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vijāyati

pr 3rd sg of vijāyati (verb)

1. is born
2. gives birth (to)
3. becomes pregnant; conceives

Built from

• vi — prefix · apart, forth
  Direction prefix indicating emergence, manifestation, or separation into being. Cognate with dvi- (two), and works like Latin dis-.
• jā — root · be born, become
  Root of coming-into-being and generation. Cognates: Latin gignere (generate, beget), Greek gígnesthai (become), English kin, kind. The present stem is jāyati.
• ti — ending · 3rd singular present
  Present indicative ending marking third person singular active voice.

Etymology. vi- (apart, asunder) + √jā (be born, become), causative stem jāpeti; √jā cognate with Latin gignere (generate, beget), Greek gígnesthai (become), English kin and kind. The prefix vi- gives the sense of emergence or manifestation — being born as a coming-forth into distinct existence.

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

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