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Entry यति
यतिyatipron. a.[यम्-क्तिन्]
[यद्-परिमाणेऽति] (declined only in Plural; nom. Accusativeयति) As many, as often, how many.
Derived forms and compounds
यतिःyatiḥ, Feminine
यम्-क्तिन्
Restraint, check control.
Stopping, ceasing, rest.
Guidance.
A pause in music; स्थानत्रयं यतीनां च षडास्यानि रसा नव Pt.5.55.
(In prosody) A cæsura; यतिजिह्वेष्टविश्रामस्थानं कविभि- रुच्यते । सा विच्छेदविरामाद्यैः पदैर्वाच्या निजेच्छया ॥ Chand. M.1; म्रभ्नैर्यानां त्रयेण त्रिमुनियतियुता स्रग्धरा कीर्तितेयम्; यतिभङ्गप्रवृत्तस्य यतिभङ्गो न दोषभाक् Śaṁkaradigvijaya.
A widow.
-तिः
Masculineयतते मोक्षाय यत्-इन्
An ascetic, one who has renounced the world and controlled his passions; यथा दानं विना हस्ती तथा ज्ञानं विना यतिः Bv.1.119.
Name of Viṣṇu.
-चान्द्रायणम्Name of a particular kind of penance; अष्टावष्टौ समश्नीयात् पिण्डान् मध्यंदिने स्थिते । नियतात्मा हविष्याशी यतिचान्द्रायणं चरन् ॥ Ms.11.218.
svādhyāyajñānayajñāśca yatayaḥ saṁśitavratāḥ. — The offering of the striver after perfection may be material and physical (dravyayajña, like that consecrated in worship by the devotee to his deity)… 4·28
यतयःyatayaḥnominative plural of the masculine noun yati (doer of askesis).
यतीनाम्yatīnāmgenitive plural of the masculine noun yati (one who practises self-mastery by Yoga and austerity).