यष्टि
Sanskrit edit
Alternative scripts edit
Alternative scripts
- যষ্টি (Assamese script)
- ᬬᬱ᭄ᬝᬶ (Balinese script)
- যষ্টি (Bengali script)
- 𑰧𑰬𑰿𑰘𑰰 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀬𑀱𑁆𑀝𑀺 (Brahmi script)
- ယၑ္ဋိ (Burmese script)
- યષ્ટિ (Gujarati script)
- ਯਸ਼੍ਟਿ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌯𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌿 (Grantha script)
- ꦪꦰ꧀ꦛꦶ (Javanese script)
- 𑂨𑂭𑂹𑂗𑂱 (Kaithi script)
- ಯಷ್ಟಿ (Kannada script)
- យឞ្ដិ (Khmer script)
- ຍຩ຺ຏິ (Lao script)
- യഷ്ടി (Malayalam script)
- ᠶᠠᢢᢞᡳ (Manchu script)
- 𑘧𑘬𑘿𑘘𑘱 (Modi script)
- ᠶ᠋ᠠᢔᢌᠢ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧇𑧌𑧠𑦸𑧒 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐫𑐲𑑂𑐚𑐶 (Newa script)
- ଯଷ୍ଟି (Odia script)
- ꢫꢰ꣄ꢜꢶ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆪𑆰𑇀𑆛𑆴 (Sharada script)
- 𑖧𑖬𑖿𑖘𑖰 (Siddham script)
- යෂ්ටි (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩻𑪀 𑪙𑩦𑩑 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚣𑚶𑚔𑚮 (Takri script)
- யஷ்டி (Tamil script)
- యష్టి (Telugu script)
- ยษฺฏิ (Thai script)
- ཡ་ཥྚི (Tibetan script)
- 𑒨𑒭𑓂𑒙𑒱 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨪𑨯𑩇𑨔𑨁 (Zanabazar Square script)
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Probably from a misreading of इष्टि (iṣṭi, “impulse, seeking, sacrificing”).
Noun edit
यष्टि • (yaṣṭi) stem, f
Declension edit
| Feminine i-stem declension of यष्टि (yaṣṭi) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | यष्टिः yaṣṭiḥ |
यष्टी yaṣṭī |
यष्टयः yaṣṭayaḥ |
| Vocative | यष्टे yaṣṭe |
यष्टी yaṣṭī |
यष्टयः yaṣṭayaḥ |
| Accusative | यष्टिम् yaṣṭim |
यष्टी yaṣṭī |
यष्टीः yaṣṭīḥ |
| Instrumental | यष्ट्या / यष्टी¹ yaṣṭyā / yaṣṭī¹ |
यष्टिभ्याम् yaṣṭibhyām |
यष्टिभिः yaṣṭibhiḥ |
| Dative | यष्टये / यष्ट्यै² / यष्टी¹ yaṣṭaye / yaṣṭyai² / yaṣṭī¹ |
यष्टिभ्याम् yaṣṭibhyām |
यष्टिभ्यः yaṣṭibhyaḥ |
| Ablative | यष्टेः / यष्ट्याः² / यष्ट्यै³ yaṣṭeḥ / yaṣṭyāḥ² / yaṣṭyai³ |
यष्टिभ्याम् yaṣṭibhyām |
यष्टिभ्यः yaṣṭibhyaḥ |
| Genitive | यष्टेः / यष्ट्याः² / यष्ट्यै³ yaṣṭeḥ / yaṣṭyāḥ² / yaṣṭyai³ |
यष्ट्योः yaṣṭyoḥ |
यष्टीनाम् yaṣṭīnām |
| Locative | यष्टौ / यष्ट्याम्² / यष्टा¹ yaṣṭau / yaṣṭyām² / yaṣṭā¹ |
यष्ट्योः yaṣṭyoḥ |
यष्टिषु yaṣṭiṣu |
| Notes |
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Etymology 2 edit
Of unknown origin, with multiple unconvincing theories proposed (the least suspect one being a phonetic modification of यूका (yūkā, “louse”)); contamination with लकुट (lakuṭa, “club”) is the probable origin of Prakrit [script needed] (*laṣṭi), whence words in the vernacular lects like Hindi लाठी (lāṭhī, “cudgel, stick”).
Similar words in Iranic, such as Pashto [script needed] (laṧta, “rod”), are probably borrowed from the Prakrit form rather than inherited from a common source.
