cajati

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• 𑀘𑀚𑀢𑀺 (Brahmi script)
• चजति (Devanagari script)
• চজতি (Bengali script)
• චජති (Sinhalese script)
• စဇတိ or ၸၹတိ (Burmese script)
• จชติ or จะชะติ (Thai script)
• ᨧᨩᨲᩥ (Tai Tham script)
• ຈຊຕິ or ຈະຊະຕິ (Lao script)
• ចជតិ (Khmer script)
• 𑄌𑄎𑄖𑄨 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit त्यजति (tyajati, “abandons”), from Proto-Indo-European *tyégʷeti. Cognate with Maharastri Prakrit 𑀘𑀬𑀇 (cayaï). Related to cāga.

Verb

cajati (root caj, first conjugation)

1. to abandon, give up
2. to let loose

Conjugation

Conjugation of "cajati"

	Active		Middle
	Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural
Present
1st	cajāmi	cajāma	caje	cajāmhe
2nd	cajasi	cajatha	cajase	cajavhe
3rd	cajati	cajanti	cajate	cajante or cajare
Imperative
1st	cajāmi	cajāma	caje	cajāmase
2nd	caja or cajāhi	cajatha	cajassu	cajavho
3rd	cajatu	cajantu	cajataṃ	cajantaṃ
Optative
1st	cajeyyāmi or cajeyyaṃ or caje	cajeyyāma	cajeyyaṃ	cajeyyāmhe
2nd	cajeyyāsi or caje	cajeyyātha	cajetho	cajeyyavho
3rd	cajeyya or caje	cajeyyuṃ	cajetha	cajeraṃ

• Present active participle: cajant, which see for forms and usage
• Present middle participle: cajamāna, which see for forms and usage
• Gerundive: caja, which see for forms and usage.

Adjective

cajati

1. masculine/neuter locative singular of cajant, present participle of the verb above