दिधक्षति

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• দিধক্ষতি (Assamese script)
• ᬤᬶᬥᬓ᭄ᬱᬢᬶ (Balinese script)
• দিধক্ষতি (Bengali script)
• 𑰟𑰰𑰠𑰎𑰿𑰬𑰝𑰰 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀤𑀺𑀥𑀓𑁆𑀱𑀢𑀺 (Brahmi script)
• ဒိဓက္ၑတိ (Burmese script)
• દિધક્ષતિ (Gujarati script)
• ਦਿਧਕ੍ਸ਼ਤਿ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌦𑌿𑌧𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌤𑌿 (Grantha script)
• ꦢꦶꦣꦏ꧀ꦰꦠꦶ (Javanese script)
• 𑂠𑂱𑂡𑂍𑂹𑂭𑂞𑂱 (Kaithi script)
• ದಿಧಕ್ಷತಿ (Kannada script)
• ទិធក្ឞតិ (Khmer script)
• ທິຘກ຺ຩຕິ (Lao script)
• ദിധക്ഷതി (Malayalam script)
• ᡩᡳᢡᠠᡬᢢᠠᢠᡳ (Manchu script)
• 𑘟𑘱𑘠𑘎𑘿𑘬𑘝𑘱 (Modi script)
• ᢑᠢᢑᠾᠠᢉᢔᠠᢐᠢ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦿𑧒𑧀𑦮𑧠𑧌𑦽𑧒 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐡𑐶𑐢𑐎𑑂𑐲𑐟𑐶 (Newa script)
• ଦିଧକ୍ଷତି (Odia script)
• ꢣꢶꢤꢒ꣄ꢰꢡꢶ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆢𑆴𑆣𑆑𑇀𑆰𑆠𑆴 (Sharada script)
• 𑖟𑖰𑖠𑖎𑖿𑖬𑖝𑖰 (Siddham script)
• දිධක්‍ෂති (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩭𑩑𑩮𑩜 𑪙𑪀𑩫𑩑 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚛𑚮𑚜𑚊𑚶𑚙𑚮 (Takri script)
• தி³த⁴க்ஷதி (Tamil script)
• దిధక్షతి (Telugu script)
• ทิธกฺษติ (Thai script)
• དི་དྷ་ཀྵ་ཏི (Tibetan script)
• 𑒠𑒱𑒡𑒏𑓂𑒭𑒞𑒱 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨛𑨁𑨜𑨋𑩇𑨯𑨙𑨁 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Desiderative of दहति (dahati, “to burn”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /d̪iˈd̪ʱɐk.ʂɐ.t̪i/

Verb

दिधक्षति • (didhakṣati) third-singular indicative (type P, desiderative, root दह्) (Classical Sanskrit)

1. to wish to burn
   • c. 300 CE, Harivaṃśa 3.28.87.2:

     युगान्ते प्रभुरादित्यः प्रजा इव दिधक्षति ॥

     yugānte prabhurādityaḥ prajā iva didhakṣati.

     At the end of the yuga, Lord Āditya wants to burn the humanity.

   • c. 1100, Śrīharṣa, Naiṣadha Carita 17.21.2:

     दुर्वासोहृदयं लोकान्सेन्द्रानपि दिधक्षति ॥

     durvāsohṛdayaṃ lokānsendrānapi didhakṣati.

     Durvasa's heart wants to burn those people too who are together with Indra.

