ओषति

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *Háwṣati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Háwšati, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁éws-e-ti, from *h₁ews- (“to burn”). Cognate with Ancient Greek εὕω (heúō), Latin ūrō.

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɐ́w.ʂɐ.ti/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈoː.ʂɐ.t̪i/

Verb

ओषति • (óṣati) third-singular indicative (class 1, type P, root उष्)

1. to burn, burn down
2. to punish, chastise

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “ओषति”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 220.