bhindati

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀪𑀺𑀦𑁆𑀤𑀢𑀺 (Brahmi script)
• भिन्दति (Devanagari script)
• ভিন্দতি (Bengali script)
• භින්‍දති (Sinhalese script)
• ဘိန္ဒတိ or ꧤိၼ္ၻတိ or ꧤိၼ်ၻတိ (Burmese script)
• ภินฺทติ or ภินทะติ (Thai script)
• ᨽᩥᨶ᩠ᨴᨲᩥ (Tai Tham script)
• ຠິນ຺ທຕິ or ຠິນທະຕິ (Lao script)
• ភិន្ទតិ (Khmer script)
• 𑄞𑄨𑄚𑄴𑄘𑄖𑄨 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit भिनत्ति (bhinatti, “to break”) with generalisation of the weak stem. The passive is a continuation of the Sanskrit passive, Sanskrit भिद्यते (bhidyate) with the usual change of voice from middle to mostly active.

Verb

bhindati (root bhid, second conjugation)

1. to break
2. to cut, to sever
3. to destroy, to ruin

Conjugation

Conjugation of "bhindati"

	Singular	Plural
Present
1st	bhindāmi	bhindāma
2nd	bhindasi	bhindatha
3rd	bhindati	bhindanti
Imperative
1st	bhindāmi	bhindāma
2nd	bhinda or bhindāhi	bhindatha
3rd	bhindatu	bhindantu
Optative
1st	bhindeyyāmi or bhindeyyaṃ or bhinde	bhindeyyāma
2nd	bhindeyyāsi or bhinde	bhindeyyātha
3rd	bhindeyya or bhinde	bhindeyyuṃ

• Present active participle: bhindant, which see for forms and usage
• Present middle participle: bhindamāna, which see for forms and usage
• Passive: bhijjati, which see for forms and usage.

Adjective

bhindati

1. masculine/neuter locative singular of bhindant, present active participle of the verb above

References

Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “bhindati”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead