present 3 singular · jahati 1 · jahati 2
leave
Jahati and jahāti [Vedic root hā. Cf. °ghe(i) and ghī to be devoid (of), Greek χῆρος void of, χῆρα widow, χώρα open space (cf. Sanskrit vihāya = ākāsa), χωρίζω separate; Latin her-es; Sanskrit jihīte to go forth = Old High German gen, gān, Anglo-Saxon gan = go; also Sanskrit hāni want = Gothic gaidw, cf. Greek χατίζω] to leave, abandon, lose; give up, renounce, forsake. Stereotypical explanation at Nidd II §255 (and passim ): pajahati vinodeti byantikaroti anabhāvaṃ gameti. Literal as well as figurative; especially with reference to kāma, dosa and other evil qualities. — Present jahāti Snp 1, 506 (dosaṃ), 589; Dhp 91; imperative jahassu Snp 1121 (rūpaṃ); potential jahe It 34; Dhp 221; Ja IV 58, and jaheyya Snp 362; It 115; Ja I 153; IV 58. — Future jahissāmi Ja III 279; IV 420; V 465; in verse: hassāmi Ja IV 420; V 465. — Gerund hitvā (very frequent) Snp 284, 328; Dhp 29, 88; hitvāna (Snp 60), jahitvā and jahetvā (Snp 500). — infinitive jahituṃ Ja I 138. — Past participle jahita Snp 231; Khp 9; Miln 261. — passive hāyati S II 224; Snp 817; Miln 297, hāyate Ja V 488 and hīyati Ja II 65; Snp 944 (hīyamāna), cf. hāyare Ja II 327; past participle hīna (q.v.). — causative hāpeti (q.v.). See also hāni, hāyin, jaha.
leaves; leaves behind; abandons; gives up, lets go
(pr, pr) gives up; leaves; abandons; deserts leaves, abandons, gives up, forsakes Construction: jaha + ti
(pr, pr) disappear; leaves; is no more Construction: jaha + ti