√ 2 gā, gai “sing”

√ 2 gā

√ gāh

Present

I. gāti KB¹., gānti M. gāyiṣe (1s.) RV¹

IV. gā́yati etc. V.+,-te etc. V.+

Passive

gīyáte etc. V.+ (gīyant M.)

Future

Simple Future: gāsyati etc. B.+ (agāsyat etc. B.U.)

Periphrastic Future: gātā

Aorist

√-Ao: geyāti; agāyi

-s-Ao: gāsi (1s.) RV

-siṣ-Ao: agāsīt -siṣus etc. V.B.U. (gāsiṣat RV.)

Perfect

jagān etc. B.+, jage etc. C

Causative

gāpayati etc. B.+,-te B. ajīgapat; gāyayeyus UB

Desiderative

jigāsati etc. B

Intensive

jegīyate etc. E.+ jāgā-

Verbal Nouns

PPP: gītá V.+; Inf: gātum B.+; ¹Abs: gītvā B.+; ²Abs: -gāya AB.,-gī́ya ŚB.C

Derivatives

-gā V.+		gāyatrá V.+		gātṛ V.+		gīti S.+
-ga AV.+		gāyana S.+		gāthá V.+		gī́tha AV.+
-gāya C.		-gā́yas RV.		gā́thā V.+		geya B.+
gāyaka E.+		gāyú RV.		gāna U.S.+		-geṣṇa AB.
-gāyin C.		gātavya C.		-gāman RV.		-jigītha,-ta B.U.
						-gāpana S.

Meanings

gā́yati (gā́yate) & gāti v PPP gītá 2 (q.v.) sing, chant, recite, praise, proclaim; P. also be called, have the name of (N). Caus. gāpayati.

Int jegīyate (w. P &

pass. mg.). – accha call with a song.

anu sing after or to (A), praise, celebrate.

abhi sing or call to (A), fill or praise with song.

ā sing to (A), gain by singing.

ud intonate, begin to sing, chant, recite, fill with song.

upa sing to or before (D, L, A), praise, celebrate, fill with song.

ni accompany with song, sing, proclaim.

pra begin to sing; praise, celebrate; sound, resound. abhipra begin to celebrate.

vi decry, blame.

sam sing together.

Cf. anugīta, udgīta, upagīta, vigīta, saṃgīta.

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