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Every entry for a word in Apte, Monier-Williams, Macdonell and the Dhātupāṭha, with their abbreviations spelled out, and an analysis of its forms.

Results for हि

4 dictionaries · exact headword

Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. हिhiind.(Never used at the beginning of a sentence) It has the following senses:
    1. (Never used at the beginning of a sentence) It has the following senses:
    2. For, because (expressing a strict or logical reason); अग्निरिहास्ति धूमो हि दृश्यते G. M.; R.5.1.
    3. Indeed, surely; देव प्रयोगप्रधानं हि नाठ्यशास्त्रम् M.1; न हि कमलिनीं दृष्ट्वा ग्राहमवेक्षते मतङ्गजः M. 3.
    4. For instance, as is well known; प्रजानामेव भूत्यर्थ स ताभ्यो बलिमग्रहीत् । सहस्रगुणमुत्स्रष्टुमादत्ते हि रसं रविः R.1.18.
    5. Only, alone (to emphasize an idea); मूढो हि मदनेना- यास्यते K.155.
    6. Sometimes it is used merely as an expletive.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • हि hi

      1. 5 Parasmaipada (हिनोति, हित; caus. हाययति; Desiderative जिघीषति)
      2. To send forth, impel.
      3. To cast, throw, discharge, shoot; गदा शक्रजिता जिध्ये Bk.14.36.
      4. To excite, incite, urge.
      5. To promote, further.
      6. To gratify, please, exhilarate.
      7. To go or proceed.
      8. To forsake, abandon; सर्वेषु भूतेष्वधियज्ञमीशं यजस्व योगेन च कर्म हिन्वन् Bhāg.7.1.12.
    Source: Apte

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. हिhi(cf. √हय्) cl.5 P. (Dha1tup. xxvii, 11) हिन्/ओति (Ved. also हिनुत्/ए, ह्/इन्वति and हिन्व्/अति, ˚ते; p.…
    1. (confer, compare √हय्) class5 Parasmaipada (Dha1tup. xxvii, 11) हिन्/ओति (Vedic or Veda also हिनुत्/ए, ह्/इन्वति and हिन्व्/अति, that the rest of a word is to be suppliedते; page and participle हिन्वान्/अ [with act. and pass. sense] fg-veda; ह्/अयत् fg-veda TS.; 1 : sg. हिषे fg-veda; perfect tense जिघाय, जिघ्युः Breton etc.; जिघ्ये [with pass. sense] Bhat2t2.; Aorist /अहेम /अहेम, अह्यन्, हेत page and participle हियान्/अ [with pass. sense] fg-veda; अह्यम् [?], /अहैत् AV.; अहैषीत् Breton; अहेषत fg-veda; future हेता grammar; हेष्यति MBh. etc.; infinitive mood -ह्य्/ए fg-veda), to send forth, set in motion, impel, urge on, hasten on (Atmane-pada also intrans.) fg-veda AV. S3Br. Ka1tyS3r.; to stimulate or incite to (dative case) fg-veda; to assist or help to (dative case) ibidem; to discharge, hurl, cast, shoot fg-veda; to convey, bring, procure ibidem S3Br.; to forsake, abandon, get rid of Bhat2t2.; (हिन्वति) to gladden, delight Dha1tup. xv, 82 : Passive voice हीयते (Aorist अहायि) grammar : Causal हायुयति (Aorist अजीहयत्) ibidem : Desiderative of Causal जिहापयिषति ibidem : Desiderative जिघीषति ibidem : Intensive जेघीयते, जेघयीति, जेघेति ibidem
    2. indeclinable (used as a particle [confer, compare ह and घ] and usually denoting) for, because, on account of (never standing first in a sentence, but generally after the first word and used enclitically, sometimes after pronouns; exempli gratia, 'for example' स्/अर्वो ह्/इ प्/ऋतना जिगीषति, "for everybody wishes to win battles"; भवान् हि प्रमाणम्, "for your honour is the authority"; तहा हि, "for example", "accordingly"; न्/अ ह्/इ or नह्/ई, "for not", "not at all") fg-veda etc.
    3. indeclinable just, pray, do (with an imperative or Potential emphatically; sometimes with Indic., e. gaRa पस्यामो हि, "we will just see") ibidem
    4. indeclinable indeed, assuredly, surely, of course, certainly (ह्/इ व्/ऐ, "most assuredly"; हि-तु or हि-पुनर्, "indeed-but"; often a mere expletive, especially to avoid a hiatus, sometimes repeated in the same sentence; हि is also said to be an interjection of "envy", "contempt", "hurry" etc.) ibidem
    Source: Monier-Williams

Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. हिhi[hí] pcl. (never at beg. of a sentence, but gnly. following the first word; also in other positions after the…

    [hí] pcl. (never at beginning of a sentence, but generally following the first word; also in other positions after the emphatic word; the verb of the sentence is always accented), Veda, Vedic, Classical (post-Vedic) Sanskrit: for, because (often after demonstratives, relatives, interrogatives); just, pray (with imperative or potential; sts. indicative, e. genitive pasyâmo hi, we will just see); verily, surely, indeed; Classical (post-Vedic) Sanskrit: often mere verse filler, especially to avoid the hiatus or to obtain a long vowel, sts. even twice in the same sentence; hi -tu, hi -punar, it is true -but.

    Source: Macdonell

Dhātupāṭha

Dhātupāṭha — the verbal roots of Sanskrit
  1. हिhi

    गतौ वृद्धौ च

    5P, aniṭ, sak

    to go, move, send, shoot; to promote

    Source: Dhātupāṭha

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