम pṛcchā́ma |
पृच्छै pṛcchaí |
पृच्छावहै pṛcchā́vahai |
पृच्छामहै pṛcchā́mahai | |
Participles | |||||||
पृच्छत् pṛcchát |
पृच्छमान pṛcchámāna | ||||||
Notes |
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Imperfect: अपृच्छत् (ápṛcchat), अपृच्छत (ápṛcchata) | ||||||
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Active | Mediopassive | |||||
Singular | Dual | Plural | Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Indicative | ||||||
Third | अपृच्छत् ápṛcchat |
अपृच्छताम् ápṛcchatām |
अपृच्छन् ápṛcchan |
अपृच्छत ápṛcchata |
अपृच्छेताम् ápṛcchetām |
अपृच्छन्त ápṛcchanta |
Second | अपृच्छः ápṛcchaḥ |
अपृच्छतम् ápṛcchatam |
अपृच्छत ápṛcchata |
अपृच्छथाः ápṛcchathāḥ |
अपृच्छेथाम् ápṛcchethām |
अपृच्छध्वम् ápṛcchadhvam |
First | अपृच्छम् ápṛccham |
अपृच्छाव ápṛcchāva |
अपृच्छाम ápṛcchāma |
अपृच्छे ápṛcche |
अपृच्छावहि ápṛcchāvahi |
अपृच्छामहि ápṛcchāmahi |
Descendants
edit- Dardic:
- Kalasha: phúčik
- Niya Prakrit: 𐨤𐨿𐨪𐨁𐨖𐨟𐨁 (prichati), 𐨤𐨃𐨖𐨟𐨁 (pṛchati)
- Pali: पुच्छति (pucchati)
- Prakrit: पुच्छइ (pucchaï) (see there for further descendants)
- ⇒ Old Marathi:
References
edit- Monier Williams (1899) “पृच्छति”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 658/1.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “pṛcchati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
Categories:
- Sanskrit terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
- Sanskrit terms suffixed with -च्छति
- Sanskrit terms derived from Proto-Indo-Iranian
- Sanskrit terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Sanskrit terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *preḱ-
- Sanskrit terms belonging to the root प्रछ्
- Sanskrit terms inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian
- Sanskrit terms inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan
- Sanskrit terms derived from Proto-Indo-Aryan
- Sanskrit terms with IPA pronunciation
- Sanskrit lemmas
- Sanskrit verbs
- Sanskrit class 6 verbs
- Sanskrit active verbs
- Sanskrit verbs in Devanagari script
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