जासयति

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *ȷ́āsáyati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ǰāsáyati, 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”), Old Church Slavonic оугашѫ (ugašǫ), Old Irish bás (“death”).

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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

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