1. dI ( cf. √ qi ) cl. 4. P. Ā. dI/yati , °te , to soar, fly, RV. ; SV. : Intens. inf. de/dIyitavE/ , to fly away, ŚBr. [ cf. qI ; Gk. δίεμαι , δίνη , δινεύω , δῖνος .]
2. dI ( dIdI or dIdi ). cl. 3. P. 3. pl. dIdyati ( Impv. dIdihi and didIhi/ , RV. ; impf. a/dIdet , ib. ; pf. dIdAya or ( ŚBr. ) dIdaya ; dIde/Ta , didiyus , ib. ; Subj. dIda/yati , °yat , ib. ; dI/dayat , RV. x, 30, 4 ; 95, 12 ; dIdAyat , AV. iii, 8, 3 ; dIdayante , ib. xviii, 3, 23 ; Prec. dIdyAsam , TBr. ; p. Pres. P. dI/diat Ā. dI/diAna , p. pf. dIva/s ), RV. to shine, be bright; to shine forth, excel, please, be admired, RV. ; AV. ; Br. ; bestow upon ( loc. or dat. ) by shining, RV. ii, 2, 6 ; i, 93, 10. [ Cf. δέατο , δέελος , δῆλος .]
3. dI cl. 4. Ā. dIyate , to decay, perish ( Dhātup. xxvi, 25 ; didIye ; dAsyate , dAtA ; adAsta , Pāṇ. vi, 4, 63 ; 1, 50 ) : Caus. dApayati , Vop. : Desid. didIzate and didAsate , ib.
dI I. 4 A. ( dIyate, dIna ) 1 To perish, die. 2 To waste, decay, diminish II. 4 P. ( dIyati ) ( Ved. ) soar, fly. III. 3 P. Ved. 1 To shine. 2 To please, be admired, appear good.