यातु

See also: यातृ and यति

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit यातु (yātú). Doublet of जादू (jādū).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /jɑː.t̪uː/, [jäː.t̪uː]

Noun

यातु • (yātu) m (rare, formal)

  1. one who goes or wanders
  2. a demon, rakshasa
  3. witchcraft, black magic

Declension

References

Pali

Alternative forms

Verb

यातु

  1. Devanagari script form of yātu, third-person singular imperative active of याति (yāti, to go)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *yaHtúš (magic, witchcraft, sorcery), from *yeh₁-tú-s (sorcery) from Proto-Indo-European *yeh₁- (to do, make, act vigorously). Cognate with Avestan 𐬫𐬁𐬙𐬎 (yātu), Old Persian [script needed] (yātu) (whence Persian جادو (jâdu, magic)).

Pronunciation

Noun

यातु • (yātú) stem, m

  1. witchcraft, black magic
    • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 5.12.2:
      नाहं यातुं सहसा न द्वयेन ऋतं सपाम्यरुषस्य वृष्णः ॥
      nāhaṃ yātuṃ sahasā na dvayena ṛtaṃ sapāmyaruṣasya vṛṣṇaḥ.
      I use no sorcery with might or falsehood; the sacred Law of the Red Steer I follow.
  2. a kind of evil spirit, demon
Declension
Masculine u-stem declension of यातु (yātú)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative यातुः
yātúḥ
यातू
yātū́
यातवः
yātávaḥ
Vocative यातो
yā́to
यातू
yā́tū
यातवः
yā́tavaḥ
Accusative यातुम्
yātúm
यातू
yātū́
यातून्
yātū́n
Instrumental यातुना / यात्वा¹
yātúnā / yātvā́¹
यातुभ्याम्
yātúbhyām
यातुभिः
yātúbhiḥ
Dative यातवे / यात्वे¹
yātáve / yātvé¹
यातुभ्याम्
yātúbhyām
यातुभ्यः
yātúbhyaḥ
Ablative यातोः / यात्वः¹
yātóḥ / yātváḥ¹
यातुभ्याम्
yātúbhyām
यातुभ्यः
yātúbhyaḥ
Genitive यातोः / यात्वः¹
yātóḥ / yātváḥ¹
यात्वोः
yātvóḥ
यातूनाम्
yātūnā́m
Locative यातौ
yātaú
यात्वोः
yātvóḥ
यातुषु
yātúṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Verb

यातु • (yātu)

  1. third-person singular imperative active of याति (yāti, to go)

References

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