yācati

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀬𑀸𑀘𑀢𑀺 (Brahmi script)
• याचति (Devanagari script)
• যাচতি (Bengali script)
• යාචති (Sinhalese script)
• ယာစတိ or ယႃၸတိ (Burmese script)
• ยาจติ or ยาจะติ (Thai script)
• ᨿᩣᨧᨲᩥ (Tai Tham script)
• ຍາຈຕິ or ຍາຈະຕິ or ຢາຈະຕິ (Lao script)
• យាចតិ (Khmer script)
• 𑄠𑄂𑄌𑄖𑄨 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit याचति (yācati).

Verb

yācati (root yāc, first conjugation)

1. to beg, ask for, entreat

Conjugation

Conjugation of "yācati"

	Active		Middle
	Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural
Present
1st	yācāmi	yācāma	yāce	yācāmhe
2nd	yācasi	yācatha	yācase	yācavhe
3rd	yācati	yācanti	yācate	yācante or yācare
Imperfect
1st			ayāciṃ	ayācāmhase or ayācamhase
2nd			ayācase	ayācavhaṃ
3rd			ayācattha	ayācatthuṃ
Imperative
1st	yācāmi	yācāma	yāce	yācāmase
2nd	yāca or yācāhi	yācatha	yācassu	yācavho
3rd	yācatu	yācantu	yācataṃ	yācantaṃ
Optative
1st	yāceyyāmi or yāceyyaṃ or yāce	yāceyyāma
2nd	yāceyyāsi or yāce	yāceyyātha
3rd	yāceyya or yāce	yāceyyuṃ

• Present active participle: yācant, which see for forms and usage
• Present middle participle: yācamāna, which see for forms and usage

References

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