Contents

 

dah, “burn”

das, dās

dah

1 dā, dad

Present

I. dáhati etc. V.+,-te etc. E.+

II. dhákṣi RV

IV. dahyati E

Passive

dahyáte etc. AV.+,-ti etc. S.+

Future

Simple Future: dhakṣyáti etc. V.+,-te etc. S.+ (dhakṣyet adhakṣyam M.); dahiṣyati E.+

Periphrastic Future: dagdhā

Aorist

√-Ao: dahyāt M. ?

RAo: adīdahat C

-s-Ao: adhākṣīt etc. V.+ (adhāk V.B.S., dhákṣant dákṣant RV.)

Perfect

dadā́ha etc. B.+, dehe C

Causative

dāhayati etc. E.+ (dāhyate U.)

Desiderative

didhakṣati etc. E.+,-te etc. E.; dhī́kṣate ŚB

Intensive

dandahīti etc. C., dandahyate etc. C

Verbal Nouns

PPP: dagdhá V.+; Inf: dágdhum B.+,-dhos B.; 1Abs: dagdhvā́ V.+; 2Abs: -dáhya B.+;-dáhas B.;-dāham C

Derivatives

dah V.S.

 

dakṣī RV.

 

-dāgha AV.

 

dāhana E.

 

dahati E.

 

dákṣu RV.

 

dāha AV.+

 

dā́huka B.S.

 

dáhana AV.+

 

dhákṣu RV.

 

dāhaka C.

 

didhakṣā E.+

 

-dagdhavya E.

 

dakṣús RV.

 

dāhin S.+

 

didhakṣu E.+

 

dagdhṛ V.+

 

 

 

dāhya E.+

 

 

 

 

Meanings

dáhatí (dáhate) v PPP dagdhá (q.v.) burn, inflame (l. & f.), consume, destroy. P. dahyáte (ti) be burnt, burn (intrans.), suffer, pine. Caus. dāhayati (cause to) burn. Des didhakṣate be about to burn or destroy.

Int dandahīti & dandagdhi burn completely (trans.); dandahyate the same (trans. & intrans.).

 

ati burn over, dry up.

anu burn over again, burn thoroughly.

upa kindle.

ni burn down, P. intrans.

nis & vinis burn out, destroy by fire.

pari burn round (trans.); P. burn, glow.

pra burn, consume, destroy.

prati burn against.

vi burn out, damage or consume by fire; P. be burnt or inflamed, glow.

sam P burn or destroy (together); P. be burnt or tortured.

Cf. vídagdha.