Conjugation

Present: दिधक्षति (didhakṣati), दिधक्षते (didhakṣate)
	Active			Mediopassive
	Singular	Dual	Plural	Singular	Dual	Plural
Indicative
Third	दिधक्षति didhakṣati	दिधक्षतः didhakṣataḥ	दिधक्षन्ति didhakṣanti	दिधक्षते didhakṣate	दिधक्षेते didhakṣete	दिधक्षन्ते didhakṣante
Second	दिधक्षसि didhakṣasi	दिधक्षथः didhakṣathaḥ	दिधक्षथ didhakṣatha	दिधक्षसे didhakṣase	दिधक्षेथे didhakṣethe	दिधक्षध्वे didhakṣadhve
First	दिधक्षामि didhakṣāmi	दिधक्षावः didhakṣāvaḥ	दिधक्षामः / दिधक्षामसि¹ didhakṣāmaḥ / didhakṣāmasi¹	दिधक्षे didhakṣe	दिधक्षावहे didhakṣāvahe	दिधक्षामहे didhakṣāmahe
Imperative
Third	दिधक्षतु didhakṣatu	दिधक्षताम् didhakṣatām	दिधक्षन्तु didhakṣantu	दिधक्षताम् didhakṣatām	दिधक्षेताम् didhakṣetām	दिधक्षन्ताम् didhakṣantām
Second	दिधक्ष didhakṣa	दिधक्षतम् didhakṣatam	दिधक्षत didhakṣata	दिधक्षस्व didhakṣasva	दिधक्षेथाम् didhakṣethām	दिधक्षध्वम् didhakṣadhvam
First	दिधक्षाणि didhakṣāṇi	दिधक्षाव didhakṣāva	दिधक्षाम didhakṣāma	दिधक्षै didhakṣai	दिधक्षावहै didhakṣāvahai	दिधक्षामहै didhakṣāmahai
Optative/Potential
Third	दिधक्षेत् didhakṣet	दिधक्षेताम् didhakṣetām	दिधक्षेयुः didhakṣeyuḥ	दिधक्षेत didhakṣeta	दिधक्षेयाताम् didhakṣeyātām	दिधक्षेरन् didhakṣeran
Second	दिधक्षेः didhakṣeḥ	दिधक्षेतम् didhakṣetam	दिधक्षेत didhakṣeta	दिधक्षेथाः didhakṣethāḥ	दिधक्षेयाथाम् didhakṣeyāthām	दिधक्षेध्वम् didhakṣedhvam
First	दिधक्षेयम् didhakṣeyam	दिधक्षेव didhakṣeva	दिधक्षेम didhakṣema	दिधक्षेय didhakṣeya	दिधक्षेवहि didhakṣevahi	दिधक्षेमहि didhakṣemahi
Subjunctive
Third	दिधक्षात् / दिधक्षाति didhakṣāt / didhakṣāti	दिधक्षातः didhakṣātaḥ	दिधक्षान् didhakṣān	दिधक्षाते / दिधक्षातै didhakṣāte / didhakṣātai	दिधक्षैते didhakṣaite	दिधक्षन्त / दिधक्षान्तै didhakṣanta / didhakṣāntai
Second	दिधक्षाः / दिधक्षासि didhakṣāḥ / didhakṣāsi	दिधक्षाथः didhakṣāthaḥ	दिधक्षाथ didhakṣātha	दिधक्षासे / दिधक्षासै didhakṣāse / didhakṣāsai	दिधक्षैथे didhakṣaithe	दिधक्षाध्वै didhakṣādhvai
First	दिधक्षाणि didhakṣāṇi	दिधक्षाव didhakṣāva	दिधक्षाम didhakṣāma	दिधक्षै didhakṣai	दिधक्षावहै didhakṣāvahai	दिधक्षामहै didhakṣāmahai
Participles
	दिधक्षत् didhakṣat			दिधक्षमाण didhakṣamāṇa
Notes	The subjunctive is only used in Vedic Sanskrit. ¹Vedic

Imperfect: अदिधक्षत् (adidhakṣat), अदिधक्षत (adidhakṣata)
	Active			Mediopassive
	Singular	Dual	Plural	Singular	Dual	Plural
Indicative
Third	अदिधक्षत् adidhakṣat	अदिधक्षताम् adidhakṣatām	अदिधक्षन् adidhakṣan	अदिधक्षत adidhakṣata	अदिधक्षेताम् adidhakṣetām	अदिधक्षन्त adidhakṣanta
Second	अदिधक्षः adidhakṣaḥ	अदिधक्षतम् adidhakṣatam	अदिधक्षत adidhakṣata	अदिधक्षथाः adidhakṣathāḥ	अदिधक्षेथाम् adidhakṣethām	अदिधक्षध्वम् adidhakṣadhvam
First	अदिधक्षम् adidhakṣam	अदिधक्षाव adidhakṣāva	अदिधक्षाम adidhakṣāma	अदिधक्षे adidhakṣe	अदिधक्षावहि adidhakṣāvahi	अदिधक्षामहि adidhakṣāmahi

Derived terms

• दिधक्षा (didhakṣā)
• दिधक्षु (didhakṣu)

Further reading

• Monier Williams (1899) “दिधक्षति”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 473, column 2.
• Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890) “दिधक्षति”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan, page 806