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jhāya

jhāyati

imp 2nd sg of jhāyati (verb); masc voc sg of jhāyanta (prp); nt voc sg of jhāyanta (prp); reflx aor 1st sg of jhāyi (verb)

1. jhāyati (pr): thinks; thinks about
2. jhāyati (pr): meditates; contemplates; lit. thinks
3. jhāyati (pr): broods; thinks moodily; obsesses
4. jhāyati (pr): burns; blazes (in)
5. jhāyanta (prp): meditating; contemplating
6. jhāyanta (prp): burning; blazing
7. jhāyi (aor): meditated (on); contemplated
8. jhāyi (aor): burned up; blazed

Etymology. jhāya + ti; from √jhā 'think, meditate'; Sanskrit dhyāyati [dhyai]

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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