Noun edit
यष्टि • (yaṣṭi) stem, f यष्टि • (yaṣṭi) stem, n
- "any support": a staff, stick, wand, rod, mace, club, cudgel
- pole, pillar, perch
- a flagstaff
- a stalk, stem, branch, twig
- (at the end of compounds) anything thin or slender
- the blade of a sword
- a thread, string (esp. of pearls)
- a particular kind of pearl necklace
- licorice
- sugarcane
- any creeping plant
Declension edit
| Feminine i-stem declension of यष्टि (yaṣṭi) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | यष्टिः yaṣṭiḥ |
यष्टी yaṣṭī |
यष्टयः yaṣṭayaḥ |
| Vocative | यष्टे yaṣṭe |
यष्टी yaṣṭī |
यष्टयः yaṣṭayaḥ |
| Accusative | यष्टिम् yaṣṭim |
यष्टी yaṣṭī |
यष्टीः yaṣṭīḥ |
| Instrumental | यष्ट्या / यष्टी¹ yaṣṭyā / yaṣṭī¹ |
यष्टिभ्याम् yaṣṭibhyām |
यष्टिभिः yaṣṭibhiḥ |
| Dative | यष्टये / यष्ट्यै² / यष्टी¹ yaṣṭaye / yaṣṭyai² / yaṣṭī¹ |
यष्टिभ्याम् yaṣṭibhyām |
यष्टिभ्यः yaṣṭibhyaḥ |
| Ablative | यष्टेः / यष्ट्याः² / यष्ट्यै³ yaṣṭeḥ / yaṣṭyāḥ² / yaṣṭyai³ |
यष्टिभ्याम् yaṣṭibhyām |
यष्टिभ्यः yaṣṭibhyaḥ |
| Genitive | यष्टेः / यष्ट्याः² / यष्ट्यै³ yaṣṭeḥ / yaṣṭyāḥ² / yaṣṭyai³ |
यष्ट्योः yaṣṭyoḥ |
यष्टीनाम् yaṣṭīnām |
| Locative | यष्टौ / यष्ट्याम्² / यष्टा¹ yaṣṭau / yaṣṭyām² / yaṣṭā¹ |
यष्ट्योः yaṣṭyoḥ |
यष्टिषु yaṣṭiṣu |
| Notes |
| ||
| Neuter i-stem declension of यष्टि (yaṣṭi) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | यष्टि yaṣṭi |
यष्टिनी yaṣṭinī |
यष्टीनि / यष्टि¹ / यष्टी¹ yaṣṭīni / yaṣṭi¹ / yaṣṭī¹ |
| Vocative | यष्टि / यष्टे yaṣṭi / yaṣṭe |
यष्टिनी yaṣṭinī |
यष्टीनि / यष्टि¹ / यष्टी¹ yaṣṭīni / yaṣṭi¹ / yaṣṭī¹ |
| Accusative | यष्टि yaṣṭi |
यष्टिनी yaṣṭinī |
यष्टीनि / यष्टि¹ / यष्टी¹ yaṣṭīni / yaṣṭi¹ / yaṣṭī¹ |
| Instrumental | यष्टिना / यष्ट्या¹ yaṣṭinā / yaṣṭyā¹ |
यष्टिभ्याम् yaṣṭibhyām |
यष्टिभिः yaṣṭibhiḥ |
| Dative | यष्टिने / यष्टये¹ yaṣṭine / yaṣṭaye¹ |
यष्टिभ्याम् yaṣṭibhyām |
यष्टिभ्यः yaṣṭibhyaḥ |
| Ablative | यष्टिनः / यष्टेः¹ yaṣṭinaḥ / yaṣṭeḥ¹ |
यष्टिभ्याम् yaṣṭibhyām |
यष्टिभ्यः yaṣṭibhyaḥ |
| Genitive | यष्टिनः / यष्टेः¹ yaṣṭinaḥ / yaṣṭeḥ¹ |
यष्टिनोः yaṣṭinoḥ |
यष्टीनाम् yaṣṭīnām |
| Locative | यष्टिनि / यष्टौ¹ / यष्टा¹ yaṣṭini / yaṣṭau¹ / yaṣṭā¹ |
यष्टिनोः yaṣṭinoḥ |
यष्टिषु yaṣṭiṣu |
| Notes |
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Descendants edit
- Pali: yaṭṭhi
References edit
- Monier Williams (1899) “यष्टि”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, pages 840/3, 848/3.
- Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan][1] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 406
- Mayrhofer, Manfred (1976) Kurzgefasstes Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindischen [A Concise Etymological Sanskrit Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 12-3
Further reading edit
- Hellwig, Oliver (2010-2024) “yaṣṭi”